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Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Amazing Food Facts That Will Make You Love Food Even More.

Food is the thing everybody loves. Everyone loves some or the other dish and craves to eat it the most.So, here are some amazing food facts for all the foodies out there which will make them love,eat and crave for their favourite dish even more. 



AND IF YOU LOVE YOUR FOOD YOU'LL DEFINITELY ENJOY THESE FACTS.

Ounce by ounce, Nutritious food costs up to 10 times more than junk food.

Chicken contains 266% more fat than it did 40 years ago.
Coconut water can be used (in emergencies) as a substitute for blood plasma.

The World Health Organization has classified processed meats – including ham, salami, sausages and hot dogs – as a Group 1 carcinogen. In other words, they lead to cancer. Avoiding them can help you and the planet.

Carrots Used to be Purple Before the 17th Century.

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

Ortharexia Nervosa is an eating disorder where the sufferer is obsessed with eating healthy food.

Ketchup was sold in the 1830’s as medicine.

Dry swallowing one teaspoon of sugar can commonly cure hic-ups.

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

The tea bag was introduced in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan of New York.

The tall chef’s hat is called a toque.

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

Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

Marmite was first introduced into the UK in 1902.

Honeybee workers must visit 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey.

The fear of vegetables is called Lachanophobia.

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

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

In the United States, lettuce is the second most popular fresh vegetable.

Grape growing is the largest food industry in the world as there are more than 60 species and 8000 varieties of grapes.

The average person eats eight pounds of grapes each year.

There are more than 7,000 varieties of apples grown in the world.

A cluster of bananas id formerly called a ‘hand’. Along that theme, a single banana is called a ‘finger’.

Onion is Latin for ‘large pearl’.
Apples belong to the rose family, as do pears and plums.
 Oklahoma’s state vegetable is the watermelon.
 One of the most popular pizza toppings in Brazil is green peas.
 About 70% of olive oil being sold is not actually pure olive oil.

Real aged balsamic vinegar actually costs anywhere from $75 to $400 or more.
Store bought 100% “real” orange juice is 100% artificially flavored.
The most expensive pizza in the world costs $12,000 and takes 72 hours to make.
 The winner of the 2013 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest consumed 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
 The Dunkin’ Donuts in South Korea offer doughnut flavors such as Kimchi Croquette and Glazed Garlic.

1 comment:

  1. So fresh and so interesting!! Please also try to gather information on our traditional food and behavior.
    All d best

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