History of Food
Below is a food timeline that shows the history of food and popular products as they were introduced.
I would love to have a claim of being an authoritative food historian but unfortunately, I do not wear that title. Through online research, we have compiled below. While we would love to reference all resources, the links would be too many to include.
Our primary resource is Wikipedia’s Timeline of Food, a list of ancient dishes, and looking up individual items.
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1600s Food Timeline
1610 Bagels
1653 Pumpkin Pie
1653 Lemonade
1664 Potato Bread
1686 Croissants
1691 Lemon Meringue Pie
1700s Food Timeline
1708 Casseroles
1740 Pound Cake
1740 Cupcakes
1747 Yorkshire Pudding
1747 Sweet Potato Pie
1754 Swedish Meatballs
1756 Mayonnaise
1756 Tartar Sauce
1760 Egg Nog
1762 Toad in a Hole
1765 Apple Butter
1782 Souffle
1784 Mullingtwany Soup
1786 Deviled Eggs
1796 Charlotte
1796 Charlotte Russe
1798 Turnovers
1830s Food Timeline
1830 Carrot Cake
1830 Hopping John
1830 Bouillabaisse
1833 Iodized Salt
1834 Palestine Soup
1835 Worcestershire Sauce
1839 Cobbler
1840s Food Timeline
1842 Corn Starch
1843 Baking Powder, single acting
1847 Peanut Brittle
1847 Vanilla Extract
1848 Pesto
1850s Food Timeline
1850 Anadama Bread
1850 Mock Apple Pie
1855 Boston Cream Pie
1856 Navy Bean Soup
1856 Condensed Milk
1860s Food Timeline
1860 Baked Alaska
1860 Iced Tea
1861 Beef Stroganoff
1863 Fruit Cocktail
1864 Apple Brown Betty
1868 Tabasco Sauce
1868 Fleischmann’s Yeast
1868 Kobe Beef
1869 Chateaubriand
1870s Food Timeline
1870s American Pot Roast
1870s Parker House Rolls
1870s Margarine
1870s Unsalted Butter
1871 Marble Cake
1872 Jambalaya
1872 Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1872 Graham Crackers
1876 Heinz Ketchup
1877 Ambrosia
1877 Vinegar Pie
1877 Fondant
1879 Clabber Baking Powder
1880s Food Timeline
1880s American Meatloaf
1880s Angel Food Cake
1880s Chocolate Pie
1884 Porcupines
1886 Pecan Pie
1887 Cherries Jubilee
1887 Heavenly Hash
1889 Bundt Cake
1890s Food Timeline
1894 Eggs Benedict
1894 Minute Tapioca
1895 Peanut Butter
1895 Tea Bags
1896 Fruit Cake
1896 Oatmeal Cookies
1896 Waldorf Salad
1897 Campbell’s Tomato Soup
1897 Jell-O
1899 Oysters Rockefeller
1900s Food Timeline
1902 Karo Syrup
1903 Cranberry Bread
1903 US Senate Bean Soup
1903 Club Sandwich
1906 Brownies
1906 Banana Cream Pie
1907 Divinity Fudge
1908 Steak Diane
1908 Buttercream Frosting
1909 Shrimp Cocktail
1910s Food Timeline
1911 Applesauce Cake
1911 Crisco
1912 Thousand Island Dressing
1912 Tomato Pie
1913 Italian Cream Cake
1913 Clafoutis
1913 Coq au Vin
1913 Clover Leaf Rolls
1914 Fettucini Alfredo
1914 Chicken Fried Steak
1915 Hush Puppies
1915 Peanut Butter Cookies
1917 Marshmallow Fluff
1917 Icebox Cake
1920s Food Timeline
1924 Pineapple Upside-down Cake
1924 Caesar Salad
1927 S’mores
1927 Mayonnaise Cake
1930s Food Timeline
1930s Banana Bread
1930s Tomato Soup Cake
1933 Miracle Whip by Kraft Foods
1934 Nabisco’s Ritz Crackers
1934 Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup [Campbell’s Soup Recipes]
1936 Dagwood Sandwich
1937 Cobb Salad
1937 Green Goddess Dressing
1937 SPAM
1940s Food Timeline
1940 Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
1941 Rice Krispie Treats
1941 Monte Cristo Sandwich
1943 Nachos
1944 Tortilla Soup
1946 Microwave Oven
1947 Chiffon Cake
1948 Chicken Vesuvio
1949 Wacky Cake
1950s Food Timeline
1951 Bananas Foster
1954 Ranch Dressing
1955 Green Bean Casserole
1955 Frozen Pie Crust
1956 Chocolate Beet Cake
1958 Lemon Bars
1960s Food Timeline
1960 Red Velvet Cake
1962 Cream Cheese Brownies
1963 Black Forest Cake
1963 Texas Sheet Cake
1965 Hello Dolly Bars
1969 Hummingbird Cake
1970s Food Timeline
1971 Fajitas
1973 Zucchini Bread
1980s Food Timeline
1981 Watergate Cake
1981 Watergate Salad
1983 Harvard Beet Cake
1983 Penne alla Vodka
1990s Food Timeline
1991 Earthquake Cake
1991 Chocolate Molten Lava Cake