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Wednesday, 5 August 2026
15 facts about french fries
15 facts about french fries
Not so French after all
It is not known where the fries come from. Some say from France, others, Belgium. Whatever the truth, one thing is certain–they are delicious, and pro ...

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Hot dog
Hot dogs are popular around the world. In Poland, for instance, it is a must-have at every gas station.
Eggs
Bird eggs have been a valuable food since prehistoric times.
They were fed by hunting communities as well as by newer cultures where birds were domesticated. The ...
Halva
Followers of a raw food diet crave raw halva, made with raw ingredients–tahini, almonds, agave nectar, and salt, mixed and frozen until firm.
Honey
Upon returning to the hive, the bee passes the harvest to the hive worker and then flies off to continue working.
This mouth-to-mouth exchange of nectar is called trophallaxis. The final processing of nectar into h ...
Churro
Churros resemble doughnuts but are created from steamed dough.
Native doughnuts, as well as the aforementioned Chinese youtiao, are made from deep-fried yeast dough.Churros are prepared by squeezing the previously prepared steamed dough directly into the fat.
Kombucha
Kombucha is a blend of natural probiotics (fungi and bacteria), organic acids (acetic, glyconic, glucuronic, citric, lactic, tartaric, malonic, oxalic, succinic, pyruvic, tin), small amounts of sugars (sucrose, glucose and fructose), B vitamins (B1, B2, B6, B12), vitamin C, 14 amino acids, purines, pigments, lipids, proteins.
In addition, there are some hydrolytic enzymes, ethanol, substances that exhibit antibiotic activity ...
Maple syrup
To obtain 1 liter of maple syrup, the water must be evaporated from 20 to 50 liters of maple juice.
In the process of water evaporation, a syrup is obtained with a temperature higher by 4.1 degrees C ...
Sushi
Narezushi is served nowadays in certain Japanese Prefectures and is characterized by a very distinguished aroma.
It is not a popular dish, however, since the smell is very intense.
Sushi
The popularity of sushi in Japan may have been associated with Buddhism.
Buddhism was imported in the 6th century AD, and quickly became one of the major religions. One of the rules of Buddhism was to restrain from eating meat, and fish was not counted as such.
Cheddar
It was Joseph Harding and his wife who spread cheddar beyond the borders of England.
They succeeded in introducing the cheese to the Scottish and North American markets. His sons, who w ...