Here are a few fun foodie facts to thrill* your friends with
- Your cup of cappuccino takes its name from the Capuchin Friars, a religious order identified by their brown robes and pointed hoods.
- Caesar Salad is not Italian, it was invented in Mexico, the Caesar Hotel in Tijuana to be precise.
- French Fries were invented in Belgium, and American cheese is actually from Switzerland.
- Bananas, pumpkins and lemons are all berries, but raspberries are not.
- Bananas by the way float in water and they are officially the oldest fruit known to man, dating back over 10,000 years.
- Chickpeas contain almost as much protein as steak (there’s one for all of you on weight loss jabs to ponder)
- According to a report in The Grocer magazine, cheese is the most stolen food in the UK.
- Fig Newtons are not named after Isaac Newton but after the town of Newton, Massachusetts.
- The Rhubarb Triangle is a 9 square mile area of West Yorkshire famed for producing early, or forced rhubarb, it grows so fast you can actually hear it.
- It would take you over twenty years to try every type of apple if you ate one every day.
- Evidence shows that popcorn was eaten over 5,000 years ago in Peru…the complimentary packets of flavoured popcorn in every Mandolay bedroom is considerably fresher!
- 1 in 4 of every hazelnut grown globally is used in the making of Nutella.
- Heinz Ketchup must come out of the bottle at precisely 0.28 miles per hour, and there is a hotline where you can report counterfeit ketchup.
*This is a fib, most people will find these facts mildly interesting at best.