Friday Food Facts

Fun Friday Food Facts 2020, Vol. 3

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17th Jan 2020 - 09:31

Around 500 Brits are injured while dipping their biscuits into a hot drink every year.
Roman chef Apicius produced the first surviving cookbook.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2020 Vol. 2

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10th Jan 2020 - 09:13

In the 17th century Catholics were condemned by some bishops for ‘cheating’ because they drank chocolate on fast days, such as during Lent.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2020 Vol. 1

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3rd Jan 2020 - 06:00

Tomato sauces like ketchup are allowed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to have as many as 15 fruit fly eggs per 100 grams.
Honeybee workers must visit 2 million flowers

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol.45

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20th Dec 2019 - 08:49

In Japan, eating Kentucky Fried Chicken has become something of a Yule tide tradition for millions of people, and can be so popular some diners have to pre-order their special KFC Christmas

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 44

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13th Dec 2019 - 11:15

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 43

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6th Dec 2019 - 09:18

There are an estimated one billion snails served in restaurants around the world every year.
One cow can produce up to 144 glass

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 42

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29th Nov 2019 - 08:31

The average person in the UK eats an estimated 60 tonnes of food in their lifetime.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 41

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22nd Nov 2019 - 09:55

The smoothness in chocolate often comes from an emulsifier derived from castor beans, which also happen to contain one of the most toxic natural substances – ricin, which c

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 40

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15th Nov 2019 - 08:22

The Bible’s forbidden fruit was never explicitly stated as an apple.
Hákarl is the national dish of Iceland.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 39

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8th Nov 2019 - 09:36

The average cost of a pint in the UK is more than 200% pricier than the continent’s least expensive, which can be found in Prague and would set you back a pound.
The UK’s largest g