It is impossible to live without food even for several weeks. For the most part, it is thanks to food that a person acquires the necessary vitality and energy. But unfortunately, not everyone knows enough information about the food we consume almost every day. And in this situation, it is not at all about the benefit or harm.
In any case, the food should be healthy, and in the Internet supermarket "5 Packets" in Novosibirsk they understand this very well and therefore they realize and deliver products to their homes only from the best and proven brands. How not for them to know and take care of our health, but today we decided to tell you about interesting facts related to food.
1. Parsley has been used to decorate dishes since the days of Ancient Rome. Local residents considered this plant a talisman against evil spirits, which is why the consumption of parsley for food was a mandatory process when receiving important guests.
2. In 450 g, the warriors-Huns hid meat under the saddle of a horse. After a while, the meat began to secrete juice, which was mixed with the sweat of the animal. And as a result of the evaporation of moisture, the soldiers received a real dried delicacy.
3. During the Renaissance, beer was considered safer than water, due to the fact that at the time of fermentation, harmful substances that lead to dysentery and cholera were killed in it.
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4. Lemon was served with fish since ancient times. It was in the Middle Ages that people were confident that the juice of this fruit could dissolve unintentionally swallowed fish bones.
5. Smuggling still existed in tsarist Russia. Under Ivan the Terrible, his subordinates illegally brought valuable things from Muslim states, hiding them in pork. And the Muslims, in turn, simply did not examine the meat load.
6. In the 17th century, the colonialists of South America first sewed a capybara. This is an underwater animal. The colonialists immediately put forward a request to the Pope to recognize the animal as a fish, and allowed him to eat it at the time of fasting. And to the surprise of the Pope, he gave his consent.
7. After the first import of sugar into European states, only representatives of the nobility could afford it. And to the surprise of modern society, in those days, teeth blackened from frequent use were considered a sign of a high rank.
8. In the early 19th century, oysters were food for the poor who could not afford meat products. But due to uncontrolled fishing, the number of this product has greatly decreased, and already in the 2nd half of the 19th century, this product received the status of "delicacy".
9. In 1908, American tea dealer Thomas Salivan accidentally created tea bags. He delighted the customers and sent each of them several samples of tea, placing them in small silk bags. But instead of taking the product out of the package, customers decided that the tea should be dipped in boiling water without taking it out of the bag.
10. In 1912, Moscow residents celebrated the centenary of Napoleon's exile. It was in honor of this date that the craftsmen made a cake in the shape of a Napoleon's hat. It was from this time that the name of the sweet delicacy, which we all know, has gone, which has survived to this day.