Mental Floss

Teacher or professor: Mental Floss
Subject: Knowledge
Content of the Lesson: The history of beer dates back to the ancient Sumerians and features the Egyptian god Osiris, Catholic monks, and maybe even a witch or two. Thousands of years of practice led to the frosty mug on your table today. Food History is a series from Mental Floss where we dive deep into the culinary stories that lead to the food on our plates. If you have an idea for a dish, cooking technique, or cuisine that you’d like us to explore in a future episode, tell us in the comments. Subscribe to Mental Floss so you never miss an episode: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpZ5qUqpW4hW4zdfuBxMSJA?sub_confirmation=1 And for the origins of many other foods, check out our episode of the List Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mTpr...


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