Friday Food Facts

•    Some of the most unusual crisp flavours from around the world include seaweed, red caviar, Pepsi flavoured, cucumber and salmon sushi.

* The two main ingredients of a ‘Dark and Stormy’ cocktail are dark rum and ginger beer. A suitable drink, perhaps, for the autumnal season.

* In Yorkshire there is a traditional scone-like cake that is known locally as a ‘fat rascal’.

* The Arizona Brewing Company operates out of New York State.

* The musical term intermezzo describes a palate-cleansing course served between two larger courses.

•    Despite the name, ‘Big Beef’ is a type of tomato
•    Rock and roll star Elvis Presley had a sandwich named after him that was filled with banana, peanut butter and bacon

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

* There’s no meat in Glamorgan sausages – they are made from cheese.

* The main ingredient of the dish Scotch Woodcock is not a bird but a fish – the anchovy.

•    Pennyroyal Tea is a song by Nirvana, and refers to a herb with small lilac flowers that has been used for centuries to treat colds, fevers, indigestion and cramps.

• Sweden has almost 2,000 miles of coastline meaning fresh fish is available across the country, including pickled herring which is widely eaten.

• Wales: Residents in Bala hold the world record for the largest Welsh cake.