Modern Marvels
Corn is the largest agricultural crop in the world, and it is used in more than 3,000 diverse items.
Corn is the largest agricultural crop in the world, and it is used in more than 3,000 diverse items.
Corn is the largest agricultural crop in the world, and it is used in more than 3,000 diverse items.
Chocolate-covered bacon; red and white Starlight Mints; Lemonheads' key ingredient; Mike and Ikes.
The turkey is the centrepiece of Thanksgiving and one of the dumbest birds in the animal kingdom.
A 250-pound burger; a plus-sized Sicilian pizza for 75; a 72-ounce steak; the seven-pound hot dog.
The versatile and nutritious potato; the potato's mysterious origins in South America's Andes.
Snackfoods evolved from earliest civilization handmade treats to modern hi-tech mass production.
The complex logistics behind creating feasts for huge crowds; dining aboard a Navy sub; NFL game.
The history of ice cream from the gelato of Italy to today's frozen desserts.
Beans; converting soybeans into various products; New England baked beans; hummus.
Around the world, people consume billions of gallons of milk every day.
Spirit distillation art and science: visit brandy, moonshine, and absinthe distilleries worldwide.
They're the meat in our sandwiches and slices of American pop culture.
Americans eat over three and a half billion pounds of chocolate each year.
Hot and spicy items; Tabasco sauce made by McIlhenny Co. in Louisiana; McCormick spices.
Corn is the largest agricultural crop in the world, and it is used in more than 3,000 diverse items.
Chocolate-covered bacon; red and white Starlight Mints; Lemonheads' key ingredient; Mike and Ikes.
The turkey is the centrepiece of Thanksgiving and one of the dumbest birds in the animal kingdom.
A 250-pound burger; a plus-sized Sicilian pizza for 75; a 72-ounce steak; the seven-pound hot dog.
The episode explores the fight against ferocious weather and floods.
Supersized stores try to meet their challenge, keeping up with demand on a massive scale.