There are over 350 different shapes of pasta.

Umami, the fifth basic taste, was identified by Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda in 1908 from kombu seaweed.

Competitive hot dog eating requires a technique called the 'Solomon method' — splitting the dog and bun and eating separately.

The process of freeze-drying preserves food flavor and nutrients better than most other preservation methods.

Cooking food breaks down cell walls and makes nutrients more bioavailable — cooked carrots have more accessible beta-carotene than raw.

Sweet potatoes are one of the most nutritionally complete foods — containing vitamins A, C, B6, potassium, and fiber.

Honey never spoils — edible honey has been found in 3,000-year-old Egyptian tombs.

Almonds are not nuts but drupes, the same category as peaches, cherries, and plums.

Wagyu beef gets its extraordinary marbling from genetics and a diet high in energy-dense feed.