The world's oldest noodles, found in China, are about 4,000 years old and made from millet.

A typical ear of corn has about 800 kernels in 16 rows.

Fact #10538 · Food

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

Fact #4316 · Food

The world's largest omelet was made with over 145,000 eggs in Portugal in 2012.

Fact #10889 · Food

The color red appears to make food taste sweeter — this is why ketchup and many candy wrappers are red.

Fact #5707 · Food

Quinoa is technically a seed, not a grain, and is one of the few plant sources of complete protein.

Fact #4325 · Food

Nutmeg is hallucinogenic in large doses due to the compound myristicin — but the lethal dose is very small.

Fact #4320 · Food

Sriracha sauce is named after the coastal city of Si Racha in Thailand, where a similar sauce was first made.

Fact #4322 · Food

Pistachios are technically drupes — the same fruit category as peaches, plums, and cherries.

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