Category Archives: Food

Jun 02 2016
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Food, People

Fact #1114: There are only 11 master cicerones (aka beer sommeliers) in the world, and becoming one requires both winning a lottery & having an “encyclopedic knowledge and an in-depth understanding of all issues related to brewing, beer and beer service.”

Source: http://www.boxbrewkits.com/blogs/news/117944068-what-is-a-cicerone-a-k-a-a-beer-sommelier-and-how-do-i-become-one

May 23 2016
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Food

Fact #1106: Sushi doesn’t refer to the fish or the nori wrapping, but rather the vinegared rice, which is considered the most important component and backbone of sushi.

Source: http://www.houston-sushi.com/sushifacts.html

Apr 21 2016
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Food

Fact #1084: A chipotle is not a separate pepper but is actually a smoke-dried jalapeño.

Source: http://www.chipotle-peppers.com/

Apr 19 2016
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Food, Places

Fact #1082: Vegetables in Alaska grow gigantic because they receive 20 hours of sunlight a day.

Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/08/20/341884706/why-vegetables-get-freakish-in-the-land-of-the-midnight-sun

Mar 18 2016
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Food

Fact #1061: Before 2012, the largest buyer of kale in the US was Pizza Hut, and they only used it as garnish around their salad bar.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2015/03/19/393823329/the-best-piece-of-trivia-you-learned-this-week-pizza-hut-edition

Mar 11 2016
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Food

Fact #1056: Portobello, Cremini, and Button (White) mushrooms are all different stages of maturity for the same mushroom.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus_bisporus

Mar 01 2016
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Food, History

Fact #1048: Certain Marines in the Korean War ordered mortar shells codenamed ‘Tootsie Rolls’, but literally received cases of the candy. Later they ran out of supplies. The candy prevented starvation, and worked as putty to repair equipment.

Source: http://www.inc.com/david-van-rooy/what-tootsie-rolls-and-the-korean-war-can-teach-us-about-innovation-on-veteran-s.html

Feb 25 2016
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Fact #1045: Baby carrots and baby-cut carrots are different in that the former are grown small, and the latter are simply cut down to baby size.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_carrot

Feb 23 2016
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Food

Fact #1043: Refried beans aren’t fried twice or “fried again”, but rather, its re- prefix comes from the Spanish word “refritos”, meaning well fried.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refried_beans#Name

Feb 22 2016
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Fact #1042: Oranges (the fruits) are hybrids between pomelos and mandarins.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(fruit)

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