Hot Dogs were invented by a man called Harry Stevens - Harry was Derby born and emigrated to the USA in 1882.

Constance Spry - a Derby born woman - was one of the co-inventors of Coronation Chicken.

The recipe for Ashbourne Gingerbread came from French Prisoner's of War held in Ashbourne during the Napoleonic War.

Bakewell Tart was originally created by accident by a woman called Mrs. Greaves in Bakewell, Derbyshire.

Devonshire Blue Cheese is from Derbyshire not Devon - the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire requested it be created.

One particular Derbyshire cake shares its name with a Marvel superhero - it’s called Thor Cake.

Derbyshire Fidgety Pie has been around for 400 years and was once used as fuel food for workers.

Stilton can only be legally and lawfully produced in three counties - Derbyshire is one of them.

Derbyshire Oat Cakes became popular locally as oats are easier to grow compared to wheat in Derbyshire.

Savoury Duck - a dish that is popular in Derby and Derbyshire - contains absolutely no duck in it.

The cafe at the old Derby Bus Station once served Beans on Toast to The Beatles when they paid a visit.

The delightfully and quirkily named Lumptytums - a type of oatballs - originate from the Peak District.

The long-gone Derby Ale was popular in London as far back as the 1600s - the famed English writer Samuel Pepys drank it.

Hartington Creamery in Derbyshire once collaborated on a flavoured vodka - it was Stilton flavoured!

Incredibly, in the 1790s there was one ale house in Derby for every sixteen citizens on average.

In 1895 the Derby Market Hall contained over forty-five individual butchers that you could buy from!

The original ‘Derby Tea’ was created by Giles Austin. His premises were in the Market Place in Derby.

The world famous 'Matthew Walker's Christmas Puddings' also began their life in the Market Place in Derby.

Drinking ‘soda’ through a straw was pioneered by Derby’s Harry Stevens - inventor of the Hot Dog.

Until 1784 the gaoler at the Derby Gaol was allowed to sell ale to the prisoners held captive in the Gaol.

A Christmas Turkey in Derbyshire in 1890 would have cost you around £50 in today’s money.

Sage Derby Cheese has a centuries old pedigree and has been made in the area since the seventeenth century.

Surprisingly bananas have been grown in Derbyshire since 1830 at Chatsworth. Almost every banana consumed in the Western world is descended from a plant grown at Chatsworth over 180 years ago.