Food

Saturday, 8 November 2025

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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Wagyū Beef

Japan's Wagyū beef brands compete in the Wagyū Olympics.

The battle is fought for prestige between the biggest players, the absolute top of which are: Kobe, ...

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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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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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Churro

Only three elements are needed to make the dough for the churros.

The steamed dough that makes churros is a mixture of butter, flour, and water. It’s an easy-to-make ...

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French fries

About 7 percent of potatoes grown in the US end up on consumer’s tables in the form of French fries.

Chain restaurants as McDonald’s and Burger King sell 1/3 of all the fries served in American restaurants.

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Hot dog

The Germans claim hot dogs were invented in Frankfurt am Main in 1487.

The third version of the hot dog origin says of the German butcher Johann Georghehner, who, supposed ...

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Pizza

Apparently, the Swedish also like their pizza sweet.

Instead of pineapple, they prefer bananas. Sometimes, they sprinkle it with curry powder to add more spice.

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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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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 ...