
Ketchup originated in China as a fermented fish sauce called kê-tsiap
Image: Israel Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Ketchup originated in China as a fermented fish sauce called kê-tsiap
Sushi
Sushi originally meant fermented fish preserved in rice — the rice was discarded, not eaten
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Chili peppers are native to the Americas
Culture of Ethiopia
Goat herder's goats danced after eating berries, leading to coffee discovery in Ethiopia
Beer
Beer was first brewed around 5,000 BC in Mesopotamia
Hot chocolate
Chocolate was a bitter drink in Mesoamerica for 3,000 years before Europeans added sugar
Croissants are not French
Croissants originated in Vienna, not France, as a celebration of defeating the Ottoman siege
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