Remoulade: French Origins, the New Orleans Red Version and Danish Hot Dogs
Remoulade began as a French herb mayonnaise, turned red in New Orleans and yellow in Denmark. Sources on the name, the dates and the competing versions.
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sandwiches
Panini Press vs Skillet: How Each Cooks a Pressed Sandwich
A panini press heats both sides at once; a skillet needs a weight. What one head-to-head test, equipment reviews and test kitchens report about each method.
Chicken Biscuit: Hardee’s, Bojangles and Chick-fil-A and the Sandwich Nobody Claims to Have Invented
The chicken biscuit has no recorded inventor. Records from Hardee's, Bojangles in 1977 and Chick-fil-A in 1985 and 1986 show how three chains reached it.
The Maillard Reaction and Why Bread Browns
Bread browns when sugars and amino acids react on a hot, dry surface. Sources on Maillard and Hodge, crust formation, toast chemistry and caramelization.
Grilled Cheese vs Melt: Where Dictionaries, Cooks and Menus Draw the Line
Merriam-Webster's grilled cheese and melt definitions overlap. Sources split on added meat, open or closed builds and bread, and on when the names appeared.
Katz’s Delicatessen: The Lower East Side Pastrami Counter at 205 East Houston Street
Katz's Delicatessen on the Lower East Side is known for hand-carved pastrami and a 1989 film scene. Sources on its disputed 1888 founding and its owners.
Thousand Island Dressing Origin: Boldt, Sophia LaLonde and the Blackstone Claim
Thousand Island dressing has four rival origin stories, from Boldt's yacht to a Clayton fisherman's wife. Sources on each claim and what the records show.
Egg McMuffin Origin: Herb Peterson, Santa Barbara and the Dates Sources Dispute
Herb Peterson developed the Egg McMuffin at a Santa Barbara McDonald's. Sources differ on when Ray Kroc tasted it and when it reached the national menu.
Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich? What Dictionaries, Tax Rules and Courts Say
Merriam-Webster says a hot dog is a sandwich, and the hot dog council says it is its own category. Dictionaries, tax rules, the USDA and courts...
