What is the Latin name for the tea plant?

Cooking Trivia / November 19, 2024

Camellia Sinensis. The name "sinensis" means "Chinese" in Latin.

What is the world's most popular fruit?

Cooking Trivia / November 18, 2024

Tomato. Tomatoes, which originated in South America, are botanically a fruit although they are considered vegetables.

Whose invention made it possible to mass-produce "Fig Newtons"?

Cooking Trivia / November 18, 2024

James Henry Mitchell. The machine used to make "Fig Newtons" has a funnel to supply the jam inside a larger funnel to supply the dough.

What is another word for a champagne glass?

Cooking Trivia / November 17, 2024

Flute. Wine bottle corks are traditionally made from the bark of cork oak trees.

Which of these cannot be eaten in a salad?

Cooking Trivia / November 17, 2024

Tomato Leaves. Tomato leaves, unlike the fruit, are poisonous to humans.

In America, what type of meat is traditionally served at Thanksgiving celebrations?

Cooking Trivia / November 16, 2024

Turkey. Thanksgiving was not declared a national U.S. holiday until Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of an early women's magazine, campaigned for it.