Food is something we have on a daily basis and more than just the one time. It is our life source and the prime means of survival. This particular list talks about ten quite weird and amazing facts that should be informative as well as a little shocking. I hope you enjoy the read and your comments and opinions are always welcome.
10. PURPLE CARROTS
The concept struck me as quite interesting actually. Before the seventeenth century, carrots actually used to be purple. That would have been a pretty sight. In the late sixteenth century, the growers of carrots spotted yellow and white carrots amongst the original purple ones. Those carrots did not really taste good but the possibility of color change was possible. So the carrots we know first started to develop from that time. I would actually like to have a purple carrot.
9. BIGGEST FOOD ITEM
If I asked you about the biggest food item you ever saw in your life, what would that be? Please do not think about the world records of giant pastries and cakes and pizzas. I mean real food. Well, it took me by surprise, but the biggest food item in a menu is a camel – but not just a camel. See, that camel is stuffed with a sheep, the sheep is stuffed with chicken, the chicken is stuffed with fish and the fish is finally stuffed with eggs. I wonder exactly how long it takes to prepare all of that and just how hard it would be.
8. CARBONATED DRINKS
Did you ever wonder why carbonated drinks were called soft drinks? What’s interesting is that not only are the carbonated drinks referred to as soft drinks, but all the other beverages minus the excess alcohol were referred to soft drinks. These days, we just refer to a carbonated drink with that name. See, beverages with excess alcohol content are referred to as a hard drink, and drinks with significantly less or absolutely no content were referred to as ‘soft drinks’ and not just the carbonated drinks.
7. SOUP
Well, this might sound a little weird to you guys but since I happen to love soup, I thought more people like me should familiarize themselves with what I found out. According to several archeological reports, the consumption of soup first began in around 6,000 BC; a long time ago. Well, the interesting part is that the first soup ever made was made out of a hippopotamus. I can’t even begin to imagine what that might have tasted like and frankly I would not be willing to try either.
6. BUGS
Okay this might sound a little gross but the choice to buy and use them actually still rests with you so it’s very much just fine. I am sure you are familiar with the Food and Drug Administration. Well, the FDA actually allows one to sell rodent hair and many different kinds of bugs for consumption. That’s the worst part. See, they allow around thirty insect fragments and one to two rodent hairs per 100 grams of peanut butter. So it’s very possible that your favorite peanut butter actually already contains these things.
5. TWINKIES
I am sure you familiar with this delicious littletreats. Well, originally, they were supposed to last out for only two days due to all the dairy inside. But due to the various techniques developed over time, the manufacturers were able to keep the Twinkies from expiring for a period of around 25 days which is pretty interesting. My point here is that do not ever leave Twinkies just lying around for a few days after opening the package and then try to eat them. You’ll probably get sick.
4. THE COLOR OF THE TWIST TIE
The color of the twist tie on the bred packaging is not there randomly. It has a purpose and a meaning. It signifies the day of the week the bread was baked. Most of the customers buying this product are actually unaware of it, but it wasn’t meant for the customers originally. It was meant for the shopkeepers to let the know whether the bread is too old for it to be kept on the shelves. It saves time really, all they need to do is look at the color and know the color code; simple enough isn’t it?
3. POPSICLE
Although it is hard to believe, it still is a fact. Popsicle was actually invented by someone who was eleven years old and someone who kept it a secret for another eighteen years. His name was Frank Epperson. He came up with this when he left powdered soda and water out on the porch with a stir stick. The temperatures dropped really low that night in San Francisco and the rest is history. It was the year 1905. He originally named it epsicle but it was only eighteen years later when he patented it that he renamed it to popsicle.
2. ORANGE
Have you ever wondered whether the fruit orange was named after the color orange or was it the other way around? The word orange comes from the Spanish word ‘naranja’. ‘naranja’ is derived from the Sanskrit word nāraṅga which means ‘orange tree’. This particular word changed when it came to the English language over time and became orange. Around the sixteenth century, this particular word not only referred to the fruit but also to the color. So there you have it, the color was named after the fruit itself.
1. PEANUTS
You know that thing that makes a big bang and is usually used for destructive purposes (positive and negative)? I am referring to a dynamite in case you are wondering. We all love peanuts and all but did you know that dynamite is actually made using peanuts? The oil extracted from a peanut can be processed to produce glycerol. Glycerol can further be used to make nitroglycerin which happens to be one of the key ingredients to making a dynamite. Thankfully, there are other ways to make dynamites so more peanuts for me.
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