Discoveries of New York Foodies!

Food for Thought #259

Posted by on Apr 12, 2011 in Quotes & Facts | 1 comment

If there is anything we are serious about, it is neither religion nor learning, but food. ~Lin...

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Food for Thought #258

Posted by on Mar 29, 2011 in Quotes & Facts | 3 comments

Food Fact: Watermelon is a vegetable, and tomato is a ...

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Food for Thought #257

Posted by on Mar 22, 2011 in Quotes & Facts | 8 comments

Food Fact: More than 2 billion pounds of bacon is produced in the U.S. each...

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Food for Thought #256

Posted by on Mar 10, 2011 in Quotes & Facts | 5 comments

The world’s largest peanut butter plant produces 250,000 jars each...

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Food for Thought #255

Posted by on Mar 3, 2011 in Quotes & Facts | 2 comments

Food Fact: Ancient Egyptians worshiped the onion.  They believed that the circular structure represented eternal life.  Pharaohs, like...

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Food for Thought #254

Posted by on Mar 1, 2011 in Quotes & Facts | 1 comment

Food Fact: Archeologists used leftover fish sauce (garum) to help determine the date of the volcanic eruption which destroyed...

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Food for Thought #253

Posted by on Feb 24, 2011 in Quotes & Facts | Comments Off

Food Fact:  Mangetout is another name for snow or snap...

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Food for Thought #252

Posted by on Feb 22, 2011 in Quotes & Facts | Comments Off

Food Fact: Saffron, the world’s most expensive spice, is derived from crocus...

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Food for Thought #251

Posted by on Feb 11, 2011 in Quotes & Facts | 3 comments

Food Fact:  In Elizabethan England, prunes were considered an aphrodisiac.   They were standard fare in...

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