Food

Friday, 23 October 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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Honey

Honey has salutary properties for the human body.

It has beneficial effects on the heart, nerves, brain, and healing wounds. It works better than some ...

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Coffee

In 1554, the first coffee shop opened in Istanbul.

In the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire, as a trade intermediary, became a coffee power.

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Coffee

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the great colonial powers began cultivating coffee in their colonies.

The Netherlands established coffee plantations in Ceylon in 1658, later expanding cultivation to Jav ...

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Maple syrup

Maple syrup is made from the sap of maple trees.

Mainly three species of maple are used for production: sugar maple (Acer saccharum), black maple (Ac ...

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Mozzarella

Initially, mozzarella was made from sheep's milk.

When buffalo breeding spread in Italy in the Middle Ages, they were valued mainly for their strength ...

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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.

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Coffee

Coffee is grown in more than 70 regions in the tropical zone between the northern tropic of Cancer and the southern tropic of Capricorn.

Seeds of the best quality are selected for cultivation–they come from trees between 8-15 years old. ...

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Eggs

The yolk (vitelline) is the building and nourishing material for the developing embryo.

It makes up about 33 percent of the liquid mass of the egg and contains about 60 kcal. It consists o ...

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Eggs

One hen can lay up to 340 eggs a year.

It takes about a day to lay an egg. When a hen is laying an egg, she rotates it in the nest 50 times a day.

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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 ...

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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 ...