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Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 27

9th Aug 2019 - 08:29
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Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 27
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It's that time of the week again - sit down with a cuppa and enjoy our round-up of Fun Friday Food Facts! We'd love to hear your favourite on Twitter @CSCMag.
  • Shark meat needs to be soaked well before it’s eaten because sharks urinate through their skin.
  • The country with the largest number of regional foods protected by EU law is Italy with 299. The UK comes far down the list with just 72.
  • All parts of an egg are edible, including the shells as they are high in calcium.
  • In Britain we eat 300 million portions of fish and chips every year.
  • Peanuts aren’t nuts they are legumes.
  • Cabbage is 91% water. Under normal circumstances women need 2.7 liters of water and men should consume 3.7 liters of water daily. 
Written by
Edward Waddell