13 interesting facts about food that will definitely surprise you

In fact, every day promises a lot of secrets and riddles, and we don't even guess about it. Here, for example, are the products that appear on our table every day. You have no idea how much you don't know about them.

Chili pepper

The color of pepper affects only the taste, but not the sharpness. But its size is worth paying attention to — the smaller the pepper, the sharper it is.

Bananas

It will probably seem strange to you, but mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten a banana. We can only guess why mosquitoes might like this fruit so much.

Avocado

Avocado is a very capricious and unpredictable product.

Something else about avocados

Never, do you hear, never give avocados to birds, even if they ask in a human voice. It's poison to them.

Gravity and water

Gravity, it turns out, has a sense of humor, especially when you are very thirsty. How to deal with it? Nothing, accept it.

Dyes

Because of chemical dyes in food, children become hyperactive. Especially from red or yellow.

Coffee

Coffee beans are actually not really grains — more like berries. And it is correct to say "coffee tree berries".

Tea

Drink only freshly brewed tea. The Japanese even have a saying on this score: "Yesterday's tea is worse than a snake." Iced tea irritates the walls of the stomach, and the Chinese compare it with poison.

Honey

Honey has no expiration date. The oldest honey pot was found in 1922 by Howard Carter in the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Scientists have studied it and recognized it as suitable for food.

Camembert cheese

Camembert should be eaten as close as possible to the expiration date, but not after it.

Eggs

If you put an egg in water and it pops up, then you can't eat it anymore, it's spoiled.

Chocolate

If you eat a small piece of dark chocolate before eating, it will saturate the blood with glucose. Therefore, even if you were very hungry, you will not eat too much and will feel full in time.

The main secret of food

The food is always tastier at night. Always.