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Tuesday, 8 September 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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Sushi
International Sushi Day is celebrated on June 18th worldwide.
Sushi has been gaining popularity around the world since the 1960s and nowadays is one of the most favored dishes.
Beer
Water accounts for 90 to 95 percent of the beer.
Its use in the brewing industry is enormous; depending on the variety of beer, 3 to 7 liters of wate ...
Chocolate
The cocoa nibs, mainly the seeds, are ground into cocoa mass, also known as cocoa crumbs or cocoa liquor.
Cocoa mass produces cocoa butter containing about 55% fat and cocoa powder containing about 25% fat. ...
Churro
Selling churros is an annual lucrative business for Disneyland.
Disneyland’s theme parks offer special 12-inch churros coated with cinnamon sugar, the popularity of which translates into sales of nearly 3 million per year.
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.
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 ...
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.
Sushi
Although seaweed (Jap. nori) is the most popular sushi wrapper, it has equivalents for those not fond of its taste.
It has a distinguished taste, so it is commonly replaced with egg, rice paper, or sliced cucumber.
Coffee
Coffee fruits were used as early as the 1st century BC in Ethiopia.
Coffee was likely discovered by the Oromo people living in Ethiopia’s Kaffa region, harvesting it fr ...