10 Interesting Food Facts

Food is not only necessary for us to live but also defines our lives and the cultures we live in. there are wide varieties of food across the world with variable tastes. No matter even if identical ingredients are used, the taste will be changed with the change of region. Food is eaten to get the necessary energy for our livelihood so it is better to eat those things in food that are good for health also with their good taste. Food contains a long range of edible items, and to know about all or at least our favorite food items is a must. Below are given some food facts you will like to know.

1. World’s finest Coffee

For all those coffee lovers, the world’s best coffee, called kopi Luwak is grown from the partially digested and then excreted beans from civet, a cat sized mammal. This coffee is also the world’s most expensive coffee and sold mainly in Japan and United States.

2. World’s largest Roast

If you think, it’s a goat then you better know that roasted camel is the world’s largest roast which is stuffed with sheep which is stuffed with chicken and chicken in turn is stuffed with fish.

3. Bugs and Rodent Hair

There are as many as 30 bugs’ fragments and some rodent’s hair sold per 100 grams of the peanut butter jar.

4. World’s first and earliest Soup

Archaeologists have got strong evidences that the first soup was prepared of hippopotamus and it dates back to 6000 BC.

5. Re-fried Beans

The term refried is a misconception due to misinterpretation of the original term. The original term is Frijoles Refritos which means the “well fried beans” but this term was made “refried beans”.

6. Worcestershire Sauce

This famous England made sauce is made of dissolved fish. The fish are soaked in vinegar until they dissolve in it completely. This sauce contains the fish bones and all other fish stuff.

7. The Popsicle

This was made by an 11 year old boy, frank who kept this discovery secret for 18 years. After 18 years he patented it and named in Popsicle.

8. The Micro Wave

The microwave oven was invented accidently when the inventor passed a radar beam and the chocolate in his pocket melted. Then he tested the popcorns and found that he had discovered something.

9. Dynamites

Peanuts can make dynamite. It is true. Just process the peanut oil and make glycerol and then further process it and make nitroglycerin and then you will have one component of dynamite.

10. The Natural Blood Plasma

Of course, natural blood plasma comes from blood only, but then the coconut water can also serve the purpose in emergencies.