Food Stuff

There are more than 10,000 varieties of tomatoes.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

The Ancient Egyptians were the first to make a sweet treat from the marshmallow plant, when they combined its sap with nuts and honey.

Kissing may have originated when mothers orally passed chewed solid food to their infants during weaning.

The largest item on any menu in the world is the roast camel.

October is National Pasta Month.

The Kit Kat was originally made by Rowntree Limited, until 1988 when they were bought out by Nestle.

A survey showed 29% of adults say they have been splashed or scalded by hot drinks while dunking biscuits.

Chicken contains 266% more fat than it did 40 years ago.

When taken in large doses nutmeg works as a hallucinogen.

In the U.S., as much as 40% of produce grown is never sold or eaten because it is too ugly.

Apples, pears, cherries and strawberries are all members of the rose family.

Alliumphobia is the fear of garlic.

Perhaps as a relic of an ancient Roman custom of planting parsley on graves, a sprig of parsley was either associated with the devil or as an antidote for poison. Adding a sprig to a plate of food may have originated as a gesture of good faith and as way to safeguard the meal from evil.

London has more Indian restaurants than Mumbai or Delhi.

The jars of Nutella sold in a year could cover The Great Wall of China 8 times.

Worcestershire sauce is made from dissolved anchovies (including the bones) that have been soaked in vinegar.

Eating too much meat can accelerate your body's biological age.

You can cook an egg on a sidewalk at 158°F (70°C).

In 2001, there were more than 300 banana-related accidents in Britain, most involving people slipping on skins.

It's the only type of cooking a "real" man will do. When a man volunteers to do such cooking, the following chain of events is put into motion: 1. The woman goes to the store. 2. The woman fixes the salad, vegetables, and dessert. 3. The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils, and takes it to the man, who is lounging beside the grill, drinking a soda. 4. The man places the meat on the grill. 5. The woman goes inside to set the table and check the vegetables. 6. The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. 7. The man takes the meat off the grill and hands it to the woman. 8. The woman prepares the plates and brings them to the table. 9. After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes. 10. The man asks the woman how she enjoyed "her night off." And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women.