Episode list

Weird History Food is going global for your Fast Food needs. For better or worse, Americans tend to think of themselves as the biggest junk-food consumers in the world. While one glance down your average American main street makes it hard to argue against that idea, it turns out most of the world is just as dedicated to their mass-produced artery-cloggers as we are. And all of the big chains know it.

Avocado toast, goat cheese, alternative meat dishes - these are all that we'd consider 21st-century food trends. But did you know the bases of these dishes have been around a long time? In some cases, thousands of years? Our ancient human ancestors were no different from us in wanting tasty dishes, so they created some of the staple recipes that we take for granted today. From pancakes to pot pie to popcorn, different people in various pockets of the world were responsible for creating (or stumbling upon) some of our favorite foods today.

Weird History Food is opening up a delicious video on Chocolate. In one form or another, chocolate has been with mankind for centuries. The delectable snack has an unusual European history. First viewed with suspicion, chocolate became medicine and finally turned thousands into chocoholics.

Weird History Food is going to give you a spoonful of sugar with these sugar facts. We all know that sugar is delicious, but not the healthiest thing to eat. We're starting to understand its role in weight gain and other health complications. But why has it taken so long? And why haven't we found better, safer alternatives yet? Here are some reasons the sugar industry works so hard to keep you in the dark, and one thing you can do to counteract their power.

German's chocolate cake, spaghetti and meatballs, Alfredo sauce, fajitas, chop suey, corned beef, and English muffins.

Tracing the drinks' origin to 1960s Japan.

Pillsbury rolls, darkly-tinted glass to prevent beer skunking, meat pads, 2-litre soda bottles, bacon's vacuum seal, eggs by the dozen, slack fill in potato chip bags, and Angostura Bitters' oversized label.

From its legendarily humble beginnings to its debut at White House dinners, and eventual adoption as a street food favorite, this list features everything we learned about how people eat french fries.

Profiling Sunny D, Spaghetti-Os, bologna, Hamburger Helper, molten chocolate cake, fish sticks, Salisbury steak, stuffed crust pizza, and Kid Cuisine.