Weird & Wonderful Food Facts

The pods of the cocoa tree are about the shape of a rugby ball aproximately 300mm about a foot long. There are about 20 to 40 cocoa beans in each pod. After being picked they are put in piles and … Continue reading →

It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar … Continue reading →

Fried eggs can cure a hangover! A full English breakfast could be the ultimate hangover cure, thanks to the eggs. They’re rich in cystine, an amino acid which helps purge toxins via the liver.

Beethoven Loved Coffee! It seems that as well as been a lover of composing music Beethoven was also a coffee lover. In fact he was so particular about his coffee that he always counted 60 beans for each cup when … Continue reading →

The vintage date on a bottle of wine indicates the year the grapes were picked, not the year of bottling!

The advice found in an old book is that omelette pans should never be immersed in water! When new, fill with salt put over a low heat until it becomes very hot, shake and empty, then put some butter in, … Continue reading →

Sardines/Pilchards confused? What’s the difference? Pilchards are commonly bought in tins covered in tomato sauce, sardines however are more commonly presented beautifully laid out in Mediterranean restaurants served with exotic salads but they are in fact the same fish! Up … Continue reading →

Apple seeds in common with plums, almonds and certain other pips and seeds contain cyanide poison! But before you rush out and de-seed every apple, there is a strong covering around the pip and you would have eat and bite … Continue reading →

Speaking to an old gypsy named Levi, he explained to me that when they were young they used to eat hedgehogs. They simply rolled them in clay put them among the ashes of the fire, when the clay was baked … Continue reading →

The Peasants in Brittany, before the coming of gas and electricity used to have a raised hearth on which a tripod with a shallow pot called a ‘cocotte’ was their main means of cooking. To us that would equate to … Continue reading →