When Swiss cheese ferments, a bacterial action generates gas. As the gas is liberated, it bubbles through the cheese leaving holes. Cheese-makers call them ‘eyes.’
Food was first preserved in tin cans in 1806, nearly 50 years before the first can opener was invented.
The Guinness world record for the oldest cat ever was Crème Puff, who lived to be 38 years old.
Do you have super powers, no? Well now you do. You can freeze water with just a tap of your finger.
Wine Gums were almost never created.
While it may also be found in floor polish, shoe polish or cosmetics, carnauba wax is used to give a glossy shine to make things you put in your mouth such as chewing gum, candies, gravies and sa
No hotel or restaurant had a special children’s menu until the US ban on alcohol sales under ‘Prohibition’ in 1920.
Did you know that an apple, onion and potato all have the same taste. The difference in flavour are caused by their smell. To prove this pinch your nose and take a bit from each.
Did you know that a wine that tastes watery is said to taste “dilute.” Means that It may have been made from grapes picked during a rainstorm.
Heinz has had to re-style its ketchup as ‘seasoning’ to sell it in Israel after courts ruled the 21% tomato content fell far short of the 41% needed to meet the country’s food standard for ketchu