Food Stuff

The Dunkin' Donuts in South Korea offer doughnut flavors such as Kimchi Croquette and Glazed Garlic.

100 years ago, most Americans used to spend 43% of each day working just to get food. Now, it's just 7%.

In South India, people roll over food leftovers served to Brahmins in the belief that all troubles and ailments will be cured.

The first soup was made from hippopotamus and dates back to 6000 B.C.

Cheese products contain less than 51% cheese.

The popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old in 1905.

Casu marzu is a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live maggots inside.

In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket.

Almost 70 percent of the red meat eaten globally is goat meat.

Microwaving food does not diminish the nutrients. When done right, it's actually one of the most nutritionally sound methods in food preparation.

Worcestershire sauce is made from dissolved fish. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({})

Pringles were first sold in America in 1968 but were not popular until the mid 1970’s.

Biting a wooden spoon whilst chopping an onion will stop your eyes from watering.

At both Ephesus and Eleusis in Greece the priestess were known as 'bees' because bees and the way honey was gathered and eaten had religious connotations. Honey, considered miraculously made by bees, often signified truth because honey needs no treatment after it has been collected and it does not deteriorate.

One of the most expensive pizzas ever made cost £4200. The “Pizza Royale 007” featured caviar, lobster, and 24-carat gold dust.

Peanuts aren't nuts, they're legumes.

You can buy eel flavored ice cream in Japan.

Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.

Eating eggs is taboo in some areas of because eggs are thought to make childbirth more difficult and to excite children.

Radishes are members of the same family as cabbages.

There was an elderly couple who in their old age noticed that they were getting a lot more forgetful, so they decided to go to the doctor. The doctor told them that they should start writing things down so they don't forget. They went home and the old lady told her husband to get her a bowl of ice cream. "You might want to write it down," she said. The husband said, "No, I can remember that you want a bowl of ice cream." She then told her husband she wanted a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream. "Write it down," she told him, and again he said, "No, no, I can remember: you want a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream." Then the old lady said she wants a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top. "Write it down," she told her husband and again he said, "No, I got it. You want a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top." So he goes to get the ice cream and spends an unusually long time in the kitchen, over 30 minutes. He comes out to his wife and hands her a plate of eggs and bacon. The old wife stares at the plate for a moment, then looks at her husband and asks, "Where's the toast?"