When was the last time someone invented a new food?

Blisterman · 05-07-2010 6:17pm #1

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?

bluestarshine · 05-07-2010 6:23pm

Quorn maybe, not sure when that was invented though.

phill106 · 07-07-2010 3:22pm

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.

catho_monster · 07-07-2010 3:43pm

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...

Sergeant · 07-07-2010 5:28pm

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.

huskerdu · 07-07-2010 6:08pm

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.

morcheen k · 07-07-2010 7:56pm

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

CodeMonkey · 08-07-2010 2:01pm

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

degausserxo · 08-07-2010 3:55pm

Blisterman wrote: »

Not a recipe

ie Bread, Pasta,

Bread and pasta are recipes?

Cornflakes, maybe?

Blisterman · 08-07-2010 4:11pm

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

CJhaughey · 09-07-2010 6:24pm

What about TVP ?

WindSock · 09-07-2010 10:35pm

Soylent Green?

the beer revolu · 09-07-2010 11:41pm

WindSock wrote: »

Soylent Green?

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

rubadub · 11-07-2010 12:28pm

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.

When was the last time someone invented a new food?

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