The smell of baking bread is used by real estate agents to make homes feel more inviting to potential buyers.

Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family.

Fact #10540 · Food

Blue cheese gets its distinctive veins from Penicillium mold injected into it during production.

Fact #4346 · Food

You are more likely to choke on food than win the lottery.

Fact #2917 · Food

Maple syrup production requires 40 liters of sap to produce just 1 liter of syrup through boiling.

Fact #4849 · Food

Black pepper was once so valuable that it was used as currency and was called 'black gold.'

Fact #10898 · Food

Sushi originally referred to fermented fish preserved in salt and rice — the rice was discarded before eating.

Fact #4826 · Food

Wasabi is so difficult to grow that most wasabi served in restaurants is actually dyed horseradish.

Fact #10526 · Food

Dark chocolate contains more antioxidants per ounce than blueberries.

Fact #10536 · Food