• 10 000 BC - Agriculture begins
• 10 000 BC - Almonds
• 10 000 BC - Beer
• 10 000 BC - Bread
• 10 000 BC - Soup
• 9 000 BC - Sheep domestication
• 8 000 BC - Lentils
• 7 000 BC - Swine domestication
• 7 000 BC - Walnuts
• 6 500 BC - Cattle domestication
• 6 000 BC - Wine
• 6 000 BC - Broccoli
• 6 000 BC - Maize & spelt grain
• 6 000 BC - Yeast was used by Sumerians and Babylonians to make beer
• 5 500 BC - Chickpeas
• 5 000 BC - Milk
• 5 000 BC - Yogurt
• 5 000 BC - Olive oil
• 5 000 BC - Squash, pumpkins
• 4 000 BC - Cheese
• 4 000 BC - Grapes
• 4 000 BC - Oranges
• 4 000 BC - Watermelons
• 3 600 BC - Popcorn
• 3 200 BC - Chicken domestication
• 3 000 BC - Chopsticks were developed
• 3 000 BC - Butter
• 2 900 BC - Figs
• 2 838 BC - Soybeans
• 2 800 BC - Rice
• 2 737 BC - Tea
• 2 700 BC - Rhubarb
• 2 600 BC - Mushrooms
• 2 500 BC - Potatoes
• 2 300 BC - Rice
• 2 000 BC - Marshmallows
• 1 500 BC - Chocolate
• 1 500 BC - Peanuts
• 1 000 BC - Peaches
• 1 000 BC - Pickles
• 1 000 BC - Cucumber
• 900 BC - Tomatillos
• 850 BC - Celery
• 700 BC - Cinnamon
• 600 BC - Cabbage
• 500 BC - Sausages
• 500 BC - Artichokes
• 500 BC - Sausages
• 490 BC - Pasta
• 400 BC - Chewing gum
• 327 BC - Bananas
• 326 BC - Sugar
• 300 BC - Chinese noodles
• 200 BC - Turkeys
• 200 BC - Aspargus
• 65 BC - Quinces
• 55 BC - Devon Cattle
• 1st Century - Haggis
• 1st Century - Omelette
• 1st Century - Rice Pudding
• 1st Century - Cheesecake
• 1st Century - Flan
• 1st Century - French Toast
• 1st Century - Spoons invented
• 1st Century - Wedding Cake
• 42 - Mustard
• 68 - Ice cream
• 610 - Pretzels
• 2nd Century - Sushi
• 7th Century - Munster cheese
• 9th Century - Cod
• 10th Century - English Muffins
• 8th Century - Tea in Japan
• 1000 - Carrots
• 11th Century - Corned beef
• 11th Century - Gingerbread
• 12th Century - Okra
• 1212 - Tofu in Japan from China
• 13th Century - Hamburgers
• 13th Century - Waffles
• 1390 - Salad
• 1411 - Roquefort cheese
• 1475 - Pork & Beans
• 1484 - Hot Dogs
• 1493 - Pineapples in Europe
• 1495 - Marmelade
• 1500 - Pecans
• 1517 - Sweet potatoes in Europe
• 1529 - Vanilla in Europe
• 1533 - Forks were brought from Italy to France
• 1544 - Tomatoes in Europe
• 1553 - Potatoes in Europe
• 1554 - Camembert cheese
• 1592 - Pot Luck
• 1596 - English Trifle
• 1605 - Jerusalem artichokes
• 1610 - Bagels
• 1611 - Dairy cows in North America
• 1615 - Coffee in Europe
• 1670 - Candy canes
• 1686 - Croissants
• 1690 - Rice in South Carolina
• 1691 - Lemon Meringue Pie
• 18th Century - Muffins
• 18th Century - Crackers
• 1700s - French fries
• 1708 - Casseroles
• 1722 - Stilton cheese
• 1740 - Pound Cake
• 1742 - Hereford Cows
• 1754 - Swedish Meatballs
• 1756 - Tartar Sauce
• 1756 - Mayonnaise
• 1756 - Welsh Rabbit
• 1762 - Sandwiches
• 1764 - Baker's chocolate
• 1767 - Soda water
• 1771 - Jersey Cows
• 1773 - Boston Tea Party
• 1777 - Grey's Dijon Mustard
• 1781 - Tomatoes in North America
• 1784 - Lollipops
• 1786 - Deviled Eggs
• 1795 - Canned Foods
• 1796 - McIntosh apples
• 1807 - Bosc Pears
• 1811 - McIntosh Apples
• 1817 - Taffy, Toffee & Butterscotch
• 1819 - Spaghetti
• 1824 - Chicken-Fried Steak
• 1824 - A1 Steak Sauce
• 1826 - Fondue
• 1828 - Macadamia nuts
• 1829 - Graham crackers
• 1830 - Bouillabaisse
• 1830 - Soft drink in North America
• 1835 - Worcestershire Sauce
• 1839 - Key Limes
• 1840 - Irish Soda Bread
• 1842 - Corn starch
• 1845 - The Irish Potato Famine Fungus
• 1847 - Chinese Food in North America
• 1849 - Concord Grapes
• 1850 - Modern Marshmallows
• 1852 - Cherries in Michigan
• 1853 - Potato chips
• 1856 - Condensed milk
• 1860 - Fish & Chips
• 1861 - Beef Stroganoff
• 1861 - Jelly beans
• 1863 - Breakfast cereal
• 1867 - California walnuts
• 1868 - Fleischmann's Yeast
• 1868 - Tabasco sauce
• 1869 - Campbell's Soup
• 1869 - Mason Jars
• 1870 - Margarine
• 1870 - Paragon tomatoes
• 1872 - Idaho potatoes
• 1872 - California navel oranges
• 1874 - Ice cream sodas
• 1876 - Hires Root Beer
• 1876 - Heinz Ketchup
• 1876 - Lobster Newberg
• 1883 - Christmas pudding
• 1883 - Salt water taffy
• 1885 - Dr. Pepper
• 1885 - Evaporated milk
• 1885 - Oysters in New York
• 1886 - Coca-Cola
• 1889 - Aunt Jemima pancake mix
• 1889 - Liederkranz cheese
• 1890 - Lipton tea
• 1890 - Peanut butter
• 1891 - Fig Newtons
• 1893 - Cracker Jack
• 1893 - Cream of Wheat
• 1894 - Eggs Benedict
• 1894 - Hershey bars
• 1894 - Iceberg lettuce
• 1895 - Triscuits
• 1896 - Tootsie Rolls
• 1897 - 1000 Island Dressing
• 1897 - Jell-O
• 1897 - Campbell's condensed soup
• 1897 - Campbell's Tomato soup
• 1897 - Hershey's chocolate bar
• 1901 - Instant coffee
• 1902 - Animal Crackers
• 1902 - Pepsi
• 1903 - Canned tuna
• 1904 - Banana Splits
• 1904 - Canada Dry Ginger-Ale
• 1904 - Dr. Pepper
• 1904 - Ice cream cones
• 1904 - Peanut Butter
• 1904 - Popcorn
• 1905 - Popsicles
• 1906 - Brownies
• 1907 - Hershey's Kisses
• 1908 - French dip sandwich
• 1910 - Tea bag
• 1911 - Crisco
• 1912 - Life Savers
• 1913 - Oreos
• 1914 - Fettuccine Alfredo
• 1917 - Marshmallow Fluff
• 1918 - Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking School Cook Book
• 1918 - Fortune cookies
• 1921 - Wheaties
• 1921 - Wonder Bread
• 1922 - Girl Scout Cookies
• 1923 - Vegemite
• 1924 - Caesar Salad
• 1927 - Kool-Aid
• 1927 - Pez
• 1928 - Vitamin C first isolated
• 1933 - Miracle Whip
• 1934 - Ritz Crackers
• 1935 - Eggo waffles
• 1937 - SPAM
• 1938 - Teflon
• 1939 - Pressure cooker
• 1939 - Meals on Wheels (UK)
• 1940 - Dairy Queen
• 1940 - McDonald's
• 1946 - Tupperware
• 1949 - Electric dishwasher
• 1949 - Seedless watermelon
• 1950 - Swiss Steak
• 1951 - Bananas Foster
• 1952 - Saran Wrap
• 1952 - Airline Food (Meals served by TWA)
• 1953 - A & W
• 1954 - TV Dinners
• 1955 - McDonald's Restaurant
• 1957 - Poutine from Quebec
• 1958 - Rice-A-Roni
• 1960 - Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
• 1960 - Space Food from NASA
• 1960 - Trix
• 1961 - Kiwifruit
• 1962 - Taco Bell
• 1963 - Chips Ahoy!
• 1963 - Fruit Loops
• 1964 - Buffalo Wings
• 1965 - Gatorade
• 1967 - Microwave oven for home use
• 1970 - Eggo waffles
• 1971 - Starbucks
• 1972 - Snapple
• 1977 - McDonald's Happy Meal
• 1981 - Aspartame
• 1981 - Yukon gold potatoes
• 1982 - Equal
• 1983 - Nutrasweet
• 1983 - US patents were awarded to companies producing genetically engineered plants
• 1984 - Tomatoes in space
• 1986 - Orangetti spaghetti squash
• 1987 - Soy milk
• 1992 - Food Pyramid (USA)
• 1992 - Spam Lite
• 1994 - The first genetically engineered food product, the FlavrSavr tomato, received US Food and Drug Administration approval
• 1997 - Researchers at Scotland's Roslin Institute reported they had cloned a sheep, named Dolly, from the cell of an adult ewe
• 1998 - Scientists in Japan cloned eight identical calves using cells from a single adult cow
• 2001 - Heinz green ketchup
• 2001 - Heinz purple ketchup

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