Bewildering Food Facts

Bewildering Food Facts: 37 of Surprising Tidbits You Never Knew!

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  1. Honey never spoils. It has an indefinite shelf life.
  2. The world’s most expensive coffee, called Kopi Luwak, is made from beans that have been eaten and excreted by a civet.
  3. The average American consumes 23 pounds of pizza each year.
  4. The term “vegetable” has no scientific definition and is purely a culinary term.
  5. The world’s largest pizza was made in Rome in 2012 and measured 13,580 square feet.
  6. Pigs can get sunburned, just like humans.
  7. In Japan, it is considered polite to slurp your noodles.
  8. The hottest chili pepper in the world is called the Carolina Reaper and measures up to 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU).
  9. The durian fruit is banned in many public places in Southeast Asia because of its strong odor, which is often compared to rotting garbage.
  10. The world’s most expensive spice, saffron, is more expensive than gold by weight.
  11. Cinnamon was once more valuable than gold.
  12. The world’s largest pancake was made in Rochdale, England, in 1994 and measured 49 feet in diameter.
  13. Oysters can change their gender multiple times throughout their lives.
  14. The Aztecs believed that chocolate was an aphrodisiac.
  15. The world’s largest chocolate bar was made in Italy in 2010 and weighed over 9,000 pounds.
  16. The average American eats around 6 pounds of peanuts each year.
  17. In Italy, it is customary to never add parmesan cheese to seafood dishes.
  18. In South Korea, they have a dish called live octopus where the octopus is eaten while it is still moving.
  19. The world’s most popular fruit is the tomato.
  20. The word “avocado” comes from the Aztec word “ahuacatl,” which means “testicle.”
  21. A pineapple is actually a bunch of berries that have fused together.
  22. The world’s largest meatball was made in Sweden in 2010 and weighed over 1,000 pounds.
  23. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
  24. A “French dip” sandwich was not actually invented in France but in Los Angeles, California.
  25. The world’s largest sushi roll was made in Japan in 2011 and measured over 1,100 feet in length.
  26. A group of pandas is called an embarrassment.
  27. The world’s largest burger was made in Michigan in 2012 and weighed over 1,700 pounds.
  28. The world’s most expensive cheese, called Pule, is made from the milk of Serbian donkeys.
  29. In the United States, ketchup is the most popular condiment.
  30. The world’s largest hot dog was made in Ohio in 2012 and measured over 200 feet in length.
  31. In Japan, they have a dish called fugu, which is made from the potentially lethal pufferfish.
  32. The world’s largest apple pie was made in Washington in 1999 and weighed over 39,000 pounds.
  33. The world’s most expensive beef, called Wagyu, comes from cows that are massaged daily and fed beer.
  34. A “baker’s dozen” consists of 13 items instead of the usual 12.
  35. The world’s largest gingerbread house was made in Texas in 2013 and measured over 60 feet long.
  36. In the United States, the average person consumes around 3 pounds of sugar each week.
  37. The world’s largest cheesecake was made in New York in 2012 and weighed