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Thursday, 20 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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Churro
Traditional churros are typically served with chocolate.
Churros probably made their way to Latin America with the conquistadors in the 16th century. In turn ...
Sushi
The first type of sushi was nare-zushi.
It was a combination of fermented rice with preserved fish, which was partially fermented and partia ...
Chocolate
There are several basic types of chocolate, depending on the cocoa liquor content and, since 2017, also the cocoa variety from which it was made.
These types include  dark chocolate - consists of cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and sugar. It contain ...
Cheesecake
The first written and preserved recipe for cheesecake dates back to 230 and is by Athenaeus of Naukratis.
Athenaeus of Naukratis is the author of the only surviving work consisting of fifteen books, the “De ...
Halva
Most likely, halva comes from Persia (Iran).
It proves difficult to deduce the country of origin because different cultures participated in its d ...
Eggs
One of the delicacies of Asian cuisine, mainly Vietnamese, Filipino, Cambodian, and Chinese, is balut.
These are boiled eggs, usually duck eggs, with the embryo fully formed.
Chocolate
In the next stage, cocoa nibs (cocoa mass) are prepared.
For this purpose, the seeds are placed in special machines where the shells and sprouts are separate ...
Parmesan
Parmigiano Reggiano is one of the most expensive cheeses, which is why it is often subject to theft.
In the past th years, 20,000 Parmesan molds worth seven million euros were stolen in the Emilia Roma ...
Honey
When a bee collects sugar-rich nectar, it sucks it out using a trumpet (a tube inside which is a mobile, flexible tongue) and places it in a storage sack (crop), which is separated from the honey stomach by a foregut, known as a valve.
The crop of a typical honey bee contains about 40 mg of nectar, or about 50 percent of the bee’s une ...
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.