American Eats
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| American Eats | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary, Food |
| Narrated by | Mason Adams, Jeremy Schwartz |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Maria Lane, Bruce David Klein |
| Producer(s) | Michael Dutton, Jennifer Sheppard, Clare O'Donohue, Danielle Gervais, April Marks |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | History Channel |
| Original run | June 29, 2006 – November 23, 2006 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
American Eats is a television program on The History Channel that examines the history of American cooking and foods. Each episode details the particular foods' origins, key innovators, history, and evolution into modern cuisine. The series is subtitled "The Food That Built America" due to its reverence for food's place in American history and its impact on culture. The show is known for its nostalgia and general quirkiness, often including facts such as "Did you know Teddy Roosevelt took over 500 gallons of beer on an African safari?"
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[edit] Featured foods
Some American foods that have been featured are:
- Hamburgers
- Fried chicken
- Hot fudge sundae
- Hot dogs
- Pizza
- Hoagie (also grinder, hero)
- Reuben
- Ice cream, ice cream cone
- Chocolate chip cookie
- Big Mac
- "Chinese" food
- Candy
- Chocolate
- Beer
- Soft Drinks
- Cereal
- Bread stuffing
- Candied yams
- Cranberry sauce
- Fruitcake
- Gingerbread
- Candy canes
- Turducken
- Snack foods: pretzels, peanuts, popcorn, corn chips, potato chips
- Soy sauce
- Maple syrup
- Canned foods
- Barbecue
- Jell-O
- Spam
[edit] Nutrition
While the show presents a history of the foods along with interesting facts and trivia, it doesn't go into the nutritional information about the foods. The vast majority of the featured American Eats are by all classifications "junk food" and/or "fast food."
[edit] Production
American Eats began airing on June 29, 2006 and has aired for one season and has produced 15 episodes. Productions of season 2 is not yet known.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1
- Soda
- Salty Snacks
- Hotdogs
- Canned Foods
- History on a Bun
- Ice Cream
- Cookies
- Chocolate
- Condiments
- Barbecue
- Beer
- Cereal: History in a Bowl
- Pizza
- Holiday Foods
- More American Eats
