From fondue to casseroles: Classic 1960s foods that defined a generation
The article recalls the foods that shaped American home cooking and entertaining in the 1960s, as international flavours, convenience products and party dishes became increasingly popular.
– Fondue, popularised alongside European-inspired cooking
– Casseroles and other easy, family-style baked dishes
– Frozen TV dinners, marketed as quick meals with little washing up
– Processed and convenience foods that remained staples from the 1950s
- 1960s cooking mixed global tastes with convenience foods
- Fondue became a fashionable party dish
- TV dinners helped redefine easy home meals