Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 35
• 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
• 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.
• The Carolina Reaper is the hottest chilli in the world; a man died after eating one in a chilli-eating contest in New York State in 2018.
* The heatproof sleeve on the outside of a disposable coffee cup is called a ‘zarf ’.
* The drug valium, used for its calming effect, is present in potatoes.
* Concrete is stronger if carrots are added to it.
* A glass of calvados (apple brandy) contains seven apples.
* During a 2007 costume-themed pub crawl, ‘all Captain Americas were asked to go outside for a possible identification’ after one Captain America with a burrito stuffed down his tights assaulted tw