Eaten is fast becoming one of our favourite indie magazines. Let's start by judging a book by its cover. Every issue is beautifully put together and full of the most wonderful illustrations - on looks alone it's a solid 10 out of 10. But then, what's inside is just as good. We've read Issue 11 from cover to cover and we're full to bursting with fascinating facts we now feel compelled to share with everyone we meet.

So here are five things we learnt from Eaten No. 11.

1. In the early 1900s there was a cult called Cocovorism based on eating coconuts and nudism.

In an article called "Cults, Coconuts and Colonialism" (we defy anyone not to be intrigued), writer Rachel Robey tells the story of the German aristocrat who started the cult for like-minded nudists, and convinced them to shun society, vaccines and non-coconut based food, with disastrous results. Brilliantly written and a fascinating story. Excellent "did you know" dinner party fodder.

2. Chairman Mao didn't like fruit.

This isn't especially interesting on its own, but the "mango madness" that swept through China as a result is such a wonderfully bizarre story we don't want to spoil it. The tale is accompanied by actual propaganda posters from the time, along with a mango poem, mango tours and political infighting over who was entitled to an arriving mango. A wild story that also highlights the fear of being seen as "counter revolutionary" under Mao's dictatorship.

3. The first British-grown pineapple sprouted in Richmond in 1718.

How did they grow pineapples in Britain in the 1700s? There's a lovely piece by garden historian Johanna Lausen-Higgins telling you all about it, alongside her own experiences growing pineapples in the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall.

4. The man behind the US banana trade instigated not one but two national coups in Central America.

He was a Moldovan American called Sam Zemurray. Apoorva Sripathi's brilliant article tells the tale of his rise and fall, which affected the lives of millions across the Americas. We had a vague sense of what "banana republics" meant before, but this piece is an eye-opening insight into the mass exploitation and violence involved, and the influence US companies held over foreign governments. Now we just want to know more.

5. How to make turtle soup.

Not that this is practically useful, but it's a recipe from an anonymously-penned cookbook from 1859 calledThe Puerto Rican Cook, or Instructions on How to Make All Kinds of Foods, Sweets and Cakes, in Accordance with the Precepts of Chemistry, Hygiene and the Special Circumstances of the Weather and Customs of Puerto Ricans. (The title alone brings us joy.) Alongside turtle soup, there are also recipes for fried plantain, creole black beans and papaya candy, which we'll be trying at our next dinner party.

Eaten continues to publish three issues a year, edited by Emelyn Rude. If Issue 11 has caught your eye, worth a browse of their back cataloguetoo.

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