The Food Timeline

water & ice—————-
salt—————-
oysters, scallops, mussels & mollusks—————-
squid, calamari & octopus—————-
insects—————-
fish & frogs—————-
mushrooms & greens—————-
bear, venison & horsemeat —————-
eggs & marrow bones—————-
rice & millet—————-
emmer grain–17,000BC—
einkorn grain–16,000BC—
almonds–10,000BC—
cherries—10,000BC—
wheat —8,000BC—
American bison—8,000BC—
wine & beer—7,000BC—
pigs, goats & sheep—7,000BC—
lard—7,000BC—
pistachios—7,000BC—
new world beans—7,000BC—
black walnuts—7,000BC—
cattle domestication—6,500BC—
apples & crab apples —6500BC—
spelt —6000BC—
maize & tortillas—6000BC—
dates —6000BC—
honey &chickpeas—5000BC—
arugula, chicory & lettuce —5000BC—
ginger & galangal5000BC—
buckwheat & quinoa—5000BC—
Cucumbers & squash & chayote—5000BC—
chili peppers, avocados & taro—5000BC—
potatoes—5000BC—
milk & yogurt, & sour cream—5000BC—
pigeons—4600BC—
grapes, watermelons & sorghum—4000BC—
oranges citrons & Buddha’s hand —4000BC—
pomegranates —4000BC—
popcorn—3600BC—
chicken domestication—3200BC—
butter & palm oil—3000BC—
barley & cassava (manioc)—3000BC—
peas & carrots —3000BC—
onions & garlic—3000BC—
apricots & spices —3000BC—
soybeans I & II—2838BC—
tea—2737BC—
olive oil—2500BC—
seaweed & duck —2500BC—
muskmelon —2400BC—
saffron & peach palm —2300BC—
mustard, pasta & noodles—2000BC—
radishes, purslane &carob —2000BC—
peaches—2000BC—
marshmallows, liquorice & jujubes —2000BC—
ham & sesame seeds & cultivated rye —2000BC—
chocolate & vanilla—1500BC—
horseradish—1500BC—
sugar—1200BC—
pickles & mangoes—1000BC—
oats & bean sprouts—1000BC—
pears—900BC—
tomatoes & tomatillos—900BC—
celery—850BC—
cinnamon—700BC—
bananas, poppy seeds & cabbage —600BC—
Guinea fowl in Greece—500BC—
Italian sausages & artichokes—500BC—
pastries & appetizers—400BC—
vinegar—400BC—
peppercorns, cardoons & garden cress—400BC—
parsley —300BC—
turkeys, asparagus & rhubarb —200BC—
quinces—65BC—
chestnuts & horehound—1st Century—
lobster, crab & shrimp—1st Century—
truffles, dill & dormice —1st Century—
blueberries & raspberries—1st Century—
capers, turnips & kale —1st Century—
costmary & blood as food—1st Century—
lemons —3rd Century—
pretzels—5th Century—
eggplant—6th Century—
spinach & sago—7th Century—
coffee, cod & nutmeg—9th century—
loquats & flower waters—10th century—
corned beef & cider—11th century—
lychees, seitan & fu —11th century—
breadfruit, & okra & artichokes —12th century—
gooseberries—12th century—
Walden saffron & Mexican limes—14th century—
maslin—1303—
coconuts & rutabagas—15th century—
Japanese sushi & sashimi—15th century—
pork & beans—1475—
pineapples—1493—
marmelade —1495—
pecans, papayas & cauliflower—16th century—
turkeys in Europe—16th century—
cashews in India—16th century—
Japanese tempura—16th century—
Texas Longhorns—16th century—
vanilla in Europe—16th century—
tomatoes in Europe—1544—
fruit leather—1587—
Brussels sprouts & kohlrabi—1587—
skim milk—1596—
yams & sweet potatoes—17th century—
treacle—17th Century—
pralines & coffee cake—17th Century—
modern ice cream & maple sugar—17th Century—
cranberries in America—17th Century—
Jerusalem artichokes—1605—
coffee in Europe—1615—
rum—1650—
Kosher food in the U.S.—1654—
blackeyed peas in America—1675—
grapefruit in Barbados—1683—
broccoli in England—1699—
coffee in America—18th Century—
root beer & tapioca —18th Century—
French fries & ketchup—18th Century—
hardtack & ship’s biscuit —18th Century—
—18th century—
Montelimar nougat—1701—
casseroles—1708—
Commerical foods-1740-1820—
sugar beets—1747—
commercial gelatin—1754—
mayonnaise & Tartar sauce—1756—
egg nog—1760—
soda water—1767—
New Zealand spinach—1771—
tomatoes in America—1781—
lollipops—1784—
New Zealand mutton birds——1788—
 switchel—1790—
squirrel—19th century–
Mandarin oranges/Europe—1805—
ice cream cones & sandwich bread—1807—
corn syrup & McIntosh apples—1811—
taffy, toffee & butterscotch—1817—
new potatoes—1817—
lady fingers—1820—
cocoa—1828—
soft drinks in America—1830—
Turkish delight & Worcestershire sauce—1830—
Gibraltar rock—1831—
iodized salt—1833—
Worsestershire sauce & Michigan mint—1835—
Idaho potatoes & custard powder—1837—
Key limes—1839—
corn starch—1842—
Chinese food in America—1847—
vanilla extract—1847—
Concord grapes—1849—
modern marshmallows –1850—
cherries in Michigan—1852—
potato chips—1853—
Condensed milk —1856—
Peek Freans—1857—
fish & chips—1860—
Garibaldi biscuits—1860s—
Vernor’s Ginger Ale—1862—
breakfast cereal—1863—
Conversation Hearts—1866—
synthetic baby food—1867—
Tabasco sauce—1868—
Fleischmann’s Yeast & Kobe beef—1868—
Welch’s grape juice—1869—
margarine & unsalted butter—1870s—
California raisins—1870s–
Philadelphia cream cheese—1872—
Graham crackers —1872—
Heinz Ketchup—1876—
fondant—1877—
blood oranges in USA & Thompson seedless grapes—1878—
Wheatena & Saccharin—1879—
passion fruit, desiccated eggs & crosnes —1880s–
salt water taffy &French dressing—1880s–
Armour’s ‘Simon Pure’Leaf Lard—1884–
milk shakes & Dr Pepper—1885—
Educator crackers, Salisbury steak & evaporated milk—1885—
Coca Cola—1886—
malted milk & Georgia pecans—1887—
pancake syrups—1887—
pizza—1889—
Fig Newtons —1891—
Cracker Jacks—1893—
Minute tapioca—1894—
peanut butter & tea bags —1895—
Chop suey & Corsicana fruitcake—1896—
oatmeal cookies—1896—
Jell-O & Campbell’s tomato soup —1897—
cotton candy & tangelos—1897—
jelly beans & candy corn —1898—
Texas sweet onions —1898—
Cottolene & Plasmon —1900—
elbow macaroni & Ice cream sandwiches—1900—
peanut butter & jelly—1901—
Animal Crackers & Black & Whites—1902—
Karo syrup—1902—
canned tuna—1903—
banana splits & Ovaltine—1904—
New Zealand kiwi —1904—
New York pizza —1905—
Taylor Pork Roll—1906—
Meyer lemons—1908—
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) —1909—
orange juice—1910s–
Crisco —1911—
Junket & Olivenaise—1911—
Oreos & maraschino cherries —1912—
fortune cookies —1912—
Mallomars—1913—
Pan-Pak—1915—
American shark & Australian Copha—1916—
Moon pies & Marshmallow Fluff—1917—
Chase’s Cherry Mash—1918—
Hostess cup cakes—1919—
Eskimo Pie & Good Humor—1920—
Yoo-hoo & cube steak—1920s–
Wonder Bread & zucchini —1921—
Vegemite & Girl Scout Cookies—1922—
popsicles —1923—
frozen foods & Texas hot weiners—1924—
ready-to-spread frostings &Jujyfruit candy—1925—
Orange Julius —1926—
Kool-Aid, Pez & Bridge mix —1927—
Gerber’s baby food & It’s It—1928—
Twizzlers & Karmelkorn—1929—
Po’Boy & hot Italian sandwiches–1929—
Twinkies & Jiffy biscuit mix–1930—
Heinz 57 product line—1930—
sliced bread & dry soup mix—1930s—
spiral carved hams & cheese puffs—1930s—
Vidalia onions &Frisbie Pies—1930s—
tacos in LA—1931—
London Broil & Tri-tip steak —1931—
refrigerator biscuits—1931—
Fritos & Pablum —1932—
Marshmallow Sandwich cookies—1932—
chocolate covered pretzels —1933—
Hawaiian Punch & Rutgers tomatoes —1934—
Nabisco’s Ritz crackers—1934—
Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup & Tex-Mex burritos —1934—
sloppy joes—1935—
Py-O-My & Dagwood sandwiches—1936—
SPAM, Krispy Kreme & Hippodromes—1937—
Hollywood bread & chicken & waffles—1938—
Cho cho ice cream treats—1939—
Spiedies & Ugli fruit—1939—
milk sold by the gallon—1939—
York Peppermint Patties & sponge candy—1940—
M & Ms & Cheerios —1941—
Corn dogs/Pronto pups& Blackout cakes—1942—
Chicago-style pizza—1943—
frozen orange juice & Nutella—1946—
Gourmet (magazine) food ads—1946—
Betty Crocker’s cake mix—1947—
frozen french fries & Sau Sea shrimp cocktail–1948—
seedless watermelon & Jolly Ranchers —1949—
instant pudding & high altitude cake mix—1949—
parbaked bread & Friday Franks—1949—
American Tex-Mex—1950s–
Irish coffee, cappuccino & smoothies—1950s–
frozen pizza—1950—
chickenfurters—1951—
diet soda & Cheez Whiz —1952—
Duncan Hines cake mixes—1952—
Maypo —1953—
Marshmallow Peeps —1953—
TV Dinners—1953—
ranch dressing & tracklements—1954—
frozen pie crust—1955—
chocolate covered ants—1956—
Tang & Pam—1957—
Rice-A-Roni & instant ramen noodles —1958—
brown rice in USA—1960s—
Fruit Stripe gum—1960—
Life cereal—1961—
instant mashed potatoes & PDQ—1962—
round sandwich bread—1963—
Brown & Serve bacon—1963—
Carnation Instant Breakfast & Pop Tarts—1964—
Buffalo Wings —1964—
fast food chicken sandwiches—1964—
Gatorade & Slurpees—1965—
high fructose corn syrup—1967—
Ramapo tomatoes—1968—
Snack Pack & Space Food Sticks —1968—
Snackin Cake—1971—
beefalo&& Flame Seedless grapes—1973—
Lactaid—1974—
Pop Rocks & Jelly Bellies —1976—
orange cauliflower—1976—
pulled pork & generic foods—1977—
panko & portobello mushrooms —1980s—
chicken nuggets —1980s—
Yukon gold potatoes—1980—
Gardenburgers—1982—
Orangetti spaghetti squash—1986—
Red Bull energy drink—1984—
everything bagels & garlic knots —1988—
artisan breads & greenhouse tomatoes—1990s—
edamame in the USA—1990s—
turkey bacon—1991—
pretzel bread—1992—
broccolini—1993—
Flavr Savr tomatoes—1994—
Tofurkey—1995—
grape tomatoes—1997—
Omega 3 Eggs—2001—
Flat iron steak & tear-free onions—2002—
Mexican funnel cake—2008—
What’s hot?—2013—
Cronuts & test tube burgers—2013—