9th Oct 2020 - 06:00
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The UK is rapidly heading towards a second major, national lockdown as a result of the coronavirus. We’ve pulled together a few tasty food facts for you to chew over as you ponder another spell of self-isolation.
• Some of the most unusual crisp flavours from around the world include seaweed, red caviar, Pepsi flavoured, cucumber and salmon sushi.
• The longest strand of pasta ever recorded was in Japan and it was 3,776 metres long.
• The cuisine associated with Rastafarians is called ‘Ital’, which is derived from the word vital and relates to the fact they try to abstain from processed foods.
• Chinese fortune cookies are not an old custom and have nothing to do with China. In fact they were created in early 20th century California.
• The rapper Snoop Dog made the Gin & Juice cocktail famous in the 1990s, and he personally holds the Guinness world record for the largest one ever mixed at 132 gallons.
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