Most seniors know their way around food and cooking but, even when we reach retirement age, some culinary terms still escape us. For example, did you know that the name ‘dim sum’ (you know, that delicious Asian snack) translates as ‘to touch the heart’. Lovely, isn’t it?
Today’s fun fact:
Now this is one some seniors may know.
Q: When and why did sausages become known as bangers?
A: During the food shortages of the Second World War,
sausages generally contained so much water they would often explode when cooking. Hence the name ‘bangers’.
