some more culinary did you knows...
capers come from crocus flowers,
cashew nuts dangle on the end of a pseudofruit,
tapioca / sago comes from ground cassava root,
truffle mushrooms are found underground using pigs,
tequila comes from the blue agave plant,
lsd comes from a rice fungus called ergot,
the same bean that yeilds castor oil also produces the deadly toxin ricin,
coriander is also known as dhania (india) and cilantro (USA)
gel coating on soft vitamin capsules usually contains swine gelatine, which is why strict jews and muslims can't eat certain brands
rhubarb isn't dangerously poisonous - you'd have to eat around 5kg to kill you
potatoes, eggplants and tomatoes come from the same family as the deadly nightshade (beladonna)
quinoa is the only edible grain known to contain complete proteins, its value was lost to the world when spanish troops rejected it due to the soapy outer husk
avocados are toxic to parrots
