The Papaya, also called papaw, or pawpaw, is the fruit of the Carica Papaya tree. It is believed to be native to southern Mexico and neighboring Central America. The Papaya has become naturalized throughout the Caribbean Islands, Florida and several countries of Africa. Additional crops are grown in India, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand … Read more
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. The recipe for the soft drink Pepsi was first developed in the 1880s by Caleb Bradham, a pharmacist and industrialist from New Bern, North Carolina. The original recipe included sugar, vanilla, oils, spices, African kola nuts and carbonated water. Bradham said the drink could … Read more
A sandwich is any dish wherein two or more pieces of bread serve as a container or wrapper for another food type. The sandwich is named after John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who is said to have asked his servant to bring him meat stuffed between two slices of bread so that he … Read more
Corn also known as maize is cereal plant which yields large grains set in rows on a cob. It is one of the most popular cereal grains in the world. Corn like all cereal crops are members of the grass family (Poaceae). Corn was first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years … Read more
Avocado is a fruit, which is botanically a large berry containing a single seed. It is native to South Central Mexico. They are commercially valuable and are cultivated in tropical and Mediterranean climates throughout the world. There are over 500 varieties of avocados in the world. While they vary in fruit size, texture and maturity … Read more
Coca-Cola (often referred to simply as Coke) is a carbonated soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola is the most popular and biggest-selling soft drink in history, as well as one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Originally intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in 1886 by John Pemberton. Coca-Cola … Read more
A hamburger or burger is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. Hamburgers may be cooked in a variety of ways, including pan-frying, barbecuing, and flame-broiling. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon, onion, pickles, and condiments such as … Read more
Rice is a grain or cereal, like wheat or oats. A grain is the whole seed of a plant that is grown, harvested and processed for consumption. Rice is the seed harvested from the long, grass-like stalk of the Oryza sativa plant (Asian rice) or the Oryza glaberrima (African rice). As a cereal grain, it … Read more
Mangoes are juicy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees, cultivated mostly for edible fruit. The mango is native to the South Asian areas of Eastern India, Burma and the Andaman Islands, from where it has been distributed worldwide to become one of the most cultivated fruits in the … Read more