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Sunday, 23 August 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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Pizza
The Hawaiian pizza originates in Canada.
The most controversial topping, pineapple, was added by a Greek immigrant, Sam Panopoulos, to a pizza served in his restaurant, Satellite, in Chatham, Canada.
French fries
Commercially available frozen French fries are usually pre-blanched or at least industrially dried.
The better processed in the factory, the sooner from unwrapping they can appear on our plates.
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.
Honey
The color of honey depends on the presence of various pigments.
Carotenoids (beta-carotene and xanthophyll) are the most important.
Coffee
It probably did not appear in France until 1644, and the French elite had the opportunity to taste the drink in 1669 at a party given by Ottoman envoy Mustafa Pasha.
The first café in Paris was established in 1671, and by that time there were more than 3000 cafes in England.
Kimchi
Kimchi was sent into space aboard the Soyuz TMA-12.
Eggs
Egg protein is the protective substance of the yolk.
Its primary purpose is to protect the yolk and provide additional nutrition for the growth of the em ...
Coffee
Coffee is available in various forms.
Unroasted beans, the so-called “green” coffee In roasted beans Ground Soluble (freeze-dried or dried by spraying in hot air)
Beer
Bavaria’s Weihenstephan Abbey is believed to be the oldest continuously operating brewery.
The abbey itself has been in existence since around 720, and from the very beginning, the monks livi ...
Chocolate
Chocolate is a high-calorie product.
100 g of 99% dark chocolate may contain 530 kcal, but as a product with a low glycemic index (20), i ...