Food

Sushi was once so valued, it was used to pay taxes.

Honey is a fairly caloric product, with 320-330 kcal in 100 g of honey.

When a bee collects sugar-rich nectar, it sucks it out using a trumpet (a tube inside which is a mobile, flexible tongue) and places it in a storage sack (crop), which is separated from the honey stomach by a foregut, known as a valve.

Each country bakes cheesecakes specific to that place-there are more than a thousand recipes for this cake around the world.

The longest hot dog was prepared in the town of Flensburg, Germany, in 2017. It was 218,7 meters long.

Before it is properly pressed, the cocoa mass is matured by heating it and mixing it in special tanks.

Most likely, halva comes from Persia (Iran).

Honey contains certain amounts of trace elements and vitamins.

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

Although seaweed (Jap. nori) is the most popular sushi wrapper, it has equivalents for those not fond of its taste.