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15 Food Fails That Turned Into Genius Creations We Still Eat Today


15 Accidental Food Inventions We Still Love Today

One thing about me? I love to eat and drink. It’s honestly the only thing that can pull me out of the occasional existential crisis.


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And while I’m busy inhaling my favorite snacks, I often catch myself wondering, “Who thought of this?” Well, turns out, a lot of our beloved foods weren’t invented by culinary geniuses; instead, they were happy accidents.


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Researching one origin story sent me spiraling into a rabbit hole of delicious mistakes that turned into global favorites. Here’s a list of them.

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So the next time someone calls a mistake clumsy, I’ll just send them this list, proof that sometimes messing up tastes really good.

Arsheen Kaur Sahni

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