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Top 5 Gourmet Food Gifts That Won't Be Regifted

From fresh fruit to gourmet candy and coffees from around the world, food has been a traditional holiday gift for centuries. But how do you know if your friends and family will like what you get them? Do a little research.

By Sara Elliott Food Facts & Fun / Food & Culture

Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Palate

Ever wonder why you hated broccoli as a kid but now eat every spear on your plate? The answer: the evolving palate.

By Sarah Siddons & Sara Elliott Food Facts & Fun / Food & Culture

Did Marco Polo bring pasta from China?

Where can you find the world's best pasta? The obvious answer is Italy, where the food staple originated. But did the Italians take a culinary cue from the Chinese? Were Marco Polo and Kublai Khan swapping recipes in the 13th century?

By Cristen Conger Food Facts & Fun / Food & Culture

Strange Foods

In recent years, Hollywood has learned that people like watching others chow down on calf pancreas and camel spiders. Even so, one person's offal is another person's delicacy. Here are interesting foods enjoyed around the world.

By the Editors of Publications International, Ltd. Food Facts & Fun / Food & Culture

Canadian Food

You'd be hard pressed to find a Canadian restaurant in the United States (except for the 300 Tim Hortons franchises...we'll get to that), but Canada's cultural and geographic diversity has produced quite a few foods that can boast Canadian heritage.

By the Editors of Publications International, Ltd. Food Facts & Fun / Food & Culture

7 Banned Foods

How and why do particular foods end up banned, who does the banning? Find out, plus see which foods top the list.

By the Editors of Publications International, Ltd. Food Facts & Fun / Food & Culture

12 Items at a Feast of Henry VIII

Henry VIII was known for hosting opulent feasts with every delicacy you could imagine. Read our list of 12 items found at a feast of Henry VIII, including whale meat and grilled beavers' tails!

By the Editors of Publications International, Ltd. Food Facts & Fun / Food & Culture