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Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 33

Written by Edward Waddell
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2nd Sep 2022 - 05:00
  • You can get a variety of bacon flavoured products including bacon popcorn, bacon vodka and bacon mints.
  • Researchers in Oregon have bred a new strain of the red seaweed dulce that t

Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 32

Written by Edward Waddell
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26th Aug 2022 - 06:00
  • Hamburgers were called ‘Liberty Sandwiches' during the First World War due to antipathy towards Germany.
  • If all the hamburgers that are eaten by Americans in a calendar year are li

Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 31

Written by Edward Waddell
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19th Aug 2022 - 06:00
  • Rum was first distilled in the Caribbean around 400 years ago and often in the 1700s sailors would be paid with rum.

Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 30

Written by Edward Waddell
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12th Aug 2022 - 06:00
  • An apricot tree is capable of producing fruits for a period of 20 years to 25 years.
  • In 2010 worldwide production of carrots reached 33.5 million tons.

Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 29

Written by Edward Waddell
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5th Aug 2022 - 06:00
  • The record for the world’s largest oyster is held by a Pacific oyster in Denmark which measures 35.5cm (1ft 2in) in length and weighs 1.6kg (3.5lb).
  • Oysters contain a variety of vi

Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 28

Written by David Foad
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29th Jul 2022 - 06:00
  • The popular Indian restaurant menu item the balti was created in Birmingham in the 1970s.

Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 27

Written by David Foad
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22nd Jul 2022 - 06:00

•    We perceive that coffee tastes sweeter in a red cup
•    The Norwegian island of Senja is home to the world’s first, and so far only, halibut museum

Fun Friday Food Facts Vol. 26

Written by Edward Waddell
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15th Jul 2022 - 06:00
  • Ambergris, a substance found in the digestive tract of sperm whales, was used by Lady Anne Franshawe in her cookery book in 1665 for an ice cream recipe.
  • In traditionally hot count

Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 25

Written by Edward Waddell
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8th Jul 2022 - 06:00
  • The price for a portion of a Strawberries and Cream at Wimbledon has remained the same since 2010 at £2.50 despite rising food costs.
  • Wimbledon is the largest single annual sportin

Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 24

Written by Edward Waddell
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1st Jul 2022 - 06:00
  • Former American President George Washington enjoyed ice cream so much that in 1790 alone he spent $200 on ice cream, which is around $5,000 dollars by today’s money.
  • To prevent ice