Malay people, rice turned yellow because it was put in turmeric, and vermicelli turned yellow because it was put in the turmeric. In fact, that was a way to kill bacteria in food because turmeric is antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and aids digestion. Their knowledge is amazing.
Source :
National library of medicine, Chapter 13, turmeric, the golden spice
90 million kg of uneaten food wasted during Ramadan 2024 across Malaysia
وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ
“O Children of Adam! Dress properly whenever you are at worship. Eat and drink, but do not waste. Surely He does not like the wasteful”
Surah al-A’raf (31)
وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ
Maksudnya: “Wahai anak-anak Adam! Pakailah pakaian kamu yang indah berhias pada tiap-tiap kali kamu ke tempat ibadat (atau mengerjakan sembahyang), dan makanlah serta minumlah, dan jangan pula kamu melampau; sesungguhnya Allah tidak suka akan orang-orang yang melampaui batas.”
Surah al-A’raf (31)
Ice cream was invented by the ancient Chinese, brought to Italy by Marco Polo, to France by Catherine de Medici, and thence to America by Thomas Jefferson
https://www.history.com/news/where-do-ice-cream-sorbet-frozen-desserts-come-from
Iced drinks and desserts have been around since at least 4000 B.C., when nobles along the Euphrates River built icehouses to take the edge off the Mesopotamian summer heat
Sulfuric acid is produced when onions are cut which causes tears in the eyes. According to Mastika Magazine, cutting onions while chewing gum can relieve eye pain ????
Source : Majalah Mastika
After a long day at the laboratory with the chemical Benzoic Sulfimide, Constantin Fahlberg forgot to wash his hands after dinner, he found his food tasted sweet, this is how he discovered the artificial sweetener Saccharin in 1879
Reference : BBC News Read more : https://www.bbc.com/news/health-43674270
Salary comes from the Latin word salarium, which also means “salary” and has the root sal, or “salt.” In ancient Rome,
Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt
It takes 22 litres of milk to produce 1kg of butter and 10 litres milk to produce 1kg of cheese