New series: 'Food: Fact or Fiction?'
Ever wonder if coffee will really stunt your growth, or if a bowl of chicken soup can actually cure the common cold? Michael McKean explores long-standing adages about food to prove as well as debunk some of the most fascinating food myths on the new series "Food: Fact or Fiction?," premiering at 10:30 p.m. Oct. 26 on the Cooking Channel.
From the truth about the most popular food remedies, to the dish on our favorite romantic recipes and aphrodisiacs, discover some tasty truths and mouth-watering mysteries hidden in every bite.
Throughout the six half-hour episodes a spoonful of fact and a dash of fiction that have flavored our favorite dishes will be revealed. One episode takes a look at "the most important meal of the day" to explore where that age-old saying about breakfast came from, and whether or not it is really true.
Get ready to wake up and smell the facts, as we discover how our morning meals have come to taste so sinfully delicious. In another episode, take a trip around the food globe to get to discover where beloved international dishes were really born. French fries are fried, but are they really French?
Every Chinese restaurant marks the end of the meal with fortune cookies, but was this crunchy treat really invented in China? Viewers will be stunned as we uncover the facts and the fiction about food.
Fans can explore more popular food urban legends like the five second rule, gum taking seven years to digest and more at CookingChannelTV.com/ FactOrFiction, and can join the conversation on twitter using #FactOrFiction.
