How Fossil Fuel Revolutionized Our Kitchens and Our Food

Tags: World History

12/16/2023 Ryan McMaken

Coal drove the development of a whole new way of cooking and a radically different diet. A menu based upon coal-fired food was the cuisine that accompanied industrialization. Food and fuel were intricately linked in a fossil fuel-burning age.

Original Article: How Fossil Fuel Revolutionized Our Kitchens and Our Food

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