Fried chicken is the most popular meal ordered in sit down restaurants in the U.S. The next in popularity are roast beef, spaghetti, turkey, baked ham, and fried shrimp.
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In an authentic Chinese meal, the last course is soup because it allows the roast duck entree to “swim” toward digestion.
The color of a chili pepper is no indication of its spiciness, but size usually is. The smaller the pepper, the hotter it is
The expression, “He is not worth his salt,” originated in Ancient Greece where salt was traded for slaves.
The world’s first chocolate candy was produced in 1828 by Dutch chocolate maker Conrad J. Van Houten. He pressed the fat from roasted cacao beans to produce cocoa butter, to which he added cocoa powder and sugar.
A common custom in Spain is to eat one grape for each of the last 12 seconda of every year for good luck.
The biggest hamburger that was served was 8266 pounds. It was made at the Burger Fest in Seymour, Wisconsin.
Tablecloths were originally used as a towel to wipe one’s fingers & hands after eating.
All members of the Roman Empire were vegetarians until Julius Caesar’s reign.
Bananas are a natural cure for diarrhea.