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Friday, 13 February 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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French fries
The basic ingredients in fries are, of course, potatoes.
Ordinary potatoes can be replaced by yams. Some people let their imagination run wild even more and ...
Kimchi
Kimchi is a tasty and low-calorie dish; 100 g of kimchi contains 32 kcal.
Hot dog
The Germans claim hot dogs were invented in Frankfurt am Main in 1487.
The third version of the hot dog origin says of the German butcher Johann Georghehner, who, supposed ...
Hot dog
The Japanese version of the hot dog—Black Terra Dog—comes in a black bun.
They use edible bamboo charcoal powder to color the bun, which is over 30 cm long. It is one of the most popular street food in the Akihabara district of Tokyo.
Beer
Barley provides starch, which is converted into fermentable sugars.
Many breweries replace some of the malts with unmalted raw materials with similar properties.
Maple syrup
Maple juice is harvested in the spring.
Already in early spring, the sap begins to flow abundantly through the trees. Before vegetation begi ...
Churro
Initially, churros did not resemble the appearance of the current version of the dessert.
In their original form, churros were intended to provide sheepherders with a filling meal that was e ...
Cheesecake
The world’s largest cheesecake weighed 3 tons and 129 kilograms.
It was created on the occasion of the “Ninth Cheesecake Festival” in 2013 and made it into the Guinn ...
Churro
The pedigree of churros remains a contentious issue.
It is widely believed that churros originated in Spain and are regarded as a Spanish dessert.However ...
Parmesan
After a year of aging, the matured Parmesan is subjected to quality control.
It is tapped with a hammer to check the sound that comes from inside the cheese. The sound tells the ...