Fun Friday Food Facts, Six Nations Edition
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14th Mar 2025 - 07:00
- England: Sticky toffee pudding, invented in Cumbria in the 1960s, is one of England’s most beloved desserts.
Friday Food Facts
Fun Friday Food Facts: Pancake Day edition
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28th Feb 2025 - 07:00
- While Pancake Day is especially celebrated in the UK, it is also observed in other countries like the USA (Mardi Gras), France (Carnival) and parts of Australia, though each has its own uniq
Fun Friday Food Facts: Valentine’s Day Edition
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14th Feb 2025 - 07:00
- Richard Cadbury, from the Cadbury chocolate company, invented the first heart-shaped box of chocolates in the 1860s.
- In Japan, women give men gifts such as 'honmei-choco', a homem
Fun Friday Food Facts: 2025 Veganuary edition
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17th Jan 2025 - 07:00
- In 2024 more than 2,100 new vegan products and menu options were launched around the world to celebrate Veganuary.
- A survey by Ipsos in 2018 estimated vegans make up 3% of the glob
Fun Friday Food Facts: food destinations edition
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3rd Jan 2025 - 07:00
- Mexico City, Mexico: Mexico City is known for Its Antojitos, which are small and flavourful snacks that are typically sold by street vendors.
Fun Friday Food Facts: Christmas 2024 edition
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20th Dec 2024 - 07:00
- Fruitcake: Fruitcakes date back to ancient Rome, where they were made with pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, and raisins.
Fun Friday Food Facts: Chat GPT edition
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8th Nov 2024 - 07:00
- Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
- Tomatoes ar
Fun Friday Food Facts: Pasta edition
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25th Oct 2024 - 07:00
- Passengers flying directly from Genoa can take one jar up to 500g (or two jars up to 250g) of pesto onto their plane, provided the jar has been scanned in a special X-ray machine.
Fun Friday Food Facts: Pepperoni Pizza Day
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20th Sep 2024 - 07:00
- The largest pizza ever made used 6,193Kg of dough, 2,244Kg of sweet marinara sauce, 3,992Kg of cheese and around 630,496 slices of pepperoni.
- Pizza Hut claim to have been the first
Fun Friday Food Facts: 2024 Paris Olympics edition
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26th Jul 2024 - 08:00
- The Paris Olympics will deliver 13 million meals, the equivalent of the amount provided at ten football World Cup tournaments.