Today it lives in your fridge door next to the mustard. But in the 1830s, one American doctor bottled this red stuff and sold it as a miracle cure for diarrhea, indigestion, and jaundice. What everyday condiment was once marketed as medicine?

You've taken a bite of something far too spicy and your mouth is on fire. You reach for a glass of water — and it does almost nothing. What actually puts out the flames?

There's a beloved tale that Dutch farmers bred the carrot orange to honor their royal family, the House of Orange. Charming story — but what color were carrots before then?

This brown, tangy sauce is a staple of British cooking, named after the English city where it was first bottled in 1837. What is it?

The flaky croissant is the unofficial symbol of a Parisian morning. But most food historians say its true ancestor came from another country entirely. Which one?

Stumper. There's a stubborn rumor that Coca-Cola was originally green and only later dyed brown. What's the real story behind the drink's color?