Legend has it that film actress Marlene Dietrich remarked once that her favorite meal consisted of hot dogs and champagne.
Gjetost is the national cheese of Norway, and its name means "goat" and "cheese," though it is now commonly made of cow's milk.
Legend has it that tortellini was created to honor the Roman goddess Venus's belly button, after an Italian innkeeper spied on her through a keyhole and told the community the titillating details.
Godiva Chocolates were launched in 1926 in Brussels, Belgium, when master chocolatier Joseph Draps founded, with his family, a chocolate company named in honor of the 1040 A.D. legend of Lady Godiva. Draps had perfected a unique formula of rich, smooth chocolate. With an eye for detail, he launched elegant, European shell-moulded designs and exquisite packaging. Through the years, his standards have been maintained as zealously as his recipes have been guarded. Since its U.S. introduction in 1966, Godiva continues to be a leader in the premium confectionery industry. Godiva’s famous Open Oyster, a shell-moulded chocolate filled with hazelnut praliné, is the company’s best-selling individual chocolate piece.
Grand Rapids, Michigan is the "SpaghettiOs Capital of the World" because per-capita consumption is highest in that city, per the Franco-American company. Reportedly, there are more than 1,750 "O's" in a 15-ounce can of SpaghettiOs.
The Number 1 food choice among U.S. restaurant patrons in 1995 was hamburgers, despite trends to cut back on beef consumption. That year, one out of five American diners ordered a burger, and 5.2 billion of them were consumed.
The number of hamburgers the McDonald’s fast-food chain has sold is 12 times the world's total population.
Soy milk, the liquid left after beans have been crushed in hot water and strained, is a favorite beverage in the East. In Hong Kong, soy milk is as popular as Coca-Cola is in the U.S.
The nutritional value of squash and pumpkin seeds improves with age. These seeds are among the few foods that increase in nutritional value as they decompose.
Spaghetti is the favorite pasta shape, with 38 percent favoring it over other pasta shapes. The second favorite shape is elbow macaroni, at 16 percent.
Lemon grass is a traditional flavoring used in Thai cooking. It grows in stalks and has a subtle, bright, delicate flavor that is lemon-like. It is also used as a flavoring in some beers.
The official soft drink of the state of Nebraska — Kool-Aid.
SPAM is an acronym formed from two words — spiced ham.
Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
Green tea has 50 percent more vitamin C than black tea.
The official state dessert of Massachusetts is Boston Cream Pie.
Spinach is native to the area of Iran, but didn't spread to other parts of the world until the beginning of the Christian era.
Lettuce and celery will keep longer if stored in the refrigerator in paper bags instead of cellophane ones. Do not remove the outside leaves of either until ready to use.
Grunt, slump, pandowdy, and cobbler are all deserts made with stewed fruit or fresh fruit, topped with dumplings or biscuits.
The oldest registered food trademark still in use in the United States is the red devil on cans of Underwood's deviled ham. It dates back to 1886.
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