Food

Sunday, 7 December 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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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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Kombucha

The development of trade between China and Europe also contributed to the appearance on the continent not only of tea but also of the tea mushroom.

The fermented tea drink was more easily adopted n the eastern part of Europe, where the tradition of ...

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Kombucha

Kombucha is a beverage made from sweetened tea fermented by a so-called tea mushroom.

This mushroom is also called Japanese mushroom or SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeasts). It is a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast.

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Chocolate

The cocoa nibs, mainly the seeds, are ground into cocoa mass, also known as cocoa crumbs or cocoa liquor.

Cocoa mass produces cocoa butter containing about 55% fat and cocoa powder containing about 25% fat. ...

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Maple syrup

Research by Dr. Keiko Abe of the University of Tokyo has shown that maple syrup significantly improves liver function.

It has also been shown that ABA abscisic acid contained in maple syrup stimulates the release of ins ...

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Maple syrup

The collected juice was concentrated by evaporating the water using one of the two methods.

One method was to put very hot stones in the fire in a juice pot. The second one was based on the us ...

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French fries

To prepare fries, you need to rinse or immerse them in water after cutting the potato into strips (or any other shape you fancy).

This is to rinse the starch that is there from the surface of the potato. After the bath, the cut potatoes need to be thoroughly dried.

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French fries

French fries were first described in an 1856 cookbook.

The book Cookery for Maids and All Work by E. Warren gave a recipe for French fried potatoes. The re ...

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Coffee

One of the most expensive coffees in the world is Kopi Luwak.

In 2013, a kilogram of this coffee cost between $200 and $400. This is because the annual world harv ...

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Eggs

Egg white is a very common food allergen.

In this regard, it ranks second only to cow’s milk protein. This problem is minimized by cooking eggs.

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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 ...