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Surprising facts about America's most popular dishes

Nuggets of knowledge
Adding tomato to clam chowder was nearly criminalised
Americans eat over a billion buffalo wings on Super Bowl weekend
Ears of corn have an even number of rows
French fries are probably Belgian
Pepperoni rolls originated as a meal for coal miners
It takes 3,000 litres (660 gallons) of water to make one hamburger
The word taco means light lunch
There are no beans in Texas chilli
Apple pie isn’t American
Key lime pie was probably invented in New York
Burgers can contain meat from more than 100 different cows
Pound cake originally contained a pound of every ingredient
Chocolate fondue used to be made with Toblerone
Eggs Benedict may have been inspired by a hangover
Graham crackers were invented to suppress passion
Most wasabi in America is horseradish
Nachos were named after a man called Nacho
An employee and owner argue over who invented deep-dish pizza
One of Oreos’ original flavours was lemon meringue
Before buns, people ate sausages with white gloves
Nashville hot chicken was intended as revenge
Farm-raised salmon is dyed pink
Salisbury steak used to be thought of as healthy
The word pretzel means
Candy floss was invented by a dentist
Lobsters used to be served in prisons
Students made peach pie Delaware’s official dessert
Macaroni is very, very old
Popcorn was the first food to be microwaved
350 slices of pizza are eaten every second in the US
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Nuggets of knowledge

Do you know how many wings are eaten on Super Bowl weekend? Or the reason why graham crackers were invented? Here we take a look at fascinating and little-known facts about America’s most popular dishes. Get ready to find out a mind-blowing kernel of knowledge about corn on the cob, why we started eating hot dogs in buns and more.
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Miriam Carey

18 January 2021

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