Jerk barbecue can be traced to the 1600s, when Jamaican runaway slaves preserved and cooked meat in dug-out pits and basted it with native herbs, spices, and chile peppers. The name "jerk" has uncertain origins. It is believed by some culinary experts to be derived from the Spanish word "charqui," which means dried meat, or from the French term "charcuterie." One legend suggests that the phrase "jerked pork" was coined because slabs of pork were literally jerked back and forth over a hot grill.
French consumers drink an average 88 servings of Coca-Cola® products per year.
The more than 362 billion OREO cookies sold to date would fill up the world's largest freight train, consisting of 660 freight cars, over 62 times.
Since the spice saffron is so expensive, knowledgeable chefs don't want to waste it. They never use wooden utensils when mixing saffron. Wood tends to absorb it easily.
Kernels of popcorn were found in the graves of pre-Columbian Indians.
French toast isn't French. It comes from a Roman cookbook, dating back to 1000 or 2000 B.C., and titled "Apicius on Cooking."
The most valuable nutrients of the potato are in the skin.
Some cultures call the papaya tree "the medicinal tree" because its seeds and leaves have been used to make medicine.
Ketchup was sold in the United States as a patent medicine in the early nineteenth century — Dr. Miles' Compound Extract of Tomato.
Fresh apples float because 25 percent of their volume is air.
Fresh apples float because 25 percent of their volume is air.
The Mushroom Council of California recommends cooking shiitake mushrooms before they're eaten, although it is fine to eat all other cultivated mushrooms raw. The shiitake has an enzyme that may cause an upset stomach, depending on how much is consumed and a person's sensitivity to the enzyme.
Some foods "explode" in the microwave due to trapped steam. Eggs, butter, and margarine have internal water that, when microwaved, turns to steam and splatters the food all over the inside of the oven. It is imperative to cover these foods well when microwaving
Key lime, a yellow lime with a bitter rather than sour taste, was named after the Florida Keys. Key lime pie became popular in the 1950s – a custardlike pie made with lime juice, condensed milk, and eggs and served in a pastry shell.
From 1941 until 1950, violet was part of the color mixture for "M&M's"® Plain Chocolate Candies. Violet was replaced by tan.
The name "celery" comes from the French name "celeri."
Soup in Asia is used as an alternative medicine — tom yum in Thailand; bone marrow soup, soybean sprout soup, or seaweed soup in Korea. Sweet dessert soup in China is eaten to balance one’s yin and yang.
Kielbasa, a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, and flavored with garlic and spices, is from the Polish word Kielbasa, the word for sausage – kielbasa sausage literally means “sausage sausage.”
Gatorade got its name after the Gators, the University of Florida football team, tested it.
Soups are Ecuador's specialty. Most lunches and dinners are accompanied by a savory soup as the first course. Locro soup, made with cheese, avocado, and potato, is quite tasty. Bold diners can try yaguarlocro, a potato soup made with sprinklings of blood. For the truly adventurous, there is caldo de pata, a broth containing chunks of boiled cow hooves which is considered a delicacy by locals and believed by hopeful men to increase virility.
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