Food

By koala2711
  • 20,000 BCE

    20,000 BC

    People in Europe ate mammoth, reindeer, red deer, bison and horse.
  • 1200 BCE

    1,200 BC

    People in Egypt ate bread, sheep, pigs, cows, goats, ducks, geese, and fish. They grew marrows, beans, lentils, leeks, radishes and lettuces and drank beer
  • 400 BCE

    400 BC

    People in Greece ate bread, cheese, fish and other meat. They grew beans, onions, garlic and olives and drank wine and water.
  • 70

    70 AD

    People in Britain were introduced to celery, cabbages, radishes, carrots, cucumbers, broad beans and walnuts.
  • 800

    800 AD

    The Saxons ate bread, fish, cheese and eggs and drank beer and mead.
  • 1300

    1300

    Wealthy people ate ducks, swans herons and blackbirds.
  • 1300

    1300

    Poor people ate bread, cheese, pottage, some vegetables and sometimes fish and meat.
  • 1525

    1525

    People in England are introduced to Turkeys.

  • 1585

    Potatoes are introduced in England, but are not widely used.

  • 1633

    People in England are introduced to bananas.

  • 1760

    Eating potatoes and drinking tea becomes common in England.

  • 1817

    The first recipe for potato chips is introduced.

  • 1845

    Self-raising flour is patented by Henry Jones.

  • 1856

    Condensed milk is patented by Gail Borden.

  • 1861

    People in Britain are introduced to biscuits.

  • 1864

    The modern rolling pin with handles is invented by John W. Reed.

  • 1869

    Margarine is invented by Hippolyte Mege-Mouries.

  • 1884

    Evaporated milk is patented by John Mayenberg.

  • 1885

    The cream cracker is invented.

  • 1892

    Digestive biscuits are invented by Alexander Grant

  • 1893

    The first electric toaster is invented.

  • 1900

    Meat and sugar becomes cheaper. People eat less bread and have a more varied diet.

  • 1908

    The first custard creams are invented.

  • 1910

    The first bourbon is invented

  • 1913

    The first refrigerator for home use is invented by Fred W. Wolfe.

  • 1913

    The spring-jointed nut cracker is patented by Henry Quakenbush

  • 1927

    Jaffa cakes are introduced.

  • 1938

    Chocolate chip cookies were invented by Ruth Wakefield.

  • 1940

    Britain begins rationing food.

  • 1950

    Food becomes much cheaper.

  • 1954

    Britain stops rationing food.