How To Cook Interesting Facts We (don't) Know About Food - Recipe

Ivan Red Jr. Author: Ivan Red Jr. Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022
How To Cook Interesting Facts We (don't) Know About Food - Recipe

Learn how to cook "Interesting facts we (don't) know about food". Delicious recipe.

  • Quality chocolate contains flavonoids that help reduce the risk of heart disease.
  • In the 1800s, rum was thought to be very suitable for cleansing hair and maintaining its health, and brandy - an excellent means of strengthening its roots.
  • Over time, white wine darkens and red wine lightens.
  • Orange juice contains a small amount of alcohol. 

 

  • Milk left for 2 hours in daylight loses 1/2 to 2/3 of its vitamins.
  • Cranberry juice improves memory.
  • The liquid contained in young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.
  • A Frenchman eats an average of 500 snails a year.
  • Rice is a staple food for half the world's population.
  • Chocolate contains less caffeine than coffee, tea and cola.
  • In 1830, ketchup was used as a medicine.
  • Avocados have more protein than any other fruit. 

 

  • Peanuts are not nuts, they are a member of the legume family.
  • Peanuts are used to make dynamite.
  • Argentines consume the most meat compared to other nations in the world.
  • Honey is the only product that does not spoil over time. Archaeologists have found in the tomb of the pharaohs edible honey.
  • Only about 3/4 of the fish caught is used for food. The rest is used in the manufacture of adhesives, soaps, margarines, fertilizers. 

 

  • Onions contain a mild natural antibiotic that fights infections, soothes burns and bee stings.
  • Adding a slice of lemon to fish is a tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages, when people believed that the juice of the fruit breaks down accidentally ingested bones.
  • A liter of drinking water contains about 100,000 bacteria. 

 

  • Green, black, white and red tea are made from the same plant - Camellia Sinensis. The difference between the species is in the processing of the leaves.
  • Saffron is extracted from the flowers (stamens) of the crocus species.
  • The homeland of ketchup is China. It was created around 1690 and did not contain tomatoes at all, but was prepared from fish, shellfish and spices.
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