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Sunday, 2 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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Kombucha
The fermentation of tea with sugar and the addition of tea mushroom produces various products, but the most important are organic acids, ethanol and carbon dioxide.
Since kombucha is prepared in many parts of the world, so there are many ways to prepare it. To obta ...
Hot dog
The origin of the hot dog remains a mystery to this day.
It was probably invented by two Austro-Hungarian citizens, Emil Reichel and Sam Ladany, after they m ...
Cheesecake
Cheesecake is a type of dessert cake, the main ingredient of which is curd.
Curd is a product made from milk that undergoes curdling, followed by gradual heating, cooling, and ...
Chocolate
Chocolate spread all over the world is a steadily growing global business worth $50 billion a year.
Europe accounts for 45% of global chocolate revenues. “Big Chocolate”, a term associated with multi- ...
Cheddar
Joseph Harding is considered the father of today's cheddar.
A master dairyman in the 19th century, he made great efforts to standardize and modernize cheese mak ...
Parmesan
After a year of aging, the matured Parmesan is subjected to quality control.
It is tapped with a hammer to check the sound that comes from inside the cheese. The sound tells the ...
Cheddar
It is a good source of micro and macro elements and vitamins.
It contains large amounts of calcium (70% DV), phosphorus(70%), iodine (26%), zinc (50%) and vitamin A, B2, B12 ( about 50%). Full-fat cheddar also contains large amounts of amino acids.
Kimchi
The word kimchi comes from the Chinese chimchae, meaning salted vegetables.
The first kimchi was prepared in Korea in the 6th century when people were looking for a way to store turnips over the winter.
Wagyū Beef
There are about two million purebred Wagyū cows in the world.
96% of them are in Japan, most of the remaining are bred in Australia.
Beer
The serving temperature of beer affects its taste.
Generally speaking, beer served at a warmer temperature will have more perceptible aromas and flavors than the same beer served at several °C less.