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Interesting and unusual food and drink facts from around the world
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In 1868 a company called Dr Brown’s started producing Cel-Ray tonic –a celery flavoured drink. It is still made today.
Almost 540 peanuts go into a 340g jar of peanut butter.
The Kangaroo Protection Bill was introduced in the United States in 2021. If passed it could result in the consumption of Kangaroo meat being illegal in the US.
Two thirds of an octopus’ neurons are in its arms, rather than its head. Because of this, their legs have a ‘mind of their own’ and can complete various tasks whilst the octopus is preoccupied elsewhere.
La Tomatina festival in Spain is one of the most popular food-related festivals in the world and consists of people coming together to throw tomatoes at one another. Originating in the 1940s when a street fight resulted in a young boy throwing fruit and vegetables at passers-by, this was then repeated each year until 1957 when it gained its official status as a food festi-
Back in 2020, Walkers crisps created Wotzilla a 250g 10.66 metre long Wotsit that broke the world record for the longest puffed corn snack ever recorded. It took a team of eight, nearly two and a half hours to make in the Walkers factory based in Leicester UK.
There is no sincerer love than the love of food “ “
– George Bernard Shaw –
There are over 8,000 grape varieties, the main types are American and European.
Pak Choi is a highly popular crop in Singapore, farmers use it for vertical farming, stacking one on another. Pak Choi end up growing like a tower and can reach heights of over nine metres.
The world record for the most cupcakes eaten in 6 minutes was set by Pat Bertoletti in 2012; he ate 72. This record was achieved at the second Annual World Cupcake Eating Championship, during which 13 contestants consumed nearly 700 cupcakes.
