What Are the Ten Greatest Foods or Drinks Invented By Man?

Flagpole wrote:

I'm not sure why people can't read and follow directions.

It's a generational thing. Obedience really isn't valued much any more.

Stupid kids and your junk food. The list goes:

1. Cabernet Sauvignon

2. Pinot Noir

3. Syrah

4. Merlot

5. Malbec

6. Grenache

7. Zinfandel

8. Nebbiolo

9. Cabernet Franc

10. Tempranillo

4runner wrote:

It's a generational thing. Obedience really isn't valued much any more.

Agreed.

As I sit here eating my daily lunch salad, I realize that I also left off vinegar. Zero calories, and very versatile -- it makes salads, potato chips and almonds taste better.

Flagpole's addition of hot sauce was a good one, too.

LVD wrote:

Mr. Price wrote:

1. Coffee

2. Beer

That's all that matters.

The undisputed 1-2 punch, in my opinion.

...amen

In my opinion, a significant portion of "greatness" as pertains to foods is sustainability. I don't think you can use two beverages as the "undisputed 1-2 punch" because if you were going Thoreau and only had two of the invented foods to live off, are you going to honestly go with beer and coffee rather than some delicious bread or cheese to supplement your beverage of choice (beer for me). I can't leave off sausage and I think it is legal by your rules:

1. Bread

2. Beer

3. Sausage

4. Cheese

5. Chocolate

4runner wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

I'm not sure why people can't read and follow directions.

It's a generational thing. Obedience really isn't valued much any more.

I knew someone would post this exact thing. I say that's a lame excuse for not answering the guy's question. It's like if someone asks you how you like your hamburger cooked and you tell them how you like your fish cooked.

Does EPO count as a food or a drink?

1. Beer - not American Pilsner

2. Coffee - Dark Roast

3. Scotch - single malt, not too peaty

4. Whole Wheat Deep Dish Joes Pizza @ Star Pizza in Houston

5. Whole Wheat Deep Dish Veggie Pizza @ same

6. Whole Wheat Deep Dish Starburst Pizza @ Same

7. Good sharp cheddar cheese

8. Good Mexican Food

9. Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

10. Coffee Encrusted Sirloin at Cafe Red Onion

Oh and all of these are fundamental staples......

trackcoach248 wrote:

Oh and all of these are fundamental staples......

But half of them don't follow the rules....

"I'm talking about fundamental staples that man essentially invented by doing something creative with what nature provides"

If this is the case then you have to include corn because it was created by man and did not exist in nature. Also you should include beef since the domesticated cow was created by humans.

Plus you should include wheat since it is undigestable as provided by nature, we have to process it.

Sex

bread

wine

coffee

cheese

jerky

yoghurt

cream

beer

starch alcohols

anything with garlic

Jo in Minneapolis wrote:

If this is the case then you have to include corn because it was created by man and did not exist in nature. Also you should include beef since the domesticated cow was created by humans.

I actually thought of corn. Pretty big difference from teosinthe to what we eat today.

Jo in Minneapolis wrote:

If this is the case then you have to include corn because it was created by man and did not exist in nature. Also you should include beef since the domesticated cow was created by humans.

This is complete nonsense.

Jo in Minneapolis wrote:

Plus you should include wheat since it is undigestable as provided by nature, we have to process it.

Did you not see bread and beer on the list?

Sorry I guess you don't know much about the history of maize. People domesticated corn from a family of wild grasses called Teosinte. Teosinte are not corn and if it weren't for humans corn would not exist. Similar story with cattle. Modern cows were bred from Aurochs which are now extinct. Aurochs were very aggressive and much bigger then the modern cow. If you would say that we were responsible for the domesticated dog and cat then you have to say the same about cows.

LVD wrote:

Jo in Minneapolis wrote:

If this is the case then you have to include corn because it was created by man and did not exist in nature. Also you should include beef since the domesticated cow was created by humans.

This is complete nonsense.

The classic 9 swine grapes

white

chardonnay

chenin blanc

riesling

sauvignon blanc

semillion

red

cabernet sauvignon

merlot

pinot noir

syrah

Ampelographers list about 5,000 truely different wine grape varieties out of the 25,000 or so names used around the world.

Only 150 are commercially grow in any real quantity.

Don't forget the seedless navel orange. Though that was not really because it was a single mutation in an orchard that produced it but I would say it is made because it cannot grow on its own and must be grafted.

Jo in Minneapolis wrote:

Don't forget the seedless navel orange. Though that was not really because it was a single mutation in an orchard that produced it but I would say it is made because it cannot grow on its own and must be grafted.

What is nonsense about all of this is that so far you've only brought up corn, beef and the orange. Nearly every food we eat today is in its current form because of man! Do you think it's any different for tomatoes, chicken, etc.? No one is debating this. But go back to my original post -- it's clear what I meant by "inventing" a food.