Beurre blanc, a classic French butter sauce, is an emulsion that requires precise heat control to avoid breaking.

The average person eats about 40 pounds of bread per year.

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

Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830s.

Agave, used to make tequila, takes 8–12 years to mature before harvest.

A baseball has exactly 108 stitches.

Crackers have holes to prevent air bubbles from forming and causing uneven baking.

Vanilla is the second most expensive spice after saffron because of how labor-intensive it is to grow and pollinate.

Competitive rock climbing's lead climbing discipline judges both speed and creative route-reading.