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Wednesday, 9 July 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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Coffee
In Europe, it was not always enthusiastically received.
As a product of the Arab world, it was seen as the work of Satan.In the 17th century, coffee was eve ...
Pizza
The art of making Neapolitan pizza was included on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage in 2017.
Tomato juice
Mass production of tomato juice began in the 1920s.
It became a popular dinner drink and within a few years spread beyond the borders of the US.
Kimchi
Koreans eat 1.6 million tons of kimchi annually.
Eggs
The structure of the egg was once seen as analogous to the structure of the cosmos.
According to this theory, the eggshell was supposed to be the sky, the membrane inside the sky with clouds, the egg white symbolized water, and the egg yolk symbolized earth and minerals.
Chocolate
Chocolate is harmful to many animals.
Dogs, cats, horses, and parrots are unable to metabolize the alkaloid theobromine contained in choco ...
Eggs
In the 19th century, the dried egg industry developed.
In 1878, a company in St. Louis began the process of drying eggs and producing a light brown flour-l ...
Maple syrup
A single tree produces a maximum of 12 liters of juice per day.
In season, it is from 35 to 50 liters. About 7% of the total amount of sap flowing through the tree is obtained in this process.
Kombucha
Studies of kombucha have revealed that it has strong antibacterial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
Above all, it is a good source of antioxidants, has liver cleansing and regenerative properties, regulates blood sugar levels, and most importantly is a fantastic probiotic.
Cheddar
Cheese making dates back at least to the 12th century.
From that time, more precisely from 1170, there is a document confirming the purchase of cheese by the court of King Henry II. At that time, 4640 kilograms were ordered.