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History of Food Trucks (2:32)
Food trucks have been serving up quick, cheap food since the days of cattle drives in the American West.
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Food
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Beef Jerky Tech
Beef Jerky TechVideo Clip (2:31)
Video Clip (2:31)
Drying meats and other perishables has been a reliable method of food preservation for decades.
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Combat Food Tech
Combat Food TechVideo Clip (2:38)
Video Clip (2:38)
Combat meals have come a long way from the "hard bread" soldiers ate during the Revolutionary War.
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Food Truck Tech
Food Truck TechVideo Clip (2:28)
Video Clip (2:28)
Designing the average food truck kitchen requires specialized engineering.
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History of Food Trucks
History of Food TrucksVideo Clip (2:32)
Video Clip (2:32)
Food trucks have been serving up quick, cheap food since the days of cattle drives in the American West.
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Fast Food Industry
Fast Food IndustryVideo Clip (1:40)
Video Clip (1:40)
With more than 300,000 fast food restaurants in the United States, the American fast food culture has become super-sized.
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American Barbecue
American BarbecueVideo Clip (1:41)
Video Clip (1:41)
Barbecue has become popular American cuisine, but the technique originated before its European settlement.
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Tootsie Rolls
Tootsie RollsVideo Clip (5:05)
Video Clip (5:05)
Modern Marvels takes us inside the tootsie roll warehouse and shows us just where our favorite candy comes from. You need to check out this great clip on where the candy came from and how it came to be so famous.
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Chocolate
Three Things You Didn't Know About: ChocolateVideo Clip (1:14)
Video Clip (1:14)
What's in the average bag of milk chocolate M&M's? Where's the ultimate chocolate pig-out? How much chocolate does the average American consume?
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Milk
Three Things You Didn't Know About: MilkVideo Clip (1:15)
Video Clip (1:15)
What is homogenization? What's on a dairy cow's menu? Just how big is the dairy industry?
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Corn
Three Things You Didn't Know About: CornVideo Clip (1:02)
Video Clip (1:02)
How does corn pop? How ubiquitous is corn? How does corn become the alternate of fuel ethanol?
