According to the American Popcorn Institute, Americans consumed almost 7.5 billion quarts of popcorn in 1977. Of this amount, only 10 percent was eaten in movie theaters and other places of amusement; 90 percent was eaten at home.
According to the Beer Institute in Washington, D.C., a combination of federal, state and local taxes accounts for almost 43% of the cost of every bottle of beer sold in the United States.
According to the head chef at the United Nations, the president of Iceland eats fish every day for lunch. Additionally, the queen of Denmark has a taste for Japanese food, and Pres. Bill Clinton has a passion for chicken.
According to the National Safety Council, coffee is not successful at sobering up a drunk person, and in many cases it may actually increase the adverse effects of alcohol.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans eat more than 22 pounds of tomatoes every year. More than half this amount is eaten in the form of ketchup and tomato sauce.
Acorn, banana, buttercup, butternut, carnival, delicata, golden nugget, Hubbard, kabocha, spaghetti, sweet dumpling, turban, and pumpkin are varieties of winter squash.
Carrots were first grown as a medicine not a food. The Ancient Greeks called carrots "Karoto".
Cashew nuts are expensive, and never have shells because the shell and skin of the cashew nut contains extremely caustic oil that can painfully blister the skin. This dangerous oil must be completely removed before the nut can be touched or eaten.
Castroville, a town with a population of a little more than 5,000 residents and located in Monterey County, California, is the self-proclaimed "Artichoke Center of the World" because three-fourths of all California artichokes are grown in this area.
Caviar, or fish eggs, contain the same healthful omega-3 fatty acids as salmon.
Celery has negative calories — it takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
Centuries back, the wealthy English were known for the "surprise" pie. This odd culinary creation was a main dish, and was brought to the banquet table with great fanfare. It was opened ceremoniously, and out of the pie leaped all sorts of live creatures: frogs, squirrels, terriers, foxes, and as the nursery rhyme claims, four-and-twenty blackbirds. At one grand party, a dueling dwarf reportedly popped out and cavorted on top of the banquet table. The serving of "surprise pies" was a gala affair for years, until Oliver Cromwell came into power. He banned the eating of pie in 1644, declaring it a pagan form of pleasure. For 16 years, pie-making and eating went underground. In 1660, the Restoration leaders lifted the ban on pie.
Champagne should be refrigerated for only about 2 hours before serving, according to Sharon Tyler Herbst's The Food Lover's Tiptionary. Herbst maintains that refrigerating champagne or other white wines for more than a few hours can dull both the flavor and bouquet.
Charles Alderton, a Texan pharmacist, created a soft drink and named it after his prospective father-in-law, Dr. Charles Kenneth Pepper. The doctor was unimpressed, so Alderton dropped the period after the abbreviation for doctor and made his fortune with "Dr Pepper."
Chase and Sanborn was the first coffee to be sold in sealed tin cans in the United States in 1879.
Cheddar, often sold as "American" or store cheese, constitutes about two-thirds of the cheese sold in the United States.
After California, New York is the second largest wine-producing state in the United States. Some of the country’s best Rieslings are made in the upstate Finger Lakes district.
After more than a century as a dessert for royalty alone, ice cream was made available to the general public for the first time at Café Procope, the first café in Paris, in 1670.
Alcoholic lemonade is outselling premium bottled lagers in United Kingdom pubs, according to a report in "NASFT Showcase" magazine.
Ales usually have a fuller flavor and body than lagers or pilsner. The length of time the malt is roasted determines the color and flavor of the ale. Pale ales have malts that are dried rather than roasted. Therefore, they have a light gold or copper color and a crisp, lighter flavor.
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