Oyster sauce's history stretches all the way back to 1888 in Nanshui, China, when chef Lee Kum Sheung was busy running his popular food stall.
The battle over who invented toasted ravioli, a popular starter in St. Louis, Missouri, rages on between two local restaurants to this day.
Raisins were first discovered as long ago as 2000 BC, when an unsuspecting someone stumbled upon grapes that had dried up on the vine.
The first cheese puffs were actually invented at an animal feed factory, The Flakall Company of Beloit in Wisconsin, back in the 1930s.
Everyone's favourite nostalgic summertime treat was created by accident in Kansas City, Missouri in the late 1950s by shop owner Omar Knedlik, whose soda fountain kept breaking down.
The tuna melt is a staple at sandwich shops, diners and cafés all over the world – but you might be surprised to hear that it was invented by happy accident in South Carolina in the 1960s.
The accidental invention of these deep-fried spicy wings, served with celery and blue cheese dip, can be almost indisputably traced to The Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, in 1964.
According to Italian legend, mozzarella was created completely by accident centuries ago in Naples, when some curdled milk fell into a pot of boiling water at a cheese factory.
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