The invention of canned food was revolutionary, allowing food to be preserved for a long time and transported anywhere without the need for drying it out or loading it down with salt. Once people started preserving meats and vegetables in cans, they went on to experiment with just about anything people could eat... or at least some people would eat. Tom Blank of Weird History Food runs through eleven foods that found their way into cans that might surprise you. Some are included as "strange" merely because they are unfamiliar to those used to a modern American diet, meaning they were once popular, or are eaten in other cultures. But some are inexplicable because these cans are preserving cooked foods that are not only plentiful year-round, but are also quite easy to prepare fresh. Still, when the zombie apocalypse hits and destroys the food industry, the survivors will soon be looking for anything to eat preserved in cans.