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Wednesday, 25 February 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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Kombucha
The emergence of American sweetened and carbonated beverages on the market has made kombucha or sour bread an unpopular relic.
Western corporations have succeeded, within fifty years, in completely displacing from our culture a beverage that was regularly consumed in central and eastern Europe for hundreds of years.
Pizza
The first mention of the term pizza comes from 977 AD and the town of Gaeta.
In the 10th century, it was a part of the Byzantine Empire. “Pizza” was incorporated into a Latin te ...
Chocolate
Chocolate is harmful to many animals.
Dogs, cats, horses, and parrots are unable to metabolize the alkaloid theobromine contained in choco ...
Maple syrup
Such syrup is ready to eat, but it can also be a raw material for the production of maple sugar, maple butter, and maple candy.
The farms producing maple syrup are called sugarbush. The building in which the water is evaporated ...
French fries
After frying the fries, remember to strip them of excess fat.
It is best to drain them on a paper towel/cloth or in a colander and let them “drip” a little.
Mozzarella
Mozzarella comes from southern Italy but has also been produced in central Italy since the 15th century.
Today, the production of this cheese is widespread throughout Italy and in many countries in the world.
Wagyū Beef
Kobe beef and Wagyū beef are not the same.
While all Kobe beef is Wagyū, not all Wagyū beef is Kobe. The different types of beef are associate ...
Cheddar
The village of Cheddar was an ideal place for cheese making.
Near the village there is a limestone gorge, the Cheddar Gorge, with many caves that in the Middle Ages provided a stable temperature and adequate humidity for the ripening process.
Wagyū Beef
Although it is very difficult to find purebred Wagyū cattle outside of Japan, it is even more difficult to find genuine beef in the trade.
Dishonest sellers use many tricks to disguise the dubious origin of the meat they sell and make a fo ...
Parmesan
Parmigiano Reggiano is the most imitated Italian cheese in the world.
The phenomenon of counterfeiting is widespread in the United States, the first non-EU market for thi ...