1 cinnamon stick, halved.

Many millennials and Gen-Xers around my age remember taking field trips to Whitaker Park to watch cigarettes getting rolled, manufactured, and packaged.We were given packs of cigarettes to give to our parents but the most exciting part of the field trip was receiving The Token..

The Token was a coin used to insert into a Nabisco vending machine to receive the snack or pack of Nabs of your choice.I remember a slick, buffed hallway grandiose, not unlike the scene where Dorothy meets the Wizard of Oz, only with dozens of vending machines glittering with snacks inside.I distinctly remember getting Oreos, because they were my mom's favorite.

And a pack of Kent Golden Light 100s, which were what my grandmother smoked.Afterward, our group gathered in the main hall and we took photos in front of a statue of Joe Camel, made of real tobacco.

We took our Nabs and ate them on the ride back to school.. Nowadays you might see wild flavor combinations like bacon cheddar, buffalo wing, or nacho cheese, but again, they're all still Nabs to plenty of people.

Does cheese filling count?Each of the unique ways it can be done is a living legacy of each person and the people before them who passed on the ability to make it.

When I sit down to a plate or bowl of red rice, I could be eating it as a side dish or I could just be eating it on its own—especially if it has meat, and the meat to rice to vegetable ratio is on point.I like when it's made for a side at cookouts and barbecues and a little of the rice touches my potato salad and picks up on the smoke from the charcoal-grilled chicken.

Or, with fried whiting and shrimp, and a generous helping of hot sauce.For Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, baby showers and weddings, it's on the table..