Odd Food Facts For Today

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Odd Food Facts For Today Movie theaters actually make most of their money from selling snacks – over $650 million per year. I know the cost of popcorn is outrageous! Did you know that back in the “olden days” soda bottles for soft drinks were sealed with a cork. When opened it made the sound of a “pop” and so that’s why lots of people still call soft drinks “pop.” That’s what I always called it, even though I've never seen a corked bottle for soft drinks. Who knew? Do you speak Italian? Then you might know that spaghetti means “little strings,” and ravioli means “little turnips.” Linguine means “little tongues”, fettucine means “little ribbons” and vermicelli means “little worms.” The pickers must pluck the stamens of almost 5000 blossoms to reap just one ounce of saffron, which is why it is the most expensive spice, costing about $35 an ounce. Oh, and this one really made me gag. The FDA allows peanut butter to contain 210 insect fragments and seven rodent hairs in a 700-gram jar before it is considered to be too unsanitary for public consumption. What do you think about that?