Food Stuff

Crackers, like Saltines, have small holes in them to prevent air bubbles from ruining the baking process.

If you boil beetroot in water, and then massage the water into your scalp each night, it works as an effective cure for dandruff.

French fries came from Belgium, but are most popular in the US.

About 70% of olive oil being sold is not actually pure olive oil.

Hot dogs were of the first food eaten on the moon. Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. ate hot dogs on their 1969 journey.

The fear of vegetables is called Lachanophobia.

By the Middle Ages, black pepper had become a luxury item, so expensive that it was used to pay rent and taxes.

Milt, which is a delicacy around the world, is fish sperm.

Each pineapple plant only produces just one pineapple per year.

There is a food substitute intended to supply all daily nutritional needs, known as ""Soylent"".

Saddam Hussein liked Bounty Bars!

Canola oil was originally called rapeseed oil, but rechristened by the Canadian oil industry in 1978 to avoid negative connotations. 'Canola' is short for 'Canadian oil.'

An average American will eat the equivalent of 28 pigs in their lifetime.

Drinking fresh milk in the classical world was considered a luxury because milk was so difficult to preserve. The Arabs invented caramel, which served as a depilatory (hair removal) for women in a harem.

Carrots have zero fat content.

Egg yolks are one of the few foods that naturally contain Vitamin D.

Before the Columbian Exchange, there were no oranges in Florida, no bananas in Ecuador, no potatoes in Ireland, no coffee in Colombia, no pineapples in Hawaii, no rubber trees in Africa, no tomatoes in Italy, and no chocolate in Switzerland.

The largest item found on any menu is roasted camel which is still served at some Bedouin weddings and was offered by royalty in Morocco several hundred years ago. The camel is cleaned and then stuffed with one whole lamb, 20 chickens, 60 eggs, and 110 gallons of water, among other ingredients.

The pumpkin originated in Mexico about 9,000 years ago.

Deep fried chocolate bars contain about 850 calories per bar.

A boy is about to go on his first date, and is nervous about what to talk about. He asks his father for advice. The father replies: "My son, there are three subjects that always work. These are food, family, and philosophy." The boy picks up his date and they go to a soda fountain. Ice cream sodas in front of them, they stare at each other for a long time, as the boy's nervousness builds. He remembers his father's advice, and chooses the first topic. He asks the girl: "Do you like spinach?" She says "No," and the silence returns. After a few more uncomfortable minutes, the boy thinks of his father's suggestion and turns to the second item on the list. He asks, "Do you have a brother?" Again, the girl says "No" and there is silence once again. The boy then plays his last card. He thinks of his father's advice and asks the girl the following question: "If you had a brother, would he like spinach?"