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Thursday, 7 May 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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Maple syrup
The Native Americans claim that this skill of obtaining maple syrup was accidentally passed on to them by the gods.
Legend has it that the Iroquois’ Chief Woksis threw his tomahawk into a maple tree on a winter day. ...
Sushi
It originates from Southeast Asia, most likely a rice-growing region along the Mekong River.
Despite common belief, it did not come from Japan.
Cheesecake
Cheesecake is a type of dessert cake, the main ingredient of which is curd.
Curd is a product made from milk that undergoes curdling, followed by gradual heating, cooling, and ...
Chocolate
Chocolate is a confectionery containing cocoa (cocoa mass, cocoa butter, cocoa powder), sugar, and other additives (like milk, which is added to milk chocolate).
Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd June defines chocolate as ...
Chocolate
Chocolate is harmful to many animals.
Dogs, cats, horses, and parrots are unable to metabolize the alkaloid theobromine contained in choco ...
Wagyū Beef
To classify beef as Wagyū, each animal must undergo DNA testing.
Specimens that have 100% Japanese breed genes are considered full-blooded, those that have at least ...
Pizza
Modern pizza has an Italian origin.
It evolved from a flatbread at the end of the 18th century in Naples. Its purpose was for low-income ...
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.
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 ...
Mozzarella
Buffalo milk contains more lactose than cow's milk.
However, it is sometimes better tolerated by people who are intolerant to this sugar. Due to its min ...