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Meatloaf is a traditional German, Czech, Scandinavian and Belgian dish, and it is a cousin to the meatball in Dutch cuisine. North American meatloaf [2] [better source needed] has its origins in scrapple, a mixture of ground pork and cornmeal served by German-Americans in Pennsylvania since colonial times. [2]
Mar 6, 2017 · From medieval meatloaf (but really), to breakfast meatloaf in the 1870s, to the ketchup wonder we cherish today, a history of an American classic.
Jul 18, 2023 · Unlike Native American foods, indigenous to the U.S. and used by Indigenous people and communities for thousands of years, meatloaf is known to have begun its life in Europe long before the...
Sep 20, 2011 · Though the modern meatloaf we know is an American invention, the dish's ancestry spans the globe, dating back to Ancient Rome. In 1940, the Culinary Arts Institute published a recipe for...
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Feb 9, 2024 · Meatloaf, a classic comfort food dish made of ground meat mixed with various ingredients and baked, has its origins dating back to ancient Rome. The concept evolved over the centuries, with variations appearing in different regions and cultures.
Dec 3, 2018 · Meatloaf reserved its spot on dinner menus because it allowed home cooks to stretch their mealtime budgets. Eventually things like vegetables, breadcrumbs, and even cereal found their way into meatloaf. By the 1950s, this convenient creation had solidified its place in America’s culinary index.
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Jan 7, 2021 · The popular dish of scrapple, consisting of ground pork and cornmeal, was served throughout West Coast settlements and formed the blueprint for what would become modern meatloaf. While meatloaf prototypes were locally popular, the dish was nowhere near as ubiquitous as it would later become.
