FOOD & MEDIA
This television chef popularized French cooking in American homes beginning in 1963
Julia Child
MSG enhances flavor by stimulating this taste receptor.
umami
This pesticide, criticized in a 1962 bestseller, became a symbol of environmental danger.
DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane).
This ancient civilization used spices in embalming practices
Ancient Egypt
Sponsored cooking shows of the 1950s were often funded by companies selling this category of food.
packaged or processed foods
Margarine became popular due to shortages of this ingredient during WWII.
butter
Rachel Carson wrote this book linking chemical use to ecological harm
Silent Spring
Control of the spice trade helped finance this European maritime empire in the 16th century.
Portugal
This 1960s advertising term described foods that required minimal preparation.
“convenience food”?
Sodium nitrate was commonly added to cured meats for this purpose.
preservation or color retention
Early vegetarian diets sometimes lacked sufficient amounts of this vitamin.
Vitamin B12
This spice motivated Dutch colonization of the Banda Islands.
nutmeg
This network aired The French Chef, helping legitimize cooking as serious instruction rather than housework.
PBS ( Public Broadcasting Service )
This processed cheese product, introduced earlier but booming mid-century, was designed to melt evenly.
Velveeta
Counterculture distrust of food additives mirrored skepticism toward this broader industry.
the chemical industry
The Treaty of Breda in 1667 traded Manhattan for control of this spice-producing island
Run Island
Early TV commercials frequently targeted homemakers during this time of day.
daytime television
This chemical process allows canned foods to be shelf-stable for years.
sterilization through heat (or canning)
The demand for food grown without synthetic chemicals helped launch this agricultural practice
organic farming
This monopoly-holding company enforced spice control through violence and forced cultivation.
the Dutch East India Company