The original Margherita pizza was designed to represent the Italian flag with tomato, mozzarella, and basil.

The world's most popular fruit by weight consumed is the tomato, followed by the banana and watermelon.

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

Competitive hot dog eating requires athletes to dunk buns in water to compress them for faster consumption.

The longest pizza ever made measured over 6,333 feet and was created in California in 2017.

Lobsters were once considered food for the poor and were fed to prisoners — they only became a luxury food in the 20th century.

Soybeans are one of the most complete plant-based proteins, containing all essential amino acids.

Miso's probiotic content varies by processing — unpasteurized miso retains live cultures while pasteurized does not.

Medieval European nobles once ate a dish called 'cockentrice' — a pig sewn to a capon (castrated rooster).