Food

Thursday, 2 July 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 ...

Did you know?

Maple syrup
According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, maple syrup color is an important factor in its classification.
On this basis, 4 types are distinguished: Golden - delicate flavor, light transmission of 75% and m ...
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 ...
Pizza
There is a pizza culture museum in Philadelphia, the United States.
The Pizza Brain possesses recorded in the Guinness World Records collection of pizza memorabilia and collectibles. It also offers freshly baked pizza on-site.
Kimchi
The traditional way of preparing winter kimchi (kimjang) was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013.
Pizza
Dishes similar to pizza were known in antiquity.
There are records of Persian soldiers in the 6th century BC and ancient Greeks, who baked flatbreads with added cheese, herbs, and dates.
Kombucha
Kombucha is attributed with many medicinal values.
The drink has a positive effect on the intestinal bacterial flora.
Wagyū Beef
The A4 and A5 grades are unattainable by any other breed except Japanese Black (Kuroge Washu).
All of the most elite "brands" of Japanese beef are actually Kuroge Washu.
Hot dog
The longest hot dog was prepared in the town of Flensburg, Germany, in 2017. It was 218,7 meters long.
After taking measurements, the hot dog was cut into smaller sections and distributed among spectators. Because of its length, they consumed approximately 8 meters of the dish, leaving 210 untouched.
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 ...
Eggs
The structure of the egg was once seen as analogous to the structure of the cosmos.
According to this theory, the eggshell was supposed to be the sky, the membrane inside the sky with clouds, the egg white symbolized water, and the egg yolk symbolized earth and minerals.