These gastronomic traditions were deemed to be integral to the cultures they come from—and sadly, many are also in grave danger.

Yes, there is a proper way to set the table. From weeknight family dinners to dinner parties with 3-course meals. This is how you set the table for every occasion.

Anthony Bourdain was one of the world’s most beloved chefs, and he inspired millions of people to try new foods through his travels across the globe, which he documented in his acclaimed television shows No Reservations and Parts Unknown.

Things just aren’t as good as they used to be…but maybe if we brought back some of these old-school foods, they could get a little better.

People really branched out of their comfort zones in the 1990s…and occasionally, things got weird. From new (to us) “gourmet” options like angel hair pasta and molten chocolate cake to grocery-store offerings like Toaster Strudel and Orbitz—remember Orbitz?—the 1990s had a lot of great foods that maybe, just maybe, should come back.

Food sustains us, but in these horrifying cases, food was at the center of some of history's worst disasters.