Food

Monday, 9 March 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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Kimchi

The most popular kimchi is Baechu-kimchi.

It consists of spicy napa cabbage in a pickle composed of rice gruel, flakes of chili peppers, ginger, garlic, and spring onions.

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French fries

International French Fries Day is celebrated on the 13th of July.

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Eggs

The egg is the largest single animal cell.

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Halva

Kocaeli in Turkey produces Pişmaniye, a Turkish-Bosnian delicacy.

It is made from wheat flour and sugar, with added vanilla flavor. It consists of stringy strands rol ...

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Pizza

It found its way to North America with Italian immigrants in the 1800s.

Italian immigrants brought their dish along, but it was not incorporated into American cuisine strai ...

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Eggs

One of the delicacies of Asian cuisine, mainly Vietnamese, Filipino, Cambodian, and Chinese, is balut.

These are boiled eggs, usually duck eggs, with the embryo fully formed.

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Coffee

Coffee fruits were used as early as the 1st century BC in Ethiopia.

Coffee was likely discovered by the Oromo people living in Ethiopia’s Kaffa region, harvesting it fr ...

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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 ...

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Halva

Peanut halva is popular in Argentina.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Greek immigrants in Argentina used peanut butter to create a semi-soft nougat variation called mantecol.

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Cheesecake

The history of cheesecake dates back to ancient times.

The ancient form of cheesecake may have been a popular dessert in Greece, even before its conquest b ...

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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 ...