Foods Timeline

  • Oreo

    Oreo
    They used to contain lard ( pork fat ) but the changing climate in the 1990s got rid of lard and became kosher.
  • Sliced bread

    Sliced bread
    If you wanted sliced bread you would have to slice it yourself. The first commercial use of the machine was by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri, who sold their first slices on July 7, 1928. Their product, "Kleen Maid Sliced Bread", proved to be a success.
  • Watermelon

    Watermelon
    They used to mainly be full of seeds until bred to be the delicious fruit it is now!
  • Sunflower seeds

    Sunflower seeds
    Sunflower seeds started being sold without the shell.
  • Instant Noodles

    Instant Noodles
    Modern instant noodles were created by Momofuku Ando in Japan. They were first marketed on 25 August 1958 by Ando's company, Nissin, under the brand name Chikin Ramen.
  • Shredded cheese

    Shredded cheese
    Sargento produces the first packaged shredded cheese. And before this, you would have to shred the cheese yourself.
  • New coke

    New coke
    The company’s new recipe was described as a sweeter version of the already sugary drink and despite winning out in blind taste tests, the product was met with great backlash. Three months later Coke “Classic” was back on shelves. If you want to taste the recipe change it for yourself
  • Bananas

    Bananas
    They were stocky and hard with large touch seeds throughout the fruit interior.