Food

The first coffee plantations in Brazil were established in 1719.

One hen can lay up to 340 eggs a year.

A special knife is used to cut parmesan cheese.

The Sumerians used bread to prepare beer.

Dr. Navindra P. Seeram, an American professor who studies medicinal plants and their natural derivatives, said: “I continue to say that nature is the best chemist, and that maple syrup is becoming a champion food when it comes to the number and variety of beneficial compounds found in it.”

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

Kimchi was sent into space aboard the Soyuz TMA-12.

One slice of cheese pizza contains approximately 9.8 grams of fat, 12.7 grams of protein, and 280 calories.

Also in 1901, Luigi Bezzera patented his first coffee maker and became an innovator in the field.

Egg protein is the protective substance of the yolk.