Fun Food: July 2009

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Most Popular Ice Cream Flavours

Yummy, this is one thursday thirteen, for which I REALLY enjoyed the researching part. I think I like no 6 - Chocolate Chip the most. WOW! 3.9% of the world agrees with me!!! :)

1. Vanilla, 29%

2. Chocolate, 8.9%

3. Butter pecan, 5.3%

4. Strawberry, 5.3%

5. Neapolitan, 4.2%

6. Chocolate chip, 3.9%

7. French vanilla, 3.8%

8. Cookies and cream, 3.6%

9. Vanilla fudge ripple, 2.6%

10. Praline pecan, 1.7%

11. Cherry, 1.6%

12. Chocolate almond, 1.6%

13. Coffee, 1.6%

Happy TT everybody!

posted by Fun Food Eater @ 11:47 PM 0 comments

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Largest Lobster in the World

This gigantic pink prickly lobster was caught by a fishing vessel about 238 meters away from the South coast of England. Its size exceeds that of a usual lobster by approximately 5 times. It is the record holder for both its length - about 60 cm and for its weight - 4.2 kg.

posted by Fun Food Eater @ 1:33 AM 4 comments

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Sculptures Made From Food Cans - 4

Exhibition of Sculputres made from Food cans held in New York on 9th November.

posted by Fun Food Eater @ 3:02 AM 5 comments

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Sculptures Made From Food Cans - 3

Exhibition of Sculputres made from Food cans held in New York on 9th November.

posted by Fun Food Eater @ 3:02 AM 6 comments

Thursday, July 9, 2009

French Food Facts... Thursday Thirteen!!

1. The famous Petit Suisse ("little swiss cheese") of Gervais are not from Switzerland, but from Normandy, in France.

2. Crêpes, one of the most popular food in Europe, originate from Brittany, in the west of France.

3. Wine has been made in France since Roman times.

4. There are 450 different wine appellations in France. There are tens of thousands of small wine-producing domain, but only 15% of all French wines enjoy the marketing benefits of AOC designations.

5. Bordeaux alone has over 9,000 different châteaux.

6. 72% of the adult French population finds it difficult to understand French wine labels.

7. In 2004, France produced 56.6 millions hectoliters of wine.

8. Wines from the North of France (e.g. Alsace) are usually made from a single variety of grape (e.g. Pinot Noir), whereas wines further south are typically blends of varietals (e.g. Carbernet Sauvignon + Merlot), which is why they do not mention them on the label like in Australia, California, Chile or South Africa.

9. France produces some of the world's most famous liqueurs, such as Grand Marnier, Cointreau, Triple Sec, Mandarine Napoleon, Cognac, Armagnac, Crème de Cassis, Pastis, Chartreuse, etc.

10. There are about 2 new cooking books published every day in France.

11. There are over 300 kinds of cheese made in France.

12. French people are the second biggest consumers of alcohol per capita in the Western world - after Luxembourg...

13. Foie gras may be part and parcel of French cuisine, but its origins go back to 4,500 years ago in Ancient Egypt, from where it spread to Greece (500 B.C.E.), then to the Romans, ancestors of the modern French.