Sweet
I am something you can eat
But I’m not a bowl of soup
I am a frozen dessert
You can get out with a scoop
What is ice cream?
Typical neighbours of this sour puss are turkey, dressing, brussel sprouts and mashed potatoes.
What are cranberries?
Cranberries don't grow in water but are harvested in water because it makes picking easier. Cranberry vines form a dense ground cover. Flooding floats the cranberries out of the tangled vines, making them easier to pick.
A fermented liquid condiment frequently used on fried rice.
What is soy sauce?
It has 38% of the RDI of sodium in 1 tablespoon it also contains more than 300 compounds that contribute to flavor and aroma are associated with both health risks and benefits.
TRUE or FALSE: A thimbleful of denatonium - the most bitter compound known - can be tasted if added to an Olympic-sized swimming pool full of water.
TRUE: These bitterants are used as aversive agents to prevent ingestion of substances like antifreeze, animal repellents and liquid soaps or shampoos.
Crackling bread, Johnny Cake and Hushpuppies are just a few names for this a-maize-ing bread.
What is corn bread?
The name came from the Algonquin word apan, meaning "baked.". Because cornbread traveled well, some began calling it journey cake, which evolved into the name Johnny cake.
A pound of this sweet stuff is made by 2 million flower visits and is the only food made by an insect, and eaten both by the insect and humans.
What is honey?
Bees communicate by dancing! Since bees are deaf, they don’t use noises to communicate. Instead, they dance to share information and to make requests.
Rarely eaten raw, this vegetable is frequently combined with sugar and other fruits to make pies, crisps, and crumbles.
What is rhubarb?
In the world of radio, television and films, groups of actors often repeat the word “rhubarb” as a background noise, creating the effect of a somewhat menacing crowd.
Which vegetable has a higher sodium content - a beet or a celery stalk?
What is a celery stalk?
One beet serving can have up to 65 mg of sodium, where a large celery stalk can contain up to 70 mg of sodium. All vegetables are naturally low in sodium.
A pink citrus fruit whose name that grows in clusters similar to a much, much smaller fruit.
What is a grapefruit?
The grapefruit was first described in 1750 by the Reverend Griffith Hughes and was then and often afterwards called the forbidden fruit, because it was seized upon by those searching for the identity of the original tree of good and evil in the Garden of Eden.
In Quebec it is known as 'tortiere'; in Britain as a 'pasty'; in Jamaica as a 'patty' and in Spain an 'empanada'.
What is a meat pie?
The origins of the meat pie have been traced back to the Neolithic period, around 9500 BC! Versions of meat pies were featured on ancient Egyptian tomb walls, and in ancient Greek and Roman texts.
Slow, sticky sweetener used in baking and sauces.
What is molasses?
In the 1941 movie Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O'Hara chides Prissy for being as “slow as molasses in January.
Craving for this sour food can be your body's way of telling you there is an imbalance in your gut...or that your pregnant.
What are pickles?
Pregnant women often want pickles because nausea and morning sickness can make them dehydrated.
This savory fish often added to Caesar salad and pizza has the highest sodium count of all seafood.
What is an anchovy?
A 100g serving of anchovy has 3,668mg of sodium. The saltiest runner up is the clam with 1,202mg of sodium per 100g.
The greens from this lawn weed can cleanse the liver, relieve constipation and diarrhoea, reduce gas build-up, assist in weight reduction, prevent and lower high-blood pressure, reduce inflammation and the long list goes on....and it's high in protein.
What is dandelion?
Because of all the health benefits, people thought dandelion was a magical herb so they began making wishes on them when the yellow become gray and white.
This is not unsolicited emails but that mysterious meat in a can.
What is Spam?
It's short for ‘Spiced Ham'. Not so mysterious and not so 'spiced' either. A can of spam includes just six ingredients: pork, salt, water, potato starch, sugar and sodium nitrate.
If you tap into the sap you'll need 40 gallons of it to make one gallon of this.
What is maple syrup?
Maple syrup was created by the Iroquois people.
In 2011 and 2012, the maple syrup market was disrupted by the “Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.” Nearly 3,000 tons of maple syrupvalued at roughly CAD$18 million (£10.4m) were stolen from Quebec suppliers.
Thought to have originated in China, this is a type of fermented vegetable that’s commonly found in German cuisine.
What is sauerkraut?
Goat cheese and sauerkraut sandwiches! What's your favorite?
It has a pit and grows on a tree;
the darker the color the riper it be;
it typically grows in Greece, France or Italy;
but you must add poison to eat it edibly.
What is an olive?
Lye is the 'poison'. However, it is safe to use in very small amounts in cooking or curing, but can be dangerous if swallowed undiluted.
A powerful exotic root well known for treating nausea, motion sickness, and strengthening the immune system or an slang name for a red-haired person.
What is ginger?
Gingerbread dates from the Middle Ages, but according to “The Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink,” it was Queen Elizabeth I who invented the gingerbread man cookie.
When it's this outside, a bowl of this dish (typically made of beans, tomatoes, ground meat and other vegetables) will warm you up.
What is chili?
Chili cannot be found in Mexico today except in a few spots which cater to tourists. If chili had come from Mexico, it would still be there. For Mexicans do not change their culinary customs from one generation, or even from one century, to another.
The fruit of this palm tree of the same name are typically made into bars or squares as a dessert or wrapped in bacon for an appetizer.
What are dates?
What do citrus fruits use to get dates?
Pickup limes.
Go suck one of these is a family-friendly way to tell someone to go away if you are mad at them.
What is a lemon?
Why was the lemon depressed?
It lost all of its zest
Out of 12 countries studied, this one has the saltiest food.
Australia, Canada, Chile, China, India, Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand, Slovenia, South Africa, the UK, and USA.
What is Canada?
An analysis of nearly 400,000 packaged food and drink products has found that Canadian items are the highest in sodium content while containing the lowest amount of saturated fats. (Kaboompics / Pexels)
This "Old Fashioned" herb and spice mixture preserved in alcohol by physicians in the 1700s and sold as a medicinal tonic to remedy disorders of the circulation or digestion was created in Angostura, Venezuela.
What are bitters?
Angostura aromatic bitters stains and cannot be removed, especially if left to dry. In 2011 the owner of a Seattle's Canon Bar used 3 cases of bitters to stain and decorate the inside of his bar. It's possibly the first bar in the world to have all its wooden furniture and fittings stained with bitters.
A bright green fruit with a large pit and dark leathery skin also known as alligator pears or butter fruit.
What is an avocado?
The name avocado derives from the Nahuatl word ahuacatl, which refers to a certain part of the male anatomy that the shape of avocados happen to resemble (I'm keeping this G-rated, friends).