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33 Kinda Weird Food Facts

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33 Kinda Weird Food Facts

August 30, 2023

All of the dishes below are considered to be “weird” foods by some people. But what makes them weird? Is it the ingredients? The way they’re prepared? Or is it simply because they’re not as common as traditional Western dishes like steak and potatoes? See for yourself by scrolling down.

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Electric toasters predate sliced bread. The first electric toaster was invented in 1893. Pre-sliced bread wasn't available commercially unti 1928. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Hagley

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Frozen concentrated orange juice was CRACKED.COM invented by the U.S. government. Nutrition - Total Carb 27g Facts Total Fat ON in SAFE . fl oz ISO mL) Sodium 0mg 9% Sugars 24g 6 fl oz Prepared) Potassium 450mg 13%Protein 0g Servings b Calories 110 Vitamin с 160% Calcium 2% Day Values (DV) m Run trans to dolet IDE - intime based on a 2,000 colore des Consumer information cat 1-800-888-6488 Se table español. www minutemaid.com Minute Maid® PREMIUM ORIGINAL 100% JUICE-160% VITAMIN CPER SERVING PROTERCONCENTRATED 110 ORANOEUICE During WWII, the U.S. needed an easily transportable, reasonably tasty source of vitamin с for soldiers, and they came — 29 Backstories To The Food We Love

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CRACKED.COM These ice cubes are made of acrylic — 17 Sneaky Industry Tricks To Make Food More Appealing

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The liquid that comes out of meat isn't blood, it's water and myoglobin. Meat releases water over time, and myoglobin, which gives meat its red color, is carried out with the water. Blood isn't involved at all. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — MeatScience

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Brunch

Brunch dates back to at least 1895. The word first appeared in print in Hunter's Weekly, in which the article's author suggested a Sunday meal that was lighter than a post-church heavy breakfast. CRACKED.COM — Smithsonian

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Trix cereal no longer has the colours green or blue. Trix They stopped using artificial colours in recent years and couldn't find any natural ingredients for green and blue that looked or tasted right so those colours were dropped. Then Now GRAGKED.COM — 22 Foods That Have Changed And Morphed Over Time

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Nutella uses 25% of the world's hazelnuts. utella And they own one of the largest hazelnut producers in the world, so there's nothing you can do about it! NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Gizmodo

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CRACKED.COM In Japan, you can get a cherry blossom-flavored Starbucks latte. It's a creamy drink with crunchy, roasted rice crackers. — These 20 Killer Overseas Food & Drinks Crush America's

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Cuban Sandwiches

CRACKED.COM Although it's called a Cuban sandwich, it did not originate in Cuba. It was invented in Tampa, Florida, specifically Ybor City, which was home to many Cuban immigrants in the 20th century. — 17 Weird Facts About Food Maybe Someone Knows, Maybe Not

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Black olives are just ripe green olives. Freshly picked olives are inedible, so both green and black olives are cured. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — HuffPo

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Even In-N-Out doesn't know the origin of the name for their ever popular secret ANIMAL FRIES. NALOLU kind. CRACKED COM : — 29 Backstories To The Food We Love

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Today's Swiss cheese has fewer holes than it did a few decades ago. The reason is that modern dairies have improved to the point that they have become too clean. This has prevented microscopic hay particles necessary for hole formation, to mix with the milk, resulting in fewer cheese holes. CRACKED.COM — 22 Foods That Have Changed And Morphed Over Time

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Pizza Hut delivered to the ISS. The company paid the Russian space agency $1 million to deliver a salami pie. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — BBC

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PARMESAN TRUFFLE CHICKEN DELICIOUSLY UNTRADITIONAL Available only at KFC Singapore. Lucky them. CRACKED.COM — These 20 Killer Overseas Food & Drinks Crush America's

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Tea bags were invented by Thomas Sullivan in 1908. They were meant to be used as packages for tea samples until people dumped entire bags in hot water. CRACKED.COM — 17 Weird Facts About Food Maybe Someone Knows, Maybe Not

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Eggnog was invented in medieval Britain. Because the ingredients were expensive, the nobility used eggnog in toasts to show off their wealth. CRACKED COM — 29 Backstories To The Food We Love

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Bird saliva is a Chinese delicacy. Birds' Nest Soup is dangerous to harvest and difficult to prepare. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — All That's Interesting

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The dadar gulung is not your average American flapjack. These delicious snacks found in Indonesia are folded pancakes made from rice flour and filled with a sweet coconut sugar. GRAGKED.COM — These 20 Killer Overseas Food & Drinks Crush America's

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German Chocolate Cake is not German Despite its name, the German Chocolate Cake is actually American. The cake got its name from its creator Sam German. It was originally called Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate, but the name was shortened as the years passed by. CRACKED.COM — 17 Weird Facts About Food Maybe Someone Knows, Maybe Not

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CRACKED.COM Ancient Romans used the precursor of the modern wedding cake in marriage ceremonies. The groom would break the cake (made out of wheat or barley) over the bride's head, signifying the marriage was sealed and bringing good fortune. — 29 Backstories To The Food We Love

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If you're ever in Europe, you can try Burger King's X-tra Long Chili Cheeseburger. It's made of three beef patties, melted cheddar cheese, chili sauce, and jalapeños. You can find it in Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands. CRACKED.COM — These 20 Killer Overseas Food & Drinks Crush America's

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In the Middle Ages, bread was used as a plate. Trencher bread from Wroclaw, Poland People ate food off of thick, flat slices of trencher bread (which was usually just old regular bread, but in some places was a specially made type of bread). Used trencher bread slices were usually given to the poor. CRACKED.COM — 29 Backstories To The Food We Love

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Bubble waffles, or gai dan zaai, are Hong Kong's trademark waffle. They're usually eaten as oversized ice cream cones. CRACKED.COM — These 20 Killer Overseas Food & Drinks Crush America's

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Fred Baur, the man who designed the Pringles container, had some of his ashes buried inside a classic-flavored one. Prin les Original TEAM MOBILE WINTER GAME SPORTS CRACKED.COM — 29 Backstories To The Food We Love

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Happen to be in the Netherlands right now? Grab yourself some pataje oorlog, which basically means 'war fries'. It is a pile of fries covered in various condiments: mayonnaise, CRACKED.COM peanut satay sauce, and raw onions. At the base, you'll find some deep-fried sliced potatoes. — These 20 Killer Overseas Food & Drinks Crush America's

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Space

The first meal eaten in outer space was a beef and liver paste in a tube. At the time of the first space explorations, no one knew if humans could swallow in zero gravity; therefore, Yuri Gagarin ate soft foods. CRACKED.COM — 29 Backstories To The Food We Love

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CRACKED.COM Oatmeal is a boring way to start the day. Unlike the sweet, chocolate, rice oatmeal served in the Philippines. — These 20 Killer Overseas Food & Drinks Crush America's

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The Mayans once used cocoa beans as currency. They even faced the same problem as contemporary banknotes and coins - counterfeiting. Mayan forgers would remove a bean's insides and then fill it with mud. CRACKED.COM — 29 Backstories To The Food We Love

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At Pizza Hut in the UAE, there's CHOCOMANIA available for dessert. It's made of pizza dough stuffed with melted white and dark chocolate chips, and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. CRACKED.COM — These 20 Killer Overseas Food & Drinks Crush America's

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For centuries, pizza was sweet food. Ingredients like jam, currants, and milk were common in traditional pizza recipes. Savory pizza recipes, with ingredients like tomatoes and mozzarella, only started to crop up in the 20th century. CRACKED.COM — 29 Backstories To The Food We Love

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Kellogg's The creation of Pop-Tarts was a result of innovations in dog food. toaster pastries In the early 1960s, General Foods used the technology that let their Gaines Burgers dog food patties stay fresh without refrigeration to create a children's breakfast pastry. Real Frun Kellogg's immediately stole Post's idea and created the Pop-Tart. CRACKED COM — 29 Backstories To The Food We Love

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The recipe for pound cake was created to accommodate the mostly illiterate cooks of the 1700s. For simplicity, it called for one pound of each of the ingredients. GRACKED.COM — 29 Backstories To The Food We Love

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Danish pastries are actually French and were introduced to Denmark because of a bakers' strike. At the time of the strike, the pastry was already popular in Austria. When Danish bakery owners imported Austrian bakers to break the strike, the pastry came along with them. Even now, the pastry is known as Wienerbrod (Viennese pastry) in Denmark. CRACKED.COM — 29 Backstories To The Food We Love

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