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Friday, 19 December 2025
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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Honey
Honey has salutary properties for the human body.
It has beneficial effects on the heart, nerves, brain, and healing wounds. It works better than some ...
Kimchi
The key ingredients of kimchi are napa cabbage, radish, carrot, garlic, chili pepper, onion, ginger, pepper, mustard, watercress, salt and sugar, sometimes accompanied by salted shrimp, anchovies or other seafood.
Sometimes soy sauce and sesame are added to the pickle.
Honey
Based on the degree of crystallization of honey, a distinction is made between honey in a liquid state (Patoka) and crystallized honey (buckthorn).
The crystallization of honey is a natural phenomenon. The crystallization time varies for different ...
Beer
The world’s strongest beer is 67.5% alcohol by volume.
It is called Brewmeister–Snake Venom; it comes from Scotland and its producer recommends drinking th ...
Beer
According to the Brewers Association, there are 79 beer styles in the world.
These styles are grouped into 15 families and fall into one of two categories: Ale (top-fermented beer) and Lager (bottom-fermented beer).
Eggs
For many people, a delicacy is kogel mogel.
It is a simple dessert made of raw egg yolks whisked with sugar. Some variations include flavorings ...
Coffee
There are two methods of extracting coffee beans from the fruit.
One is the wet method, in which the coffee fruit goes into a water-mill-like machine. There they are ...
Churro
In Spain, churros are most often eaten at two times of the day.
They can form the basis of a sweet breakfast, but an equally popular time to indulge in this treat i ...
French fries
To prepare fries, you need to rinse or immerse them in water after cutting the potato into strips (or any other shape you fancy).
This is to rinse the starch that is there from the surface of the potato. After the bath, the cut potatoes need to be thoroughly dried.
Pizza
The most expensive pizza, the Louis XIII, costs US$12,000.
The dough, which requires 72 hours to prepare, is made with organic Arabian flour, sprinkled with Mu ...