25 Trivia Nuggets About Food from Pop Culture History

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25 Trivia Nuggets About Food from Pop Culture History
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Food: we all eat it. Unless you're one of those people that has a lifelong subscription to Soylent, anyway. But for most of us, making and eating food takes up a huge chunk of our day. Social lives revolve around mealtimes, and cultures are literally shaped by the edible things available to them. 

But what do you really know about the stuff you put into your mouth, day in and day out? What secrets are your pancakes hiding, and what information are your mashed potatoes keeping from you? Well, if you're curious about the food you've just unwrapped from your Uber Eats order for lunch, and you need something to browse, you've landed on the perfect page. 

Quality Control

MODERN CRIATKIED FOOD SAFETY EHISTS BECAUSE UNITED STATES OF THE SPACE RACE. NTDANAIVSEA NASA had to ensure d-Analysis only safe food made Mazard. its

Eggs

MYTH8 EGGS ARE BAD FOR YOUR HEART. FAGT8 EAT YOUR EGGS. YOU'LL BE FINE. Studies show that most people can eat an egg a day without it affecting their

Nutella / Kinder Eggs

GRAGKED.COM Michele Ferrero, the Kinder مان - MIX SURPRISE inventor of Nutella, Kinder Eggs, and Ferrero Rocher, was fiercely protective of his recipes, reputedly claiming that even the nutella famously secret recipe for FERRERO Coke Classic was known to more people than that of his famous FERRERO - hazelnut-chocolate ROCHER spread. WORK FERRERO ROCHER

Honestly, that makes so much sense. I've had a ton of hazelnut spreads, and some of them are even better than Nutella. But they never taste quite the same. It's got a certain je ne sais quoi. 

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The Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum

MEDIEVAL CUISINE The Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum was a famous health poem Before Weight Watchers, doctors supposedly wrote a poem to help keep English royalty healthy. It recommends fresh eggs, red wine, and rich gravies. It doesn't say much about veggies, but does praise A joyful mind, rest, and a moderate diet. CRACKED.COM

What modern society is missing is more poems praising eggs, wine, gravy, and rest.

Source: Atlas Obscura

Glowing Pork

GLOW IN THE DARK PORK NIK RCD CRACKED.COM A man in China discovered his pork glowing blue in the dark. Researchers said it was likely the pork was fed a high amount of phosphorus, and that anyone who sees this shouldn't eat the meat.

Source: list25

Floating and Spinning Eggs

Don't know if your eggs are... Hard-Boiled? SPIN THEM Hard-boiled eggs spin easily, Raw eggs do not. FRESH? FLOAT THEM Spoiled eggs float, Fresh eggs do not. GRAGKED.COM

When I eat hard boiled eggs, I pretend that I am a snake, unhinging my jaw after scavenging through some nests. 

Source: 41 Amazing Food Tricks

Pressure Cooking

Pressure cooking does not destroy vitamins. In fact, out of all major cooking methods, pressure cooking retains vitamins the most. Boiling destroys up

Sushi

Eat your sushi upside down. The correct way to eat this kind of sushi is to have the fish side be the one that touches your tongue. GRAGKEDDa

Ok, a little extra one for anyone who's reading inbetween the lines: sushi is traditionally eaten with the hands. Admittedly, most Japanese use chopsticks nowadays, but it isn't uncommon or weird to eat your fish rolls with your fingers. So, if you struggle with chopsticks, know that there is an easier and TRADITIONAL way. 

Fruit Bowl

Storing your fruit together in the same bowl has a certain aesthetic appeal. However, this is likely causing your fruit to spoil faster. A number of f

Cooking Mental Health

Cooking can make yOU feel better. A study foundthat using cooking or baking asa creative outiet can improve your happiness when you're feeling down.

Fresh Veggies

CRACKEDCON Stores periodically spray water on their vegetables and fruits to make them look fresh.

Pasta

MYTHB A LITTLE OIL in YOUR BOILING WATER WILL KeeP PASTA FRom STICKING. FACT8 IT WON'T. IT WILL Just BLOCK THE SAUCE. When you add oil to pasta water,

Fast-Food Salads

Salad carries more health risbs than meat. Because vegetables are grown in the soil, they are exposed to pathogens that can only be billed. by cooking

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