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Heinz 57
Heinz 57 is both the "57 Varieties" slogan coined by H.J. Heinz in the 1890s after seeing a shoe ad, despite the company selling over 60 products, and Heinz 57 Sauce, a 1911 tomato-based steak sauce.
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Heinz Tomato Ketchup (Heinz Ketchup, Heinz catsup), the flagship condiment of H. J. Heinz/Kraft Heinz since 1876 Pittsburgh: corn-syrup-sweetened US recipe, sugar-based European recipe, 57 Varieties, ~650 million bottles a year.
Heisei retro (平成レトロ)
Heisei retro (平成レトロ) is a Japanese consumer and cultural trend in which 1990s and early-2000s Heisei-era fashion, goods, and media, like Tamagotchi, purikura, and gyaru style, are re-consumed chiefly by Generation Z.
Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)
Hell's Kitchen (American TV series), Fox reality cooking competition adapted from the British 2004 ITV original, premiered May 30, 2005; Gordon Ramsay eliminates chefs from red and blue teams toward a head chef prize.
Helles
Helles, also known as Hellbier, is a pale, bottom-fermented lager that originated in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, in 1894. It is characterized by its clean, bready malt flavor and is the everyday session beer of Bavaria.
Hellmann's and Best Foods
Hellmann's and Best Foods are two brand names for the same mayonnaise product line, split at the Rocky Mountains in the United States (Hellmann's east, Best Foods west). Founded from Richard Hellmann's Manhattan delicatessen in 1905 and Best Foods' San Francisco plant, both brands share the blue-ribbon logo and are owned by Unilever.
HelloFresh
HelloFresh is a German meal kit delivery company founded in Berlin in 2011 that ships pre-portioned ingredients and recipes on a subscription basis, describing itself as the world's biggest.
Helly Hansen
Helly Hansen, Norwegian technical apparel brand founded 1877 in Moss by captain Helly Juell Hansen; maker of HELLY TECH waterproof shells, LIFA base layers, and workwear; sold by Canadian Tire to Kontoor Brands in 2025 for $1,313.4 million.
Hem
Hem: the folded, sewn edge of cloth on garments such as skirts and trousers; also called hemming. Covers hand slip-stitch and catch-stitch hems, machine blind and topstitched hems, timing, durability, and history.
Hemp seed (dehulled)
Dehulled hemp seed, also called hulled hemp seed or hemp hearts, is the hulled kernel of Cannabis sativa industrial hemp seed; FDA had no questions on GRAS Notice 765 in December 2018, covering uses at 1-40% in human foods.
Hendrick's Gin
Hendrick's Gin: Scottish premium gin by William Grant & Sons, created by Lesley Gracie at Girvan (launched 1999/2000). Cucumber and rose essences added post-distillation; Bennett and Carter-Head stills; apothecary bottle; over one million cases a year.
Henna
Henna (Lawsonia inermis, mehndi) is a reddish-brown dye from the dried leaves of a Lythraceae shrub, whose lawsone molecule stains keratin in skin and hair; used since Babylonian and ancient Egyptian times, approved as hair dye only in the US.
Henna ceremony
Henna ceremony: the pre-wedding application of Lawsonia inermis paste to a bride's hands and feet, called mehndi, kına gecesi, or Laylat al-Hinna, practiced across South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa and inscribed by UNESCO in 2024.
Henri Nestlé
Henri Nestlé (Heinrich Nestle, 1814–1890), German-born Swiss pharmacist and entrepreneur in Vevey, founded Nestlé; his 1867 Farine Lactée infant cereal, gold-medaled in Paris, sold 1.1 million packages by 1875 before he sold the firm.
Henry Laporte
Henry Laporte, aka Salt Hank (@salt_hank), American food creator and self-taught chef; NYT bestselling cookbook author; founder of Salt Hank's West Village French dip shop, acquired by Wonder in 2026.
Herbal cigarette
Herbal cigarette: tobacco-free, nicotine-free cigarette made of flowers and herbs; smoke still contains tar, carbon monoxide, and mutagens; marketed as quit aid despite unsupported health claims.
Herbal tea
Herbal tea, also called tisane, is a hot-water infusion of plants other than Camellia sinensis, usually caffeine-free; prepared by infusion, decoction, or maceration, with a small clinical evidence base and documented herb–drug interaction risks.
Herbes de Provence
Herbes de Provence (èrbas de Provença) is an unprotected commercial name for a dried herb blend typical of southern French cooking, usually thyme, rosemary, oregano, and savory; Label Rouge certification since 2003 fixes a recipe, while most herbs sold are imported.
Hereke carpet
A Hereke carpet is a hand-knotted Turkish carpet first woven from 1891 at an imperial factory near Istanbul, known for fine Bursa silk and floral palace designs.
Heritage Day (South Africa)
Heritage Day (South Africa), a public holiday on 24 September created in 1995 from the old KwaZulu-Natal Shaka Day after IFP objection, celebrates the country's cultural diversity within September's Heritage Month and is informally known as Braai Day.
Heritage preservation in South Korea
Heritage preservation in South Korea: the state system of designating and transmitting cultural, natural, and intangible heritage under the Framework Act on National Heritage (2024), administered by the Korea Heritage Service with seven designation categories and a holder-based intangible transmission system.
Herman Cain
Herman Cain (1945-2020) was an American businessman, Godfather's Pizza CEO, Kansas City Fed chairman, and 2012 Republican presidential candidate known for his 9-9-9 flat tax plan; his campaign ended after sexual harassment allegations, and he died of COVID-19 after a Trump rally.
Hermès
Hermès International, French luxury house founded 1837 in Paris by Thierry Hermès as a saddlery workshop; family-controlled, known for Kelly and Birkin bags and silk carrés; 2025 revenue €16 billion with a 41% operating margin.
Heroin chic
Heroin chic: 1990s fashion photography aesthetic of emaciation, pale skin, dark circles, and androgyny, tied to Kate Moss and Corinne Day, condemned by Bill Clinton in 1997, revived in the 2020s.
Hershey's Kisses
Hershey's Kisses are bite-sized teardrop milk chocolates first made in 1907 in Derry, Pennsylvania, hand-wrapped until 1921, trademarked in 2000, and produced at over 80 million pieces per day.
Hessian fabric
Hessian fabric, called burlap in North America, is a coarse plain-woven jute cloth used for sacks, packaging, concrete curing, upholstery backing and geotextiles, typically 7-12 oz/yd with an open breathable weave.
Heston Blumenthal
Heston Blumenthal, British self-taught chef behind The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, a three-Michelin-star restaurant named world's best in 2005; pioneer of triple-cooked chips, flavour pairing, and multisensory cooking.
Hi-C
Hi-C is a Coca-Cola-owned American non-carbonated fruit juice drink brand, first marketed 1948 and the first vitamin C-fortified fruit drink; known for juice boxes and McDonald's Orange Lavaburst, removed 2017, returned 2021.
Hi-Chew (ハイチュウ)
Hi-Chew (ハイチュウ, HI-CHEW) is Morinaga Seika's soft gelatin-based fruit chew, launched 1975 from 1913 Milk Caramel technology, sold in 30+ countries, 233 Japanese flavors, US production since 2013.
Hibiscus tea
Hibiscus tea, aka karkade, agua de Jamaica, bissap, sobolo, or sorrel, is a caffeine-free tart red tisane from dried Hibiscus sabdariffa calyces, brewed hot or cold across Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America.