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1 Its significance is that the body needs and maintains a delicate salt (________) balance (see kidney).

2 ________ has been recognized as a disease of man since as early as Hippocrates.

3 ________ can benefit people suffering from a shortage of food.

4 The term restaurant is credited to the French from the 19th century, as it relates to the restorative nature of the ________ that were once served in them.

5 Steak tartare and salmon tartare are dishes made from diced or ground raw beef or salmon respectively, mixed with various ingredients and served with ________, brioche or frites.

6 This mainly involved salting, curing, curdling, drying, ________, fermentation and smoking.

7 The digestive complaints usually develop within half an hour of ingesting the ________.

8 This can be as simple as a butcher preparing meat, or as complex as a modern international ________.

9 Some preparation is done to enhance the ________ or aesthetic appeal; other preparation may help to preserve the food; and others may be involved in cultural identity.

10 [29] In Italy, carpaccio is a dish of very thin sliced raw ________, drizzled with a vinaigrette made with olive oil.

šŸ’” Interesting Facts

  • the Cucuteni-Trypillian people experienced a considerable abundance of food, which contributed to why they had no evidence of war throughout their entire existence?
  • the Underwood Canning Company went to packing their food products in tin because glass makers in Boston, Massachusetts could not keep up with the company's demands?
  • the concept of thermal death time started out in food canning, but has also found applications in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries?
  • the fictional character Axel Brass is able to go without sleep or sustenance for years?
  • like many desert rodents, kangaroo mice go their entire lives without drinking and get water from their food?
  • Consumer Reports had their food testing done at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1950's thanks to a negotiated deal with the food technology department chair Carl R. Fellers?
  • a subtlety was an elaborate medieval dish that was supposed to entertain and surprise diners with extravagant decorations or by imitating other types of food?
  • in the Philippines, double-dead meat refers to meat from pigs that died of disease, which is sold for human consumption?
  • Boneless Fish is a Japanese frozen food made from fish, which is deboned by hand and then glued to its original shape using a food-grade enzyme?
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