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Sunday, 18 October 2026
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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Cheddar
In the U.S., most cheddar is produced in the state of Wisconsin.
Smaller but also important production centers are California, Idaho, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Vermont.
Coffee
There are two methods of extracting coffee beans from the fruit.
One is the wet method, in which the coffee fruit goes into a water-mill-like machine. There they are ...
Kombucha
The emergence of American sweetened and carbonated beverages on the market has made kombucha or sour bread an unpopular relic.
Western corporations have succeeded, within fifty years, in completely displacing from our culture a beverage that was regularly consumed in central and eastern Europe for hundreds of years.
Churro
Churros should be eaten warm.
Served immediately after frying, they retain their crunchy exterior and soft center. Dipped in a chocolate dip with cinnamon or served with sugar and fruit, they make a delicious dessert.
French fries
French fries are most often prepared in vegetable oil, although they were originally fried in beef tallow.
As recently as the 1990s, fries at McDonald’s were fried in a mixture of 93 percent beef tallow and 7 percent cottonseed oil.
Beer
In terms of the amount of beer drunk per capita, the world leaders are the Czechs (142.4 liters per year).
The second place goes to Seychelles (114.6 liters per year) and the third place goes to Germany and Austria (104.7 liters per year).
Cheesecake
The recipe for the cheesecake was given by Cato the Elder’s great-grandson, Mark Porius Cato.
The recipe read as follows: “Crush two kilograms of cheese well in a mortar, add one pound of the br ...
Cheesecake
Cheesecake can be baked or prepared cold, without heat treatment.
In addition to cottage cheese, which is the best choice, cheesecake can also be made with cream chee ...
Sushi
Restaurants worldwide typically offer six forms of sushi.
They are: Nigiri–molded vinegared rice, topped with a raw slice of fish; Sashimi (meaning pierced o ...
Coffee
One of the most expensive coffees in the world is Kopi Luwak.
In 2013, a kilogram of this coffee cost between $200 and $400. This is because the annual world harv ...