History Of Foods

1583  Description of potato and maize cultivation by Guaman Poma de Ayala in his chronicle of the Incas   

1584  native Americans in Roanoke, North Carolina introduce grits to European explorers.   

1585  First documented commercial shipment of chocolate to Europe, in a shipment from Veracruz to Seville   

1590  chuño described by José de Acosta in his chronicles.   

1596  First description of potato by Caspar Bauhin, Swiss botanist, scientifically in his Phytopinax, assigning it the current binomial name Solanum tuberosum. However, he conjectured potatoes could cause wind and leprosy (because of a vague resemblance to leprous organs) and that they were aphrodisiac   

1600  reference of ship biscuits by William Shakespeare in *As You Like It*, more resembling modern crackers.   

1600  spanish explorers learn to make a chocolate drink from cocoa beans from the Aztecs; it gains popularity in Spain, France, and England.   

1600  Strawberries found in North America; seeds taken back to Europe by explorers   

1605  First reference to puff pastry, made by placing butter between sheets of rolled dough   

1605  first reference to rolled wafers.   

1606  goldwasser, a gold-infused liqueur and progenitor of Goldschläger, first made in Poland.   

1607  Hominy first introduced by Native Americans to European explorers in Jamestown, Virginia   

1609  the first cultivation of rice in the United States as a trial planting in Virginia.   

1625  Watermelons are widespread as a minor garden crop in Europe   

1629  First reference of watermelons in North America, in Massachusetts   

1650  beginning of potato cultivation in the Netherlands.   

1650  Watermelons become common around the world   

1651  german government mandates the cultivation of potatoes.   

1657  The first chocolate shop opens in London, selling drinking chocolate   

1660  the professional cook Robert May publishes *The Accomplisht Cook*, an English cookery book.   

1662  the cultivation of potatoes sponsored by The British Royal Society.   

1667  Asparagus is sold in England under the name "sparrowgrass." (Vegetables, England)   

1692  in Naples, the earliest discovered cookbook with tomato recipes was published.   

1700  arrival of potatoes in Russia.   

1700  first availability of sparkling beer as we know it appears, due to maturation in bottles.   

1719  Arrival of potatoes in North America: Scottish-Irish settlers bring them to New Hampshire   

1727  Eliza Smith's *The Compleat Housewife*, an English cookery book, published in London   

1740  the severe winter of 1740 damages many crops but not potatoes, hastening their adoption in Europe.   

1747  hannah Glasse's *The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy*, an English cookbook, is published.   

1750  cantaloupe (rockmelon) is first cultivated in Cantelupo, Italy.   

1760  invention of eggnog in North Carolina; it was a common alcoholic beverage.   

1762  john Montague, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, creates the first sandwich by placing beef between slices of bread.   

1764  The origin of Baker's Chocolate Company. John Hannon and physician Dr. James Baker start importing cocoa beans and producing chocolate in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Originally "Hannon’s Best Chocolate", James Baker bought the company in 1780, naming it Baker's Chocolate Company   

1765  English aristocrat John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, preferred to eat sandwiches so he could play cards without soiling his fingers, giving the sandwich its name   

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