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Food for Thought

In this month’s edition of the SideDish e-newsletter, we feature a recipe for Chunky Avocado Guacamole with Chips – just in time for your Super Bowl party.

Did you know… the Hass Avocado Board anticipates that Super Bowl fans will consume an estimated 46.3 million pounds of Hass avocados during the Feb. 1 game in Tampa?

Already knew that? Here’s more delicious food for thought to snack on….

What animal does Roquefort cheese come from?
Sheep

What salad with raw egg was created in México, not Rome?
Caesar

How much cholesterol is in 2 cups of coconut milk?

Zero.

Which country produces the largest amount of food after the US?
Brazil

What is the difference between crimini and portabella mushrooms?
Portabellas are bigger and 24 hours older

In what order were utensils created (forks, etc)?
Knives, Spoons, and lastly forks in the 11th century.

What do you call a dried, smoked jalapeno?
Chipotle

Frankfurter Sausages were first created in what country?
China

What fresh fruit replaced America’s favorite from apples?
Bananas

In what city did the first fortune cookie appear?
SF (la is also an acceptable debate)

Cool as a Cucumber- are they really cool? True or false?
The inside temperature can be up to 20 degrees colder than the outside.

What legume is used in the manufacturing of dynamite?

Peanuts

It takes 80,000 flowers to make one pound of what aromatic spice?
Saffron