Food for Thought: 35 Tasty and Fun Facts You Never Knew You Needed

Food is not just fuel for our bodies, it can also be a source of amusement and fascination. Here are 35 fun and tasty food facts that will give you something to chew on!

1. 1. The world’s most expensive coffee is made from beans that have been eaten and excreted by a civet.
   2. Bananas are technically berries, while strawberries are not.
   3. The average person eats around 35,000 cookies in their lifetime.
   4. The world’s largest pizza measured over 131 feet in diameter.
   5. Americans consume around 20 billion hot dogs every year.
   6. A single strawberry contains about 200 seeds.
   7. An avocado is actually a fruit, not a vegetable.
   8. The world’s most expensive steak costs over $3,200 and is made from Japanese Wagyu beef.
   9. The world’s largest cheesecake weighed over 6,900 pounds.
   10. The world’s largest chocolate bar weighed over 12,000 pounds.
   11. The world’s largest apple pie weighed over 17,000 pounds.
   12. The world’s largest watermelon weighed over 350 pounds.

1. 1. The world’s largest pumpkin weighed over 2,600 pounds.
   2. The world’s largest burger weighed over 2,000 pounds.
   3. The world’s most expensive fruit is the Japanese Yubari King melon, which can cost over $300 per melon.
   4. The world’s largest cupcake weighed over 1,200 pounds.
   5. The world’s most expensive potato chip costs $11 and is made with Swedish Ammarnäs potatoes, Matsutake mushrooms, truffle seaweed, and rare Nordic ingredients.
   6. The world’s most expensive burger costs over $5,000 and is made with Kobe beef, foie gras, truffles, and caviar.
   7. The world’s most expensive tea costs over $30,000 per pound and is made from the buds of the Da Hong Pao tea plant.
   8. The world’s most expensive chocolate is the To’ak chocolate, which costs over $600 per pound.
   9. The world’s most expensive wine is the Romanee-Conti Grand Cru, which can cost over $15,000 per bottle.
   10. The world’s most expensive truffle is the White Alba truffle, which can cost over $3,000 per pound.
   11. The world’s largest gummy bear weighs over 5 pounds and is over 10 inches tall.
   12. The world’s most expensive ice cream costs over $1,000 per scoop and is made with edible gold.
   13. The world’s most expensive popcorn is the Berco’s Billion Dollar Popcorn, which costs over $250 per gallon.

1. 1. The world’s most expensive hot dog costs over $100 and is made with Wagyu beef, foie gras, and truffles.
   2. A lemon contains more sugar than a strawberry.
   3. The world’s most expensive spice is saffron.
   4. Carrots used to be purple before they were selectively bred to be orange in the 17th century.
   5. The world’s most expensive pizza costs over $12,000 and is topped with lobster and caviar.
   6. The world’s largest sushi roll measured over 2,300 feet and was created in Russia.
   7. The hottest chili pepper in the world is the Carolina Reaper, which is over 200 times hotter than a jalapeño pepper.
   8. The world’s most expensive meal costs over $2,000 and is served at Sublimotion in Ibiza.
   9. The world’s most expensive chocolate cake costs over $35,000 and is made with edible gold.
   10. The world’s largest chocolate fountain is over 27 feet tall and can hold over 4,000 pounds of chocolate.