Fun Fact: Fish curries in Kerala are often prepared in a ‘manchatti’ or earthen clay pot.
Fun Fact: The rule of thumb ratio for a marinade is typically about 3-to-1; three parts oil and 1-part acid.
Fun Fact: The earliest documented recipe for pilaf comes from the tenth-century Persian scholar Avicenna, who, in his books on medical sciences, dedicated a whole section to preparing various dishes, including several types of pilaf.
Fun fact: Olive oil resists thermal degradation and has been used as a frying oil for thousands of years.
Fun fact: Juices help improve gut health & cleanse the body of toxins.
Fun Fact: Potatoes, tomatoes, and chillies which are staples for preparing street food in India, didn’t originate in Indian cuisine. They were introduced to the country by Portuguese traders in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Fun Fact: The most traditional desserts are made with fruit and honey because the Portuguese introduced sugar to the country.
Fun fact: Mangaluru is a melting pot of cultures; hence, the cuisine is referred to as an amalgamation of the Arabian Sea and Western Ghats flavours.
Fun fact: Phal is considered the hottest of curries and is rarely served in Britain because of this!
Fun Fact: Fossil evidence from Peru suggests that corn was popped as early as 4,700 BC.
Fun fact: In the colonial era, only the poor, indentured servants, and prisoners ate lobsters because they were cheap, too plentiful, and considered tasteless.
Fun Fact: The oldest dish combining savouriness with fruits is the Greek salad.
Fun Fact: The Chinese invented chicken noodle soup, which they called noodles in broth rather than soup.
Fun fact: Early casserole recipes consisted of rice pounded, pressed, and filled with a savoury mixture of meats such as chicken or sweet bread.
Fun Fact: Tokyo alone contains around 5,000 ramen shops and more than 24,000 ramen shops across Japan.
Fun Fact: During harvest festivals such as Baisakhi, Punjabi sweets are prepared as offerings to the Gods for bountiful crops.
Fun fact: One popular theory suggests that the tandoori chicken was invented by a man named Kundan Lal Gujral in his restaurant Moti Mahal (Palace of Pearls).
Fun fact: In Japan, a KFC takeaway meal is traditionally consumed as a Christmas meal because they lack a lengthy Christmas tradition.
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