This awesome infographic detailing some great moments in food history was submitted to me and I had to post it. I LOVE this kind of stuff!! I mean, who know that cows produce almost 3 times the amount of milk than they did in 1950? Or that forks were first used at the dinner table back in the year 600? Or that McDonald’s sells 75 hamburgers/second! That’s some pretty sweet stuff! And did you know that the vintage of the oldest drinkable wine is all the way from 1727?? Check out the infographic for more cool facts. Oh, and I’ve typed the text out at the bottom as well, just in case that’s easier for you to read!
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| “Mealtime Moments” infographic courtesy of WEBstaurant Restaurant Supplies |
Marvelous Mealtime Moments infographic text:
200000 BC
Estimated first use of fire for cooking.
29000 BC
Pottery shards dating back to this time were found in modern-day Czech Republic, humans began boiling water to cook food.
12000 BC
First domestication of animals
8000 BC
Invention of agriculture
6000 BC
Domestication of cows
4100
Oldest known winery
600s
Forks are first used at the dinner table
700s
The oldest continually operated pub was opened in Britain – Ye Olde Fighting Cocks
1040
World’s oldest continuously operating brewery was founded – Weihenstephan Abbey
1500
The world’s first celebrity chef was born – Bartolomeo Scappi
1725
World’s oldest continually operated restaurant opened its doors – Sobrino de Botin, Madrid, Spain
1727
Vintage of the world’s oldest drinkable wine
1858
Invention of the mason jar
1864
Pasteurization was invented by Louis Pasteur
1872
Creation of the first diner
1876
Invention of the modern refrigerator
1919
Invention of the pop-up toaster
1928
Invention of the single-step bread slicer
1928
First company to sell sliced bread – Kleen Maid Sliced Bread
1933
End of Prohibition
1940
First McDonald’s restaurant opened – sells its first burger
1947
“Radarange,” the first microwave oven, was sold
1946
Invention of air tight plastic containers known as Tupperware
1949
Frozen TV Dinners first sold – made popular by Swanson in early 1950s
1950
Betty Crocker’s cookbook published – best seller all-time, 65 millions copies sold
1958
Instant Noodles invented by Taiwanese entrepreneur under the name Chickin Ramne
1960s
Community supported agriculture (CSA’s) began in Germany, Switzerland and Japan
1994
McDonald’s sells its 1 billionth burger
1996
Genetically modified fruits and vegetables were first put on the market
2012
First lab grown hamburger expected to be produced this year
OTHER COOL FACTS:
On Mount Everest, water boils at 156.2 degrees Fahrenheit, as opposed to 212 degrees F at normal altitudes.
US dairy cows yield an average of 2400 gallons of milk per year. In 1950, a cow only yielded 615 gallons per year.
In 1940, US farms produced about 1200 ears of corn per acre annually. In 2010, they produce almost 8000.
The top 3 wine consuming countries per capita are Italy, France and Switzerland.
The top 3 beer consuming countries per capita are the Czech Republic, Ireland and Germany.
A bottle of Rudesheimer Apostelwein 1727, the world’s oldest drinkable wine, was once auctioned at a price of $6510.
Louise Pasteur, who invented pasteurization, also created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax.
The world’s highest popping toaster can toast a slice of bread and eject it to a height of 8 ft 6 in.
According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), the hamburger is the most popular type of sandwich in America.
1 in every 8 Americans has been employed by McDonald’s.
The first microwave was almost 6 feet tall, 750 lbs and cost $5000 (about $55,000 in 2012).
McDonald’s sells more than 75 hamburgers every second.
