{Have you noticed that life has become so automated that you no longer give much thought to the things you do? Everything is done so mechanically, including eating. Well thanks to the internet, hellofood has gathered some amazing fun facts and history about foods we often enjoy. Did you know that ketchup was once used to treat diarrhea? Or that apples belong to the rose family? }
1. Fast food hamburgers may contain meat from 100 different cows
2. Apples, onions and potatoes all have the same taste! If you pinch your nose and take a bite out of each, your tongue might not recognize the difference
3. The chocolate chip cookie was made by accident when the chocolate in the cookie did not melt properly – what a wonderful accident this was
4. Those grill marks you find on burgers aren’t real, they were put there by the factory
5. Tomatoes were once referred to as love apples; it was a superstition that people would fall in love when they eat them
6. In general, after a meal carbohydrates make you sleepier while proteins make you more alert (that explains why many people suffer from a bout of sleep after indulging in ugali, pilau or potatoes!)
7. Eating bananas can help fight depression, it is recommended eating one before a long meeting that involves targets or performance reviews
8. Kissing may have originated when mothers orally passed chewed solid food to their infants during weaning
9. The first soup was made from a hippopotamus which dates back to 6000 BC
10. Consuming dairy may cause acne
11. Lemons are one of the healthiest foods in the world
12. Pizza makers have tried virtually every type of food on pizza – from peanut butter, jelly, bacon , eggs, and mashed potatoes
13. Pumpkin flowers are edible, it’s the stuff that is used to make mukimo
14. In colonial times pineapples, were so rare that they were often rented to households for the day for center pieces for entertaining
15. Another fact of the pineapples, they are also considered as the international symbol of welcome and are a figurative way of saying ‘you are perfect’ when presented to someone – there’s a different approach to tell someone that you’re sorry when you piss them off, give them a pineapple
16. For special occasions, the Bedouin tribes of Africa stuff a fish with eggs and put it inside a chicken. The chicken is put inside a sheep, and the sheep is put inside a camel and roasted – Now that’s stuffed!
17. Cheese is the most shoplifted food in the world
18. A microwave uses more electricity to power its clock than it does to heat food
19. Scientists can turn peanut butter into diamonds
20. And last but not least: before refrigerators were invented, people used to put live frogs in their milk to keep it fresh! Eww!
{{About hellofood:}}
hellofood together with its affiliated brand foodpanda and Delivery Club, is the leading global online food delivery marketplace, active in more than 40 countries on five continents. The company enables restaurants to become visible in the online and mobile world and provides them with a constantly evolving online technology. For consumers, hellofood offer the convenience to order food online and the widest gastronomic range, from which they can choose their favorite meal on the web or via the app. Since October 2013, hellofood operates in Rwanda and is the first online food ordering marketplace in Kigali. Our mission is to satisfy the appetites of anyone,
anywhere, anytime.
{{About Africa Internet Group}}
Africa Internet Group introduces and accelerates the online shift in Africa – for its people and its culture. It is committed to running successful and vibrant internet companies which boost the evolution of African online culture. AIG is the parent group of nine successful and fast-growing companies in more than 26 African countries, accounting for over 3,500 staff. AIG cares about entrepreneurship and brings together all the key elements required to build great companies: team, concept, technology and capital. Its network of companies includes JUMIA, Kaymu, Hellofood, Lamudi, Carmudi, Zando, Jovago, Lendico and Easy Taxi.
For more information: Follow us on Twitter: @Hellofood_RW
Like us on Facebook: Hellofood RW
Natasha
UWASE Public Relations
T: +250 783240771
Email: uwase.natasha@hellofood.rw
Leave a Reply