Food Fact

According to legend, Cupid dipped his arrows in this substance before aiming at his unknowing lovers. Some believed it's a potent aphrodisiac and an antibacterial dressing for wounds. Today, Alberta makes most of this product in Canada.

According to legend, Cupid dipped his arrows in this substance before aiming at his unknowing lovers. Some believed it's a potent aphrodisiac and an antibacterial dressing for wounds. Today, Alberta makes most of this product in Canada.
  • maple syrup
  • honey
  • sap 
  • sweet wine

Answer:

In 2005, Canada produced 75 million pounds of honey. The Prairie provinces experience long summers where honeybees are exposed to plenty of flowering crops with desirable conditions for ample nectar production. Because of these conditions, Canada's honey production is twice the world's average.

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Who is believed to have been the first European to discover chocolate?

  • Jacques Cartier
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