Massachusetts first cultivated its own watermelon in 1629. In those days, nothing was wasted: The rind was pickled, the juice was drunk, the seeds were toasted for snacks, and the flesh was eaten.
Hippocrates noted the medicinal properties of lettuce in 430 B.C.
McDonald’s fast-food restaurants have been operating in the Middle East and Africa since 1992. The success was especially evident when 15,000 customers lined up on opening day in 1994 in Kuwait City. The line at the drive-thru window was seven miles long.
Historians agree that New Zealand's first beer was brewed in 1773 by English explorer Captain Cook, who used tea leaves and spruce in the recipe.
Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
The Popsicle was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. He left a container of soda and a stirrer outside overnight, and in the morning discovered them frozen together.
The popular beverage 7-Up was originally a version of a "lithiated" patent medicine, containing small amounts of lithium. An irony here is that it was introduced to the U.S. markets during the 1930s — the height of the Great Depression.
Tea may be kept for up to 18 months in an airtight container, preferably metallic. Chinese teas will keep for up to 3 years.
The potato was not known in Europe until the 17th century, when it was introduced by returning Spanish Conquistadors.
Tea was discovered in China more than 5,000 years ago. Tea is the most popular drink beverage in the world – next to water. The tea that graces tables in virtually every country around the globe comes from the same plant: Camellia sinensis, a member of the evergreen family. From the leaves of this one plant spring three basic types of tea: black, green, and oolong, and more than 3,000 varieties.
McDonald's restaurants in Holland serve a Mac Kroket, a sandwich made with a "kroket," which is a Dutch snack.
The purpose of the indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle is to strengthen the structure of the bottle and to trap the sediments in the wine.
Tea was not introduced into the U.S. colonies until 1714.
Mead, a wine made from honey, is the national drink of Poland.
Hostess Cupcakes and Twinkies are Interstate Brands Corp.’s two most popular snack items. Every year, the Americans gobble half a billion of each.
The rich flavor of dark turkey meat is especially valued in soup and stew recipes. Dark meat holds up better than white meat in rich marinades.
The "glair" is the white or clear part of an egg. The word glair comes from the Latin clarus, meaning "clear."
Milk is generally not healthy for adult Orientals or for adult people of black African origin, because they tend to lack enzymes needed to digest the natural sugar in milk.
Ice cream was invented in China around 2000 B.C. when the Chinese packed a soft milk-and-rice mixture in snow. About 62 A.D., the Roman Emperor Nero sent slaves to the tops of the Apennines Mountains to bring fresh snow down to the royal kitchens, where the snow was then flavored with fruits and honey.
The Romans were so fond of eating dormice that the upper classes raised them domestically. The rodents were kept in specially designed cages and were fed a mixture of nuts.
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