Food & Drink

Delicious facts about cuisine, cooking, beverages, and the science of food.

Dairy Queen’s Soft Serve is Not Considered Ice Cream by the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration Classify it as “Ice Milk” Because the Milk Fat Content in Their Soft Serve is Less Than the Standard of What Regular Ice Cream Has. October 26, 2022
Germany Passed the Reinheitsgebot Law in 1516, Which States Only Water, Barley, and Hops are to be Used to Make Beer. October 23, 2022
After the 1980s, Wine Coolers Dropped in Popularity in the US because the Excise Tax on Wine was Raised from $0.17 per Gallon to $1.07. This Made it Uneconomical for Wine Cooler Makers to Manufacture Their Product and Market it at an Affordable Price. October 22, 2022
Onions Naturally Have Sucrose in Their Cells. The Longer You Cook an Onion, the More Sucrose is Released, and the Heat Turns Sucrose into Sweeter Sugars Like Glucose and Fructose. October 22, 2022
Sprite was originally a Fanta flavor. In 1959 Fanta released a lemon-lime flavor, and it was rebranded & became Sprite in 1961. October 19, 2022
An 8-Year-Old Boy Learned How to Drive on YouTube and Drove to McDonald’s to Satisfy a Cheeseburger Craving. October 17, 2022
Members of the Band, Black Sabbath, Almost Killed Their Drummer, Bill Ward. They Painted Him in Gold Paint and Lacquer After He Passed Out from Drinking. October 16, 2022
Coca-Cola Sells About 1.9 Billion Drinks in a Single Day Worldwide. October 7, 2022
Mars Incorporated, the Maker of Snickers, Milky Way, M&Ms, Skittles, and Other Candies, is Owned by the Mars Family. They are Reclusive and Rarely Participate in Interviews. As of 2020, the Combined Wealth of the Family Amounted to $125 Billion September 29, 2022
American Cheese is a Combination of Cheddar, Colby, Washed Curd, or Granular Cheeses. According to Federal Law, This Product Must be Labeled as “Processed American Cheese.” September 28, 2022
Lobster Used to be Considered the Poor Man’s Protein Until the 1880s. Prisoners Would Start Complaining When They were Given Lobsters More Than Three Times a Week. September 26, 2022
Texas No Longer Accepts “Last Meal” Requests for Death Row Inmates After Lawrence Brewer, A White Supremacist, and Convicted Murderer, Ordered a Feast and Refused to Eat It. September 24, 2022
The St. Louis Bread Company is Known as the Panera Outside of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. The Name Change Came About in 1997 During the Company’s Expansion. September 19, 2022
Japanese Women are Expected to Gift Chocolates to Men During Valentines Day. Giri Choco or Obligation Chocolates are Part of This Tradition. Men are Then Supposed to Reciprocate the Gesture on March 14. September 15, 2022
India is not a Vegetarian Country. Only 20 to 30% of Indians are Vegetarians, Majority of the Population are Meat-Eaters. September 10, 2022
The Pilot and Co-Pilot Eat Different Meals During Meal Service Just in Case of Food Poisoning. September 9, 2022
Mongolian Beef Served in Chinese Restaurants Do Not Come from Mongolia. They Actually Originate from Mongolian BBQ Shops in Taiwan. The Concept of the Mongolian BBQ Style was Created by a Taiwanese Entrepreneur in the 1950s. September 7, 2022
Bermuda has No Natural Source of Water. Each Home is Designed to Collect Rainwater with the Use of White Stepped Roofing. September 4, 2022
Commercially Produced Mayonnaise has High Acidity. The Growth of Food-Borne Pathogenic Bacteria is Slowed, and the Product Does Not Require Refrigiration. September 2, 2022
There are No Wendy's in Europe because a Local Dutch Snackbar Owns the Wendy's Trademark. The Giant Fast-Food Chain Has been in Legal Battle with the Snackbar for Years. August 20, 2022