Food

Sunday, 19 April 2026

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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Halva

Sunflower halva is popular in the former Soviet Union, Bulgaria, and Romania.

It’s made with roasted and ground sunflower seeds, instead of tahini. In the 1990s, Ukrainians produced around 4000/5000 tons of sunflower halva annually.

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Maple syrup

In the 17th and 18th centuries, apart from maple syrup, sugar was also produced from maple juice.

In the 19th century, during the Civil War, maple sugar was replaced by cane sugar, which began to do ...

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Churro

Churros are part of various public events, such as the Festival of Fire in Valencia.

Las Fallas de Valencia is an annual festival held in March, which is historically associated with th ...

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Pizza

Pizza toppings vary depending on the country.

While Koreans enjoy their pizza with wasabi and sweet potatoes, the most popular topping in Costa Ri ...

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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 ...

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Chocolate

World Chocolate Day is celebrated on June 7th.

Dates of National Chocolate Day vary from country to country. For instance, in the U.S. it is celebrated on October 28th, while in Poland on April 12th.

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Honey

Based on the degree of crystallization of honey, a distinction is made between honey in a liquid state (Patoka) and crystallized honey (buckthorn).

The crystallization of honey is a natural phenomenon. The crystallization time varies for different ...

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Hot dog

There is no hot dog without mustard.

Ketchup is completely optional.

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Honey

Honey is also obtained industrially, but then we are dealing with artificial honey.

It is obtained by decomposing complex sugars (usually from potato syrup) sucrose or isoglucose (high ...

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Tomato juice

In vegetable processing, tomato juice is often used as a marinade for canned tomatoes.

It is sometimes substituted for tomato puree, due to the lower tariffs for preserves compared to juices.

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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

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

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 ...