Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 5
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4th Feb 2022 - 09:32
- Sesame Street in Nigeria has a version of Cookie Monster named Zobi the Yam Monster.
Friday Food Facts
Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 4
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28th Jan 2022 - 08:29
- Seven lucky foods to eat during Chinese New Year include fish (increase your prosperity), dumplings (wealth), spring rolls (wealth), sweet rice balls (togetherness), good fortune fruit (full
Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 3
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21st Jan 2022 - 06:00
- In 1644 Oliver Cromwell banned pies and other treats because he saw it as a ‘gluttonous act’.
Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 2
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14th Jan 2022 - 06:00
- The term vegan was first used in November 1944 when a British woodworker named Donald Watson, a vegetarian who did not eat eggs or dairy, coined it to describe himself.
- Up to 1% of
Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 1
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7th Jan 2022 - 09:01
- Over 100 billion bananas are consumed every year, with around half of them eaten for breakfast.
- Patrick Bertoletti holds the record for the most waffles eaten in ten minutes- he at
Festive Friday Food Facts, Vol. 49
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17th Dec 2021 - 06:00
- The Christmas tradition of a chocolate yule log is believed to have begun in France as a way of helping people without fireplaces to join this ancient mid-winter log-burning ritual.
Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 48
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10th Dec 2021 - 07:00
- The national cake of Australia is called a Lamington.
Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 47
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3rd Dec 2021 - 06:00
- The cocoa beans from which chocolate is made only thrive in tropical zones around the Equator, where the climatic conditions are just right.
- The first ever solid chocolate bar was
Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 46
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26th Nov 2021 - 06:00
- The first ever Thanksgiving took place in 1621 and on average over 46 million turkeys are consumed every year as part of the celebrations.
- During Thanksgiving dinner a y-shaped bon
Fun Friday Food Facts, Vol. 45
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19th Nov 2021 - 06:00
- Foods made specifically for children first became popular in Victorian England, when parents were advised to give their children cod-liver oil daily to improve their health.
- The fi