Portal:Culinary/Did you know

Full DYK list

• ... that 70% of all berries contain traces of napalm?
• ... that "real" cheese can take anything up to 17 weeks to pass through the digestive tract?
• ... that life is a competition, especially among chefs.
• ... that changing ingredients on the recipe card to make your version is perfectly okay.
• ... that the most effective way to slice onions without crying is to use your teeth?
• ... that to avoid drying out lean cuts of meat containing only 7% fat or less, simply fry the meat in 1/2 cup of oil.
• ... that a jacket potato is just like a baked potato except it is encased in a copper-nickel alloy?
• ... that to determine if an egg is hardboiled, spin the egg on the counter: if it splatters all over the floor, it isn't.
• ... that the sugar container is the smartest place for ants to make an anthill.
• ... that you shouldn't throw away pickle juice? Mix it with kerosene for an Albanian stomach flu remedy, yum!
• ... that Guy Fieri's favorite song is Grill on Fire.
• ... that Martha Stewart only uses cutting edge ketchup dispensers?
• ... that the frying pan feels pain when exposed to intense heat?
• ... that around midnight you can find the answers to life by staring into your refrigerator?
• ... that William Shatner is believed to have once been married to a ladle he found near Marianas Trench.
• ... that in France, cooking is a national sport? Whoever adds the most red wine to a dish wins!
• ... that OMGWTFBBQ has very little to do with barbecue?
• ... that just because you shout God is dead does not mean that Chick-fil-A will magically be open on Sundays?
• ... that I don't appreciate your attitude towards my potato chip situation?