Recipes for a successful party: '60s California Dip & international variations - Click Americana (2024)

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When did onion dip become popular? ›

The recipe was added to the Lipton instant onion soup package in 1958. About the same time, a similar recipe, but made with reduced cream, was created in New Zealand and became very popular. The name "French onion dip" began to be used in the 1960s, and became more popular than "California dip" in the 1990s.

Introduced in 1952, Lipton onion soup mix is a relic of a specific time in American food, especially when compared to today's wellness-obsessed culture. Two years after its debut, a still-unidentified genius had the brilliant idea to combine the packet of soup mix with a container of sour cream, and a legend was born.

What is the difference between French onion dip and regular onion dip? French onion dip is typically made with French onion soup mix, a mixture of dried onions and beef bouillon. Onion dip is made with only onions.

Invented by an unknown Los Angeles chef in 1954 who paired Lipton's dried soup mix with sour cream (or cream cheese), the concoction was originally called “California Dip” when Lipton promoted it nationally via television and print advertising.

The world's oldest recipe for soup is approximately 6000 years old. It apparently calls for hippopotamus, sparrows, vegetables, lentils and spices.

Until the arrival of the term soup, such food had been termed broth or pottage. It was customarily served with the meat or vegetables with which it had been made, and (as the derivation of soup suggests) was poured over sops of bread or toast (the ancestors of modern croutons).

The earliest archaeological evidence for the consumption of soup dates back to 6000 BC, and it was hippopotamus soup. The Campbell Company was the first to invent condensed soup. Campbell's introduced it to the world in 1897.

In a 1996 article, Lipton's director of public relations, Pamela Stetson, says “We did not actually invent the California dip but we provided the product without which it could not exist.” Instead it was created in 1954 by an unknown home cook in California which was two years after the dehydrated onion soup mix hit ...

Kiwi onion dip is an iconic dish in New Zealand cuisine, often enjoyed at parties and social occasions. Kiwi onion dip's creation has been credited to Rosemary Dempsey, a home economist for Nestlé New Zealand in the 1950s or 60s.

It's a flavorful short cut for dozens of other dishes, similar to dropping a beef bouillon cube into a sauce though, which makes it a great thing to keep in your kitchen cabinet. Lipton first introduced its onion soup mix in 1952, when convenience foods were growing in popularity.

What year did Lays sour cream and onion come out? ›

For a while, you could only find two flavors. The original flavor was dominant until 1958, when the Barbecue flavor was introduced. The two flavors were the only available until the late 1970s, when Sour Cream & Onion chips were introduced.