Weird History Food is getting into some Misconceptions Around Popular Foods. We all know how to eat, and most of us know how to cook, at least on some basic level. We can’t all be Chef Bobby Flay, right? However, while we tend to have a pretty good idea of how food works, we often have misconceptions about particular recipes, especially when they come from other countries. There are also some ingredients that defy popular understanding and have things about them most people are not aware of.