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Sunday, 9 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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Pizza
The original pizza was square.
Maple syrup
The Algonquins of the Ottawa River in southern Quebec treated maple juice as a nutritious energy drink.
In early spring, they used stone tools to make V-shaped incisions in maple trunks. Then they placed ...
Coffee
There are also many ways to brew coffee.
Using machines with a slow flow of hot water under pressure, you can get espresso, latte macchiato, ...
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 ...
Coffee
With Arab expansion, the custom of drinking coffee spread throughout the Middle East.
At first, coffee was received with distrust, even its consumption was forbidden (in Mecca in 1511, a ...
Maple syrup
In the 17th and 18th centuries, apart from maple syrup, sugar was also produced from maple juice.
In the 19th century, during the Civil War, maple sugar was replaced by cane sugar, which began to do ...
Chocolate
The next step is roasting cocoa beans.
In this process, the seeds are stripped of excess water and a large amount of acidic substances, whi ...
Kimchi
Kimchi was sent into space aboard the Soyuz TMA-12.
French fries
The fries should then be fried once or twice.
Chefs agree that real fries should be fried twice. With two frying, the first one is called balancin ...
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 ...