Is there anything better than food? Probably not. A well-cooked meal can make your entire day and give you comfort when everything else in life seems to get you down. Some foods are considered to be universally tasty and good, which elevates them to a certain status of myth.
CDA Appliances took the liberty of taking some of these popular foods and illustrating where they actually came from. Bon appetit!
Croissants
If you were thinking France, you weren’t exactly right on this. The Austrians were 400 years sooner in inventing this delicious pastry. So the next time someone French pretends it’s the most iconic food associated with their country, school them!
Pasta
Italy! Nope. In fact, pasta was invented in a country where it’s literally impossible to get a proper pasta dish in a restaurant. Go figure. Pasta was actually the next step in the evolution of Chinese noodles, so we have to give credit where credit is due and say pasta belongs to the Chinese.
Fish & Chips
While the British are usually associated with pubs, football, fish and chips and leaving the European Union, one of these things isn’t actually a British classic. Fish and chips were invented in Portugal – at least the method for making the fish was. Chips didn’t gain much traction until the 1800s, which is when the British perfected the dish.
