Friday Food Facts

Fun Friday Food Facts 2018 Vol. 45

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30th Nov 2018 - 08:56

While it's pretty common knowledge that avocado is a fruit and not veg, did you know that it has the highest protein content of all fruit?!
Nestlé launched a cough drop flavo

Fun Friday Food Facts 2018 Vol. 44

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23rd Nov 2018 - 09:59

Turkeys have long been popular for Christmas dinner. In Victorian England, some of the birds were raised in Norfolk and taken to market in London.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2018 Vol. 43

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16th Nov 2018 - 08:32

You can hear rhubarb grow! During a process known as ‘rhubarb forcing’, you can hear a cacophony of pops as it grows.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2018 Vol. 42

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2nd Nov 2018 - 10:10

Contrary to popular belief, if swallowed, chewing gum does not sit in your body for 7 years.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2018 Vol. 41

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26th Oct 2018 - 07:00

The world’s largest pumpkin pie on record used 495 litres of evaporated milk, 233 dozen eggs and 525lbs of sugar.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2018 Vol. 40

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19th Oct 2018 - 08:31

Blame science for your sweet tooth!

Fun Friday Food Facts 2018 Vol. 39

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12th Oct 2018 - 10:14

Broccoli contains more protien than steak
Grapes will explode if put in the microwave. If you split a grape almost in half and put it in the microwave, it will create an explosive

Fun Friday Food Facts 2018 Vol. 38

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5th Oct 2018 - 09:47

To check if cranberries are fresh, throw them on a counter and see if they bounce back – if they do, you’re safe to eat!
Baked Alaska isn't from Alaska - the actual origins are a m

Fun Friday Food Facts 2018 Vol. 37

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28th Sep 2018 - 08:47

The Kellogg brothers first created cornflakes as therapy for mental patients
Eating poppy seed bread and bagels can make you fail a drugs test.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2018 Vol. 36

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21st Sep 2018 - 09:11

Recognising the crucial role of fish and chips during WW1 and WW2, they were two of the few foods not subject to rationing because the government feared the dish was so embedded in the natio