August 24, 2022
Centuries ago, people in Southeast Asia developed a fermented fish sauce called ke-tchup. British traders brought the sauce to England, where variations were made using ingredients like mushrooms and walnuts, until tomato prevailed in the 19th century.
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Why Is Pizza So Popular in the U.S.?
An easy group dinner or a tasty midnight snack, pizza is a staple in the U.S. Americans love pizza so much that they eat 100 acres of pizza a day. (If you don’t measure your pizza consumption in acres, that’s about 350 slices of pizza per second!) Did you ever wonder how this Italian flatbread—now
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