Random Interesting Food Facts

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Pound cake got its name from its recipe.

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True

Answer explanation

The early recipes of pound cake called for one pound of butter, one pound of eggs, and one pound of sugar.

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Most supermarket wasabi is actually horseradish.

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True

Answer explanation

Real wasabi is challenging to make and expensive. As an alternative, most wasabi for sale is colored horseradish with flavorings.

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The most expensive pizza in the world costs $12,000.

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True

Answer explanation

That’s because it takes 72 hours to make, and it can only be made in your home by 3 Italian chefs. The pizza is topped with 3 types of caviar, bufala mozzarella, lobster from Norway and Cilento, and pink Australian sea salt.

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Almonds are considered nuts.

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False

Answer explanation

Almonds are considered seeds and are in the same food family as peaches and plums

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Which food is over 96% water? Options: apple, celery, cucumber, radish

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cucumber

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Gelatin is an animal product.

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True

Answer explanation

Gelatin is made from boiling the skin, cartilage, and bones of animals.

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What is the fear of cooking called?

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Mageirocophobia

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Potatoes originated in...

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Peru

Answer explanation

The Inca of Peru were the first to cultivate potatoes around 8,000 BC to 5,000 B.C. In 1536 Spanish Conquistadors conquered Peru, discovered the flavors of the potato, and carried them to Europe.

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Native Americans called modern day blueberries....

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star berries

Answer explanation

Blueberries were called “star berries” by Native Americans, because the blossom at the end of the berries looks like a five-pointed star.

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A strawberry is technically NOT a berry.

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True

Answer explanation

Strawberries aren’t really berries, because berries only have seeds on the inside, and a strawberry has its seeds on the outside.