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Wednesday, 2 September 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
The record holder in terms of size and weight is the 1989 Cheddar.
The cheese was made in the state of Oregon and weighed 25,790 kg (56,857 lb).
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French fries
French fries were brought to the US by the country’s third president, Thomas Jefferson.
He served them to his guests under the name “potatoes fried the French way” as early as 1802.
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Chocolate
There are several basic types of chocolate, depending on the cocoa liquor content and, since 2017, also the cocoa variety from which it was made.
These types include  dark chocolate - consists of cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and sugar. It contain ...
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Halva
Halva is a traditional fastidious dish among Greek Orthodox Christians.
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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 ...
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Halva
In many countries around the world, but mostly in Turkey, is used as a bread spread.
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Eggs
Until recently, there was a belief that eggs were harmful because of the cholesterol they contained.
No scientific studies have confirmed a direct relationship between eating eggs and cholesterol level ...
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Beer
According to the Brewers Association, there are 79 beer styles in the world.
These styles are grouped into 15 families and fall into one of two categories: Ale (top-fermented beer) and Lager (bottom-fermented beer).
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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.
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Coffee
There are also many ways to brew coffee.
Using machines with a slow flow of hot water under pressure, you can get espresso, latte macchiato, ...
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16 facts about Mozzarella
16 facts about Mozzarella
The most recognizable Italian cheese in the world
Mozzarella is the most recognizable and third most often bought Italian cheese, after Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano. It is always associated wi ...
17 facts about Kimchi
17 facts about Kimchi
Traditional Korean dish
Kimchi is a staple Korean delicacy, served as a side dish with almost every meal. It consists of salted and fermented vegetables, including various ca ...
10 facts about Hot dog
10 facts about Hot dog
One of the most popular fast foods
Hot dogs are typical representatives of fast food. They are prepared swiftly and consumed even faster. Even though the fashion for eating hot dogs spr ...
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