A strawberry is not actually a berry, but a banana is.

The world's hottest chili pepper, Carolina Reaper, measures over 2 million Scoville heat units.

A single strand of spaghetti is called a spaghetto.

Ginger contains gingerols and shogaols — compounds with anti-nausea and anti-inflammatory properties.

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

Caviar from beluga sturgeon is among the world's most expensive foods, reaching $35,000 per kilogram.

There are over 350 different shapes of pasta.

Durian fruit is banned from many hotels and public transport in Southeast Asia because of its extremely strong odor.

Pistachios are technically fruits, not nuts.