Global Perspectives on Fast-Food History
The Cheeseburger | ||
Food or Food Product |
Point of Origin, Domestication of Creation |
Approximate Date |
| Beef | Turkey or Macedonia | 6000 B.C.E. |
| Bread (raised) | Egypt | 3000 B.C.E. |
| Cheese | Inner Asia | Neolithic |
| Hamburger | Germany | 18th Century |
| Hamburger sandwich | British | 18th century |
| Ketchup | China | Before the 16th century |
| Ketchup (tomato) | U.S. | 19th century |
| Lettuce | Inner Asia | Prehistoric |
| Mayonnaise | France | 18th century |
| Mustard | Europe | Prehistoric |
| Oil (olive) | Mediterranean | Prehistoric |
| Pepper | South Asia | Prehistoric |
| Pickle (cucumber) | Inner Asia | Prehistoric |
| Salt | Necessary of human life | Prehistoric |
| Tomatoes | Origin, Peru; domesticated in Mesoamerica | Circa 1000 C.E. |
| Vinegar (grape) | Asia Minor | Prehistoric |
| Wheat | Asia | Neolithic |
The Soft Drink | ||
| Carbonated water | Commercialized in U.S. | 19th century |
| Coca leaf | Peru | Prehistoric |
| Cola | U.S. | Late 19th century |
| Kola nut | Africa | Prehistoric |
| Sugar | Southeast Asia | Prehistoric |
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