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Monday, 19 January 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
In its early stages, it was not a dish, but a way of preserving food.
Inland Asians discovered that cooked rice would ferment and become sour, which would prolong the fre ...
Maple syrup
When the Europeans came to North America, the natives passed on their knowledge of obtaining maple sap.
The first European settlers and fur traders were already collecting maple sap. They would not cut th ...
Parmesan
Each Parmigiano Reggiano cheese disc is worth between 400 and more than 500 euros each.
Depending on the age of the cheese disc, a distinction is made: Giovane (young) - up to 1 year of a ...
Honey
The color of honey depends on the presence of various pigments.
Carotenoids (beta-carotene and xanthophyll) are the most important.
Coffee
In Europe, it was not always enthusiastically received.
As a product of the Arab world, it was seen as the work of Satan.In the 17th century, coffee was eve ...
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.
Eggs
World Egg Day falls on the second Friday in October.
In many cultures around the world, the egg symbolizes new life, the triumph of life over death, a pe ...
Maple syrup
The collected juice was concentrated by evaporating the water using one of the two methods.
One method was to put very hot stones in the fire in a juice pot. The second one was based on the us ...
Tomato juice
Most tomato juice is made from tomato concentrate.
This reduces transportation costs and makes the producer less dependent on the availability of the commodity determined by the season.
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.