Food

Tuesday, 19 May 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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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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French fries

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

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Sushi

Sushi is often served with wasabi.

It is a Japanese horseradish, spicy in flavor. It is a pricy plant thanks to the limitations in its ...

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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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Beer

Beer was a very common beverage back in ancient times.

Beer is mentioned in early ancient Egypt records. It appears in the Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient Me ...

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Coffee

The first coffee plantations in Brazil were established in 1719.

The Portuguese stole coffee seedlings from Guyana and established plantations in Brazil, making coff ...

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Pizza

Pizza has various gluten-free and vegetarian alternatives.

The crust can be replaced with either butternut squash or cauliflower.

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Honey

The most numerous group of compounds in honey are carbohydrates, mainly glucose and fructose.

Sucrose, maltose, and melezitose (in honeydew honey) may be present in smaller amounts. The taste of ...

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Cheddar

The addition of annatto to cheddar affects its flavor.

Cheeses containing the coloring agent have a sweet, slightly nutty aftertaste.

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Kombucha

From China, kombucha made its way to Japan (between 250 and 538).

A Korean doctor who reached Japan is believed to have cured the digestive problems of the emperor at the time with tea fermented with a special mushroom.

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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 ...