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Monday, 10 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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Halva
Sunflower halva is popular in the former Soviet Union, Bulgaria, and Romania.
It’s made with roasted and ground sunflower seeds, instead of tahini. In the 1990s, Ukrainians produced around 4000/5000 tons of sunflower halva annually.
Halva
Sesame halva is popular in the Balkans, Far East, and the Mediterranean.
Its key ingredient is tahini (sesame paste), sweetened with glucose, sugar, or honey, with various additions–pistachios, chocolate, cocoa, and vanilla or orange scent.
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 ...
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.
Sushi
Sushi was once so valued, it was used to pay taxes.
Honey
The collected nectar or honeydew is used by the bees as food.
While foraging, bees use some of the collected nectar to support the metabolic activity of the muscl ...
Cheddar
In the U.S., most cheddar is produced in the state of Wisconsin.
Smaller but also important production centers are California, Idaho, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Vermont.
Maple syrup
In order to extract sap from a maple tree, it must be around 30 to 40 years old.
Depending on the diameter of the trunk, from one to three holes are drilled in it and taps are placed in them. The tree is used to obtain sap until it is over 100 years old.
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 ...
Mozzarella
Initially, mozzarella was made from sheep's milk.
When buffalo breeding spread in Italy in the Middle Ages, they were valued mainly for their strength ...