1. Coriander tastes like soap to some people, because of the presence of a few genes.

4. The Mayans used chocolate as currency.

5. The popular British breakfast / brunch dish, Kedgeree, has origins in our very own Khichri!

6. There's a reason why airplane food doesn't taste good. Your taste buds react differently because of dry air and a pressurised cabin.

8. There might be bugs in your favourite snacks. Carmine, a red dye, is made from crushed bugs! It's used in candies, sodas, ketchup, canned cherries, and red velvet cakes.

9. Alphonso mangoes were introduced to India by the Portuguese.

11. The wasabi you're eating with your favourite sushi might actually be...coloured horseradish.

13. Want to test how fresh the eggs in your fridge are? Put them in a glass of cold water! Fresh eggs will sink, and any egg that floats needs to be in the garbage.

14. Brown sugar and white sugar are the same.

15. Rajma Chawal would not have been a thing if kidney beans hadn't been brought to the Indian subcontinent from Mexico.
