Buffalo wings aren’t made of buffalo, but chicken! They’re named after Buffalo, NY where they were created in 1964 at the Anchor Bar. Ranch dressing was invented in the late 1950s by a former plumber, Steve Henson, who owned the Hidden Valley Guest Ranch in California. Colonists thought that the flavor of ham was related to the number of snakes eaten by the pigs—the more snakes the better the flavor. Native Americans introduced chewing gum to the pilgrims. They chewed resin from the black spruce tree to ease hunger pangs. You can thank Thomas Jefferson for some of your favorite foods. He introduced waffles, macaroni and ice cream to America. The word ketchup originally came from China in the 1600s. The Chinese sauce was made from pickled fish instead of tomatoes. Imagine that on your burger!