Explanation:
Food can symbolize a lot more than what is merely on the surface.
So, what did people eat? For one, a nation that is constantly worried about being bombed to smithereens from faraway forces might have some food preparation strategies at hand. Namely, they might stock up on and buy canned food. It’s cheap — and, you know, it’s easy to hide in bunkers and bomb shelters. For this reason, the Americans ate beans and hotdogs.
According to Mental Floss, a recipe from Curtis Publications, published in 1973, includes green beans, potatoes, and bacon.
Then there were the so-called “ethnic” recipes that began finding a place in American cookbooks.
These coincided with the years when the Cold War began making its way into Asia. In one recipe, which includes corn starch, celery, and luncheon ham .
