Fun & Weird
This cake got it's name because early recipes called for one pound of each: butter, eggs, and sugar
Pound Cake
Until 2013 this country classified alcoholic drinks with an ABV of less than 10% as soft drinks.
Russia
This bean has a lethal amount of cyanide in them if consumed raw but are just fine if cooked thoroughly.
lima beans
This food has been used as a currency in ancient civilizations of Mexico and South America
Chocolate
This common food is actually bee vomit
Honey- When bees collect nectar, they drink it and keep it in their “stomach.” Once they’re back at the hive, they regurgitate the nectar into the hive.
Most wasabi in real restaurants isn't real wasabi. It is ______ dyed green to look like wasabi
horseradish
Fruit snacks shine because they use the same ingredient as _______
car wax
True/False: Banana are berries
True, because they develop from a single seed
American Cheese was invented in this country.
Switzerland
You can find this food ingredient in dynamite
Peanuts
This popular condiment used to be considered medicine in the 1800s because the main ingredient was considered to have healing properties
Ketchup
The first American food eaten in space by John Glenn in 1962 was....
applesauce
This popular "fruit" takes 2-3 years to grow, but is technically a berry.
Pineapple
This is the oldest fast food chain
White Castle- 1921
The red food dye for skittles is made from _____
boiled bettles
This popular salad dressing is often dyed to look more white by using titanium dioxide
Ranch Dressing
This popular vegetable contains more protein per calorie than steak
broccoli
_____ are not actually fruit. They are inverted flowers that bloom inside the pod.
Figs
This popular pasta dish originated in Greece, not Italy.
Lasagna
Wild salmon is pink because of all the ____ that salmon eat
shrimp
This spice can act as a hallucinogen in large doses due to the compound myristicin.
Nutmeg
This was the first food grown in space in 1995
potatoes
These popular berries are technically part of the rose family
raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries
This fruit is a popular hostess gift in China where they grow over 1,200 varieties.
Watermelon
This common flavoring can come from beaver gland secretions
Vanilla flavoring