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When was the last time someone invented a new food?

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  • 05-07-2010 7:17pm
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    Blisterman
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    I was having this debate with my Dad. He insists that there no new food has been invented and popularised in the past 100 years. Not a recipe, an actual food that can be used as an ingredient by itself. ie Bread, Pasta, Bacon etc.

    I couldn't think of anything. Is he right?


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    bluestarshine
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭bluestarshine


    Quorn maybe, not sure when that was invented though.


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    phill106
    Registered Users Posts: 6,819 ✭✭✭phill106


    How about genetically modified food? Rice/tomatoes/corn etc all changed in the lab from the norm.
    That would be considered new food invented, as its very different from original.


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    catho_monster
    Registered Users Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭catho_monster


    i find the thoughts that food be 'invented' as slightly disturbing...
    but i also regularly enough think about how and when people discovered weeds like rocket were edible and yummy...


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    Sergeant
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,362 ✭✭✭Sergeant


    Cauliflower was created in a lab in the 50's by the fast food companies. It was designed to turn people off other vegetables for life, and hence onto eating their food instead.


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    huskerdu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭huskerdu


    Sergeant wrote: »
    Cauliflower was created in a lab in the 50's by the fast food companies. It was designed to turn people off other vegetables for life, and hence onto eating their food instead.

    That is a fantastic conspiracy theory.


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    morcheen k
    Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭morcheen k


    it was the fillit-o-fish by muc donalds :P


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    CodeMonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭CodeMonkey


    Mechanically retrieved chicken/meat? Used in chicken nuggets, burgers, sausages etc.


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    degausserxo
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    Blisterman wrote: »
    Not a recipe

    ie Bread, Pasta,

    Bread and pasta are recipes?

    Cornflakes, maybe?


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    Blisterman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,457 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    No I meant, they're not recipes.
    They're examples of 'invented' foods.


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    CJhaughey
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    What about TVP ?


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    WindSock
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    Soylent Green?


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    the beer revolu
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    WindSock wrote: »
    Soylent Green?

    It'S MADE FROM.......................................................... genetically modified organisms!


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    rubadub
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    Blisterman wrote: »
    No I meant, they're not recipes.
    They're examples of 'invented' foods.
    I think that poster was saying bread & pasta are recipes, I would consider them recipes, the main ingredient is wheat. So I think we need more examples of what would/would not be allowed.

    If absolutely no recipes are not to be included then it can only be stuff like newly discovered plants. I was going to say processed potato snacks but they are recipes IMO.

    Pineberries were not around 100 years ago.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineberry
    But they are not that popular.


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