Monday, 6 January 2025

Did You Know? Five Food Related Facts!



Sharing five food related facts:

1. What old-school ‘diet’ food went viral in 2024?

Cottage cheese (do you like cottage cheese?)

2. What chocolate treat became the talking point of the 2024 Olympics?

Chocolate muffins (Yum, I can understand why!)

3. What is a mirepoix?

A mixture of evenly diced carrot, celery and onion. (it's a nice mix 😋)

4. What does it mean if an egg floats in water?

It’s old and could be rotten. They lose density with age (I knew this 👍 )

5. Can you name the famous chef who played football for Oxford United’s UK youth team?

Gordon Ramsay (I can remember reading about this 👍 )

Do you/did you know any of them? Please share in the comments section.
I only knew 4 and 5


~ and sharing a lovely image ~ 
The breathtakingly beautiful area of Langdale, in the UK's Lake District.
It runs west of Ambleside up to the Langdale Pikes. Pike is a local term for peak.
It splits into two valleys, Great Langdale and Little Langdale (image from google)

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35 comments:

  1. Tom6 January 2025 at 00:38

    ...I fail this test, I should have studied.

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  2. Anonymous6 January 2025 at 00:54

    Neat facts! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

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  3. J.P. Alexander6 January 2025 at 01:06

    Uy no sabía lo de Gordon Ramsay. Te mando un beso.

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  4. Sandi6 January 2025 at 01:33

    I knew the egg thing, but was unsure if floating was bad or good.

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  5. peppylady (Dora)6 January 2025 at 02:06

    When growing up. We ate for lunch is cottage cheese and fruit.

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  6. Angie's Recipes6 January 2025 at 04:13

    I thought it was Dubai Chocolate :-))

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  7. Elephant's Child6 January 2025 at 05:31

    I knew 2, 3 and 4.

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  8. Linda6 January 2025 at 06:04

    I knew 1, 3, and 4. I love cottage cheese and use mirepoix.

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  9. Rustic Pumpkin6 January 2025 at 06:15

    I knew 1. 3. and 4.
    I will only eat cottage cheese if it's cooked in something.. For example, a low fat alternative to ricotta. In a lasagna.
    Hope you're keeping warm. My fingers are freezing. Debbie.

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  10. Stefania6 January 2025 at 08:05

    Le prime due curiosità le conoscevo bene.
    Soprattutto quella dei muffin, che pare fossero l'unica cosa commestibile al villaggio olimpico

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  11. olgica6 January 2025 at 09:11

    Grazie dei consigli.Iscriviti al mio blog,grazie.

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  12. jabblog6 January 2025 at 09:13

    I only knew number 4! I do like cottage cheese, but find it quite 'wet' at times

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  13. Margaret D6 January 2025 at 09:23

    I only knew one and that is the egg one Jan.

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  14. Victor S E Moubarak6 January 2025 at 10:06

    I only knew about the eggs and Gordon Ramsey.

    God bless.

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  15. roentare6 January 2025 at 10:20

    Lovely to read these new facts though you might have mentioned about rotten eggs floating in the water in the past

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  16. eileeninmd6 January 2025 at 10:43

    Beautiful view and a lovely photo.
    The mirepoix sounds yummy.
    I do like cottage cheese, it is yummy with pineapple chunks.
    Take care, enjoy your day!

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  17. Ananka6 January 2025 at 10:56

    Great photo Jan :-D I knew Gordon Ramsay played football!

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  18. Giorgio6 January 2025 at 13:00

    In 2024 I have seen chocolate muffins and cottage cheese (fiocchi di latte in Italian language) in many shops, groceries and super markets. My daughter sometimes buys them. And I like the mix of carrot, celery and onion (with olive oil 😉).

    I remember you already shared information about floating eggs on your blog, but I didn't know Gordon Ramsey was a professional football player.

    Have a nice week ahead of you :-)

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  19. My name is Erika.6 January 2025 at 14:17

    Fun facts. I think those chocolate muffins sound yummy. Happy new week to you Jan.

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  20. Jeanie6 January 2025 at 14:41

    Thanks for the definition of mire poix. I've heard that before but hadn't looked it up!

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  21. R's Rue6 January 2025 at 15:20

    I like cottage cheese with pineapple.
    www.rsrue.blogspot.com

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  22. Caroline 6 January 2025 at 15:59

    Nice to read. Beautiful photo. Greets

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  23. Norma26 January 2025 at 16:41

    Jan, as you know, cottage cheese is very healthy because it is low in fat, has protein and sometimes comes without added salt.

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  24. Ana Mínguez Corella6 January 2025 at 17:31

    Hello!!! Interesting dates ... Best wishes for 2025

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  25. DVArtist6 January 2025 at 18:01

    I know numbers 1 and 4.

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  26. Carla from The River6 January 2025 at 19:25

    I failed. ;-)
    My husband loves cottage cheese.

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  27. Granny Marigold6 January 2025 at 20:34

    Only the first fact and maybe the third. Otherwise I failed LOL.

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  28. Maria Rodrigues6 January 2025 at 20:36

    Hi Jan,
    I didn't know any of these facts. We are always learning.
    Wonderful landscape.
    Greetings and take care.

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  29. Lowcarb team member6 January 2025 at 21:19

    GOOGLE TRANSLATE
    J.P. Alexander
    Uy no sabía lo de Gordon Ramsay. Te mando un beso.

    Oops, I didn't know about Gordon Ramsay. I send you a kiss.

    Stefania
    Le prime due curiosità le conoscevo bene.
    Soprattutto quella dei muffin, che pare fossero l'unica cosa commestibile al villaggio olimpico

    I knew the first two curiosities well.
    Especially that of muffins, which seem to have been the only edible thing in the Olympic village

    olgica
    Grazie dei consigli.Iscriviti al mio blog,grazie

    Thanks for the advice. Subscribe to my blog, thanks

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  30. HappyK6 January 2025 at 21:24

    I only knew number 4

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  31. gluten Free A_Z Blog7 January 2025 at 12:45

    I always enjoy your tidbits of trivia. Learned a few things too.

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  32. Conniecrafter8 January 2025 at 03:06

    Funny thing about #1, we started eating cottage cheese this year instead of potatoes:) I knew 2 because they had a segment on it during the olympics on our morning show. And I knew #4

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  33. baili8 January 2025 at 19:20

    Very interesting facts
    Glad you shared Jan
    Hugs and prayers

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  34. Teresa9 January 2025 at 00:15

    Conocía alguno, no todos. El requesón me gusta. Besos.

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  35. Back2OurSmallCorner12 January 2025 at 19:10

    I only knew the fact about eggs . I do quite like cottage cheese but haven't eaten it for a while.

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