Friday Food Facts

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 26

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2nd Aug 2019 - 08:50

Most wasabi consumed is not real wasabi but coloured horseradish (real wasabi comes from grating the root of the Wasabia Japonica which can be found in Japan).
The name ‘Pepsi' com

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 vol. 25

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26th Jul 2019 - 09:12

The most popular carrots used to be purple before the 17^th century.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 vol. 24

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19th Jul 2019 - 09:36

Black soldier flies are the future if scientists are to be believed – their larvae can be baked into bread and biscuits, dried for pet food, used in place of fishmeal in the diet of farmed f

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 vol. 23

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12th Jul 2019 - 05:00

The stickers on fruit are edible (FDA considers them food grade).
In the Philippines people eat a common street food called Balut.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 22

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5th Jul 2019 - 05:00

The lollipop was first invented in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1908 by George Smith, who enjoyed going to the races so much that he named his creation after a competitor of the time, a horse

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 21

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28th Jun 2019 - 06:00

Astronauts do not consume sodas or carbonated drinks in space because the lack of gravity to separate the liquid and gas in the stomach leads to a kind of vomiting called 'wet burping'.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 20

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7th Jun 2019 - 10:14

Just as the kids are breaking up for half term here's our latest edition of Friday Food Facts
The most effective, and least messy, way to remove chewing gum from carpets and clothe

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 19

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24th May 2019 - 09:20

While you probably consider slurping noodles to be rude, this is not the case in Japan.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 18

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17th May 2019 - 10:05

The tart, sour taste found in fizzy drinks comes from phosphoric acid, which is also used to remove rust and power fuel cells.
An average ear of corn has an even number of rows, us

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 17

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10th May 2019 - 08:34

Shivering causes your body to burns calories at the rate of about 400kcal an hour – the average quarter pound burger has about 350 kcal.
Until 2011, Russia classed Beer and any alc