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Often times, food tells a story.  Maybe it’s the story of how the food was first invented.  Or, it could be the story of the chef’s journey.  Today, let’s talk about some stories about food.

In 1946, war broke out in Vietnam against the French, who occupied the country.  In response to the pressures of a milk shortage caused by the war, egg was used in coffee instead of milk.  Today, people still drink cà phê trứng, or egg coffee.  

Harlan Sanders began selling fried chicken during the Great Depression in America. He’d had a difficult childhood, and later a difficult career and marriage.  He’d been fired from many jobs, his wife had left him, and he had little money by age 57.     

Food is full of stories.  They tell who we are and where we come from.  These are our stories.  They are a part of us, and we are a part of them.