| Bay Leaves were fashioned into laurel crowns to be worn by Emperors and Heroes in ancient Rome as a sign of great honour. |
| In India, mango is known as the "King Of Fruits". |
| At one time in the history of mankind, peppercorns were more valuable than gold. |
| In some parts of Italy, gnocchi with tomato pasta sauce is also known as 'strangoloprevete', meaning "Priest stranglers"; because a local priest liked his gnocchi so much and ate it so fast, that he choked. |
| Tuna are also called 'Chicken Of The Sea'. |
| The Irish are the world's biggest consumers of tea, averaging 3kg or 1500 cups consumed per person, per year. |
| Scorched Almonds are actually chocolate coated whole almonds. |
| The word 'pizza' emerged sometime in the Middle Ages when it was used to describe both sweet and salty pies. |
| India is the largest tea producer in the world, producing more than 870 million kilograms every year. |
| It takes more than 200,000 flowers to make a kilogram of pure saffron. |
| When Swiss cheese ferments, a bacterial action generates gas. As the gas is liberated, it bubbles |
| In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europeans knew the banana as the "Indian Fig". |
| Fallbrook, California is the Avocado Capital of the World. |
| In Australia stuffed mutton is called 'Colonial Goose.' |
| In 1930, Ruth Wakefield of Massachusetts, invented the chocolate chip cookie. At that time, it |
| In Japan, the most popular topping for pizza at Domino's Pizza is Squid. |
| Hushpuppies are pieces of fried cornmeal batter which are a great southern tradition. |
| There are over 400 varieties of natural cheeses. |
| There are over 15,000 known varieties of rice in the world. |
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