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The History of American Food

The History of American Food

By: Margaret Hardin
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Starting with the first English settlements in the 17th Century, this podcasts traces how we went from barrels of salted meat & peas to Korean bbq tacos and the largest grocery store selections ever seen anywhere in the world. We'll go everywhere - and it is full of surprises.

Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Internets: @THoAFoodCopyright Margaret Hardin Art Food & Wine Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • 159.5 The Turkey History Episode... Just for Fun

    159.5 The Turkey History Episode... Just for Fun
    Nov 27 2025
    It's been a little while since I put up this Tukey History Episode!

    Since Thanksgiving Week is also Episode Week - why not throw this one in for fun?

    Learn about the wild history of an American bird with a huge travel resume and names that all think it came from somewhere else.
    Enjoy the name Chaos!


    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
    Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
    Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
    Threads: @THoAFood
    Instagram: @THoAFood
    & some other socials... @THoAFood
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    24 mins
  • 159 The Roots of Grocery Store Culture Lie in a Big Country

    159 The Roots of Grocery Store Culture Lie in a Big Country
    Nov 26 2025
    It's the last Episode of Season 4!

    And I think I've finally answered one of my opening questions - why did America make our grocery stores the way we did?
    As soon as Americans could, we ignored the food on the ground (unless it was familiar like deer or duck or pigeon) and instead brought our own provisions.

    But when you do that, and don't develop local talent - the selection end up terribly limited.
    So now in modern America - we seem to be attempting to make up for lost time... by making our grocery store selection even larger.

    Check out this last episode before I go study the terrible food of war.

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
    Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
    Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
    Threads: @THoAFood
    Instagram: @THoAFood
    & some other socials... @THoAFood
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    24 mins
  • 158 Are You Rich Enough or Poor Enough to Hunt in the Early 19th Century?

    158 Are You Rich Enough or Poor Enough to Hunt in the Early 19th Century?
    Nov 12 2025
    So far America is pretty hostile to everyday hunting - but for some reason we keep adding categories.

    And lets face it, for a country that keeps talking about how we don't need roaylty, we do seem to keep mimicking aritocrats.

    the early 19th century loves some fox hunting - so much so that we imported foxes (even though there are plenty already here). Hunting keeps happening everyday - but we like to say it's not cool.

    Unless you are doing it for leisure... or to earn money.

    Yes - the early 19th century brings the birth of the Market Hunter - which needed the railroad to create itself.
    The Buffalo may cease to roam - and the Passenger Pigeon darken the skies by the end of the century - but the seeds of their destruction are planted here... at the start of the 19th cenutry.

    But worry not, it's not all bad news - you can still get a giant game pie.

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
    Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
    Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
    Threads: @THoAFood
    Instagram: @THoAFood
    & some other socials... @THoAFood
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    25 mins
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The information is interesting - I’ll hang around. Delivery... it’s early days. But I want to hear the whole story.

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Rabbit holes I never knew existed have been opened up for me. Greedily consuming this starting at the beginning. 💖

Love the attention to detail

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As a chef and history buff, I love this podcast. It is informative and very enjoyable to listen to.

Entertaining and well researched

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bringing history to life with wit and sometimes science! best listened to from the begining.

fun and quirky

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