Some scientists have even left their happy life & family for the so called obsession with Inventions.
Few of them even reached the peak point of death, one of the famous story is of a Cyanide scientist named Kochi Goldsmith M.P. Prasad, A scientist who wants to tell the world how the poison cyanide tastes like,
after taking the gulp of the mixture he writes a below note & died instantly.
“Doctors, potassium cyanide. I have tasted it. It burns the tongue and tastes acrid. I have read in a novel how an avid reader kills himself. Just puts cyanide specks at the bottom of the pages and flips through them with his fingers using moisture from his tongue. Now I know you can kill a person without leaving a trace of suspicion".
Below is the list of few Food Items that are invented accidentally by their creators:
1) Tomato Ketchup
The Tomato Ketchup we ate today is the modified version of the actual ketchup recipe. You can trace back the recipe of ketchup in the late 17th century in china, where Chinese people mixed pickled fish with spices calling it a Brine of Pickled Fish, Soon on the western side people used Mushrooms instead of Fish. The main ingredient of tomato ketchup has it's called "Anchovies" which hints back to its relation to Chinese Pickled Fish.
2) Potato Chips
There are many claims of the legends behind the invention of potato chips, the most acclaim is potato chips are invented by the chef for the customer who hates french fries because of the thickness it has so technically speaking Potato chips are the extension of the fries as both has the common core as potato.
Back in 1853 in the USA, when a customer complained about the thickness of the fries, the chef cooked thinner fries but the customer ultimately complains again, So for the next time, he makes it paper-thin & troubled customer finally loves it & soon the popularity of this Thin French Fries aka Potato Chips widespread across the globe & every grocery shop is incomplete without it.
3) Sandwich
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, was one of the prominent figures of the British regime & holds several core military & political office, yet he is best known for inventing sandwiches. He was fond of gambling & the story goes while he was playing cards he did not want to leave the gambling table to eat. So he order his chef to serve him a "roast beef placed between two slices of bread" so he could eat with his hands, Thus the Perfect Food for busy modern life aka Sandwich is invented.
4) Popsicle (Ice Cream with a Wooden Stick)
11 yr old Frank Epperson from san Francisco wants to drink a homemade soda drink, So he made a soda drink in a jar bowl with a stirring stick in it. while doing so he left the bowl outside the window & the next day when he went to see the jar bowl it had became a frozen solid so he licked it & found it a sugary treat, thus light went on his head. It wasn't until 17 years he served his frozen lollipops to the public & even filed for a patent & sold it to a California amusement park.
5) Chocolate Chip Cookies
Well, this food item came about totally on purpose, Ruth Graves Wakefield & Chef Sue Brides came up with the cookie idea accidentally in 1938 when they wanted to see what would happen if they mix some of their Nestle Chocolate in with the Cookie Flour. The expectation was the chocolate should melt, but contradictory to their expectations chocolate actually kept its shape. Hence World gets it one of the best chocolate items known as Chocolate Chip Cookies.
6) Nachos
Nachos get their name from the chef who invented it "Ignacio Nacho Anaya" He worked at a restaurant called Victory Club near Texas which is close to the Mexico-USA border. One day group of female army officers went to a restaurant to have something to eat but the restaurant is near to closing for the day, But chef Nacho decided to still make something out of the remaining ingredients, so he mix up some Tortillas(round-shaped bread made with eggs & flour) into triangle shape & sprinkle them with cheese & peppers & heated them quickly to melt the cheese. Soon the dish was smashing hit & initially known as "Nachos Especiales"
7) Yogurt
Another Food Product invented spontaneously is "Yogurt". Cattlemen from central Asia are responsible for this invention, some cattlemen stored milk in a place having plentiful bacteria without knowing it. Apparently, Milk got Fermented & changed into a thicker texture along with Flavor Change. Well, few herders feel scared to taste, but one herder dared to come forward & taste the same & by god's grace noting bad happened to him. Soon other herders also started eating it. Thus Yogurt is Invented.
8) Coca Cola
John Pemberton, A Pharmacist created a wine called "French Wine Coca" which was initially used as a remedy for Severe Pains & Headaches & had only two core ingredients in it i.e Coca Leaves & Cola Nuts.
But in 1886 a New Law Prohibits the use of Wine as it contains Alcohol.
So John decided to change the Manual so that he can remove the alcohol from the Wine. One thing he didn't change in the ingredient is the Cola Nut that gave the wine its trademark flavor. While doing so he accidentally mixed the Cola Syrup with soda instead of water, Hence John's cola aka Coca Cola Invented.
End Thoughts:
It's strange that many Inventions which we can't expect our Modern life without is invented accidentally. Do let me know in the comment section which invention you find strange & can't live your life without it.
