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Wednesday, 3 December 2025
16 facts about Chocolate
16 facts about Chocolate
A delicacy not only for a sweet tooth
Chocolate is one of the most popular foods and flavors in the world. It was already known 4 thousand years ago. The ancient inhabitants of today's Mex ...

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Hot dog
There is no hot dog without mustard.
Ketchup is completely optional.
Chocolate
The next step is roasting cocoa beans.
In this process, the seeds are stripped of excess water and a large amount of acidic substances, whi ...
Halva
Most likely, halva comes from Persia (Iran).
It proves difficult to deduce the country of origin because different cultures participated in its d ...
Honey
The second category is honeydew honey.
They are harvested by bees from the secretions of insects parasitizing the leaves-aphids or maggots- ...
French fries
Belgium is strenuously trying to inscribe fries as a Belgian dish on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Whether this will succeed remains to be seen, as the committee must first establish the origin of th ...
Honey
Bees are one of the few insects that can generate large amounts of heat with their bodies.
Hive bees constantly regulate the temperature of the hive by heating it with their bodies or cooling ...
Kimchi
Traditionally, kimchi is kept in clay pots, partially buried in the ground outside of buildings.
Due to the specific smell and intense aroma, the pots are placed away from other products and household members.
Cheddar
Joseph Harding is considered the father of today's cheddar.
A master dairyman in the 19th century, he made great efforts to standardize and modernize cheese mak ...
Pizza
There is a pizza culture museum in Philadelphia, the United States.
The Pizza Brain possesses recorded in the Guinness World Records collection of pizza memorabilia and collectibles. It also offers freshly baked pizza on-site.
Tomato juice
The basic juice recipe is very simple–tomato juice, a little lemon juice, and salt.
In recent years, many additional variants have appeared, with powdered onion, garlic, and chili.