Read the text "Exciting Cooking Facts" carefully. Read each question carefully: every question is based on a word or phrase found in the text. Think about the meaning of the word in its specific context in the text. Choose the best answer.
 
Exciting Cooking Facts

Paragraph 1. Cooking is more than just making food; it's full of fascinating surprises! Here are some exciting facts about cooking that you might not know. 
Paragraph 2. Chocolate was once used as money! A long time ago, the ancient Aztecs and Mayans used cacao beans (the seeds used to make chocolate) as currency. They believed chocolate was a gift from their gods!
Paragraph 3. The world’s largest pizza was bigger than a football field. In 2012, chefs in Italy made a pizza that was over 13,000 square feet! That’s more than 1,000 times bigger than a regular pizza.
Paragraph 4. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible. Honey is so good at preserving itself that it can last forever!
Paragraph 5. Tomatoes are fruits, not vegetables. Even though we use tomatoes in savoury dishes, they are botanically classified as fruits. They develop from the flower of the tomato plant and contain seeds.
Paragraph 6. The world’s most expensive coffee comes from poop. Kopi Luwak is made using beans that have been eaten and then passed through the digestive system of a civet, a small animal. The beans are collected from the animal’s waste and cleaned. This coffee can cost more than $300 per pound!
Paragraph 7. Spices were once worth more than gold. In ancient times, spices like black pepper and cinnamon were so valuable that they were often used as currency. They were important for flavoring food and preserving it, which made them very precious.
Paragraph 8. The longest cooking time for a single meal was 96 hours! In 2015, chefs in the Philippines cooked a giant meal that took four days to prepare. They made a huge dish of adobo, a popular Filipino stew.
Paragraph 9. Eating spicy food can help you live longer. Studies have shown that people who regularly eat spicy food have a lower risk of dying from certain diseases. Capsaicin, the chemical in chilli peppers that makes them hot, might help keep you healthy!
Paragraph 10. You can cook an egg on the sidewalk. In extremely hot weather, like 100°F (38°C) or higher, it’s possible to cook an egg on a hot sidewalk. The surface can get so hot that it can fry the egg.
Paragraph 11. There is a world record for the most pancakes stacked in a single tower. In 2019, a chef in the UK stacked 100 pancakes in a single tower. That’s a lot of pancakes!
 
1. What does "edible" mean? (Paragraph 4)
 
 
2. The word “record” (paragraph 11) means:
 
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