The internet is full of facts about everything from current events to the history basket weaving and rice pudding fun facts. Because of this, as we research for our daily content on food trucks, food carts and street food, we stumble upon some items of knowledge that we just did not know.

We have decided when these fun facts pop up, that we would share them with our readers in our section titled “Did You Know?”

For today’s Did You Know we will look at Rice Pudding fun facts.

Rice Pudding Fun Facts. Rice pudding is a dish made from rice mixed with water or milk and sometimes other ingredients such as cinnamon and raisins. Different variants are used for either desserts or dinners.

• Rice puddings are found in nearly every area of the world. Recipes can greatly vary even within a single country.
• August 9th is National Rice Pudding Day.
• In Canada and the United States, most recipes have descended from European immigrants.
• In Europe, rice pudding with goat’s milk was first used by the Romans for medicinal purposes.
• Buddhist Sutras state that Gautama Buddha’s final meal before his enlightenment was a large bowl of rice pudding. It was prepared for him by a girl named Sujata.
• Rice Pudding is the title and subject of a poem by A. A. Milne. In the poem the narrator professes puzzlement as to what is the matter with Mary Jane, who is “crying with all her might and main. And she won’t eat her dinner—rice pudding again.
• A particular tradition that is often associated with eating rice pudding during the Christmas season is hiding a whole almond in the pudding. In Sweden and Finland, popular belief has it that the one who eats the almond will be married the following year.
• Rice pudding offers more health benefits than other desserts, such as custard or ice cream.

Rice Pudding Facts We Missed

Let us know if we missed any rice pudding fun facts in the comment section below. We always love to add to these lists. If we can verify that the facts is just that, a fact, we will give the reader credit in the article.

Reference: Wikipedia: Fun Facts about Rice Pudding.