If there is one thing in this world that we know will not disappoint us, it is food. No matter what time, day, or hour it is, it is impossible to get through the day without eating something delicious. Here are 11 food facts that will give you an entire food for thought.
1.The reason a pound cake is called a pound cake is because it uses one pound of butter, one pound of eggs and one pound of sugar!
2.The most expensive Pizza in the world is 12,000 USD. This is because it takes 72 hours to make the pizza and is only made in your home by 3 Italian chefs. The toppings on this pizza include 3 types of Caviar, bufala mozzarella, lobster from Norway and Cilento and pink Australian Sea salt.
3.Nut meg is actually a hallucinogen. Nutmeg consists of natural compound called myristicin. It has mind altering effects if you take it in large doses.
4.Random thought, but ever wondered why crackers have holes? During the baking process, the cooks put holes in the crackers. This prevents air bubbles from ruining the product altogether.
5.During the 1800’s people believed that tomatoes had medicinal properties. A doctor during the time period claimed that he could treat diarrhea and indigestion with tomato and made tomato ketchup into a pill and gave it to his patients.
6.Here’s an interesting fact for you- White chocolate is not chocolate. The name is deceiving but white chocolate actually has no same components as chocolate. White chocolate is just a mix of sugar, milk, vanilla, lecithin and cocoa butter.
7.Do you know what is more worse for your teeth than sugar? Crackers! Crackers tend to stick to your teeth which ends up being a breeding ground for bacteria in your teeth and gums. Gross!
8.Cheese is the most stolen food in the world! It is stolen so often that about 4% of the world’s cheese, which is a lot, is stolen cheese. There is even a black market for cheese!
9.Wondered why some people drink alcohol faster and with more enthusiasm? Researchers state that people’s drinking habits depend on the music that is playing. Loud music can make people drink more and faster, while slow music can make people drink slower and with less enthusiasm.
10.The fast food giant McDonald’s sells 2.5 billion hamburgers every year that means they sell 6.5 million hamburgers each day., which means they sell 75 hamburgers each second!
11.The expiry date on water actually means nothing. Water cannot expire. The expiry date is for the bottle not the water. Plastic bottles will eventually start leaking chemicals into the water, past the expiry date. It is not harmful to drink but it can make the water taste less fresh.
