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

The French culinary term 'mise en place' means 'everything in its place' — a principle of preparation before cooking.

Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.

The first soft drink invented in the United States was Dr Pepper in 1885 — Coca-Cola followed a year later.

The most stolen food in the world is cheese, with about 4% of all cheese produced globally being stolen.

Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world after saffron, because each flower must be hand-pollinated.

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

Mountain Dew was originally created as a mixer for whiskey in Tennessee.

Competitive hot dog eating requires a technique called the 'Solomon method' — splitting the dog and bun and eating separately.