During World War II, there was a wide shortage of tomatoes and on the other hand an rise in the production of bananas. In order to make up for the shortage, María Orosa a Filipino food technologist, invented the “Banana Ketchup”, which was made mainly out of bananas (and was painted with red food coloring to resemble the original ketchup). This strange Ketchup has gained popularity among Filipinos, and to this date it has a significant role in many Filipino dishes.
Now a days you can get it anywhere in the Philippines and also in countries where there are many Filipinos like Australia, New Zealand The US etc.
Most people think Bananas are fruit BUT – Botanically speaking, Bananas are definitely Berries, which also means that there is no such thing as a Banana tree! it is a Herb – and it grows up to 8 meters with giant banana leaves.
Have s’more fun making dessert outdoors with this fresh and fruity idea.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated February 5, 2010
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tablespoons chocolate chips
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tablespoons miniature marshmallows
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tablespoons chopped pecans
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Cut 6 (12-inch) sheets of heavy-duty foil. Heat gas or charcoal grill, or heat oven to 350°F.
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With sharp knife, make deep lengthwise cut along inside curve of each banana, being careful not to cut all the way through. Open slit to form pocket. Crimp and shape 1 sheet of foil around each banana, forming boats.
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Holding each banana in hand, fill pocket with 2 tablespoons chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons marshmallows and about 1/2 heaping teaspoon chopped pecans.
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Return each banana to its foil boat, get your grill brushes to start. Seal top of foil, leaving 2 to 3 inches headspace. Place on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 8 to 10 minutes or until marshmallows soften. Or bake 15 to 20 minutes in oven until marshmallows soften. (Can also place in campfire coals to cook.)
The great state of Arkansas (in the U.S) has adopted the South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato as Arkansas’ official state fruit and… WAIT FOR IT…. also as Arkansas’ official state vegetable, it all went down on March 16, 1987 and was mentioned in Arkansas’ law:
“It is found and determined by the General Assembly that the South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato has a taste, texture, appearance, and aroma second to none and that the tomato is botanically a fruit and used as a vegetable. It is further determined by the General Assembly that Arkansas does not have a state fruit or a state vegetable. Therefore, the South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato shall be the official state fruit and the official state vegetable.”
*Botanically the tomato is definitely a fruit , but many see it as a vegetable none the less.
Source>> Wikipedia (List of Arkansas state symbols)
Why does chocolate melt in your mouth? Well, mainly due to Cocoa butter which is a major ingredient in all kinds of Chocolate, (including white chocolate), the Cocoa butter melts near body temperature (37 °C) and thus makes sure that when we insert chocolate into our mouth, it’ll reach it’s melting point and convert back to yummy liquid.
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Source>> Wikipedia – Chocolate
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Kaka/Caca means “poop” in Arabic, Russian, Spanish, Romanian, Hungarian, Hebrew, Albanian… but In Swedish and other Nordic languages it means “cookie” or “small cake”…
Does that means that cookies in Scandinavia tastes like shit ? we hope not … anyway, as you can see in the comments below, people from around the world share here the true meaning of KAKA in their own language, if your language is not mentioned yet – please do update us!
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Source>> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kaka and http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caca
a Cool thing I learned today – Surprisingly enough, the first product to have ever had a barcode printed on it, was a packet of Gum, more specifically Wrigley’s Gum somewhere around 1974.
