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Thursday, 9 July 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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Honey
Mead has been made and consumed since the Middle Ages in Lithuania and Poland.
It is a traditional alcoholic beverage created by fermenting the wort of bee honey, usually lime hon ...
Hot dog
The longest hot dog was prepared in the town of Flensburg, Germany, in 2017. It was 218,7 meters long.
After taking measurements, the hot dog was cut into smaller sections and distributed among spectators. Because of its length, they consumed approximately 8 meters of the dish, leaving 210 untouched.
Halva
Sunflower halva is popular in the former Soviet Union, Bulgaria, and Romania.
It’s made with roasted and ground sunflower seeds, instead of tahini. In the 1990s, Ukrainians produced around 4000/5000 tons of sunflower halva annually.
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. ...
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.
Coffee
With Arab expansion, the custom of drinking coffee spread throughout the Middle East.
At first, coffee was received with distrust, even its consumption was forbidden (in Mecca in 1511, a ...
Beer
Barley provides starch, which is converted into fermentable sugars.
Many breweries replace some of the malts with unmalted raw materials with similar properties.
Beer
The most popular top-fermented beers include Ale, Porter, Stout, Belgian Ale, Kölsch, or Alt.
French fries
According to legend, the original fries occurred in Namur, a city then in the Spanish Netherlands, which was under Belgian jurisdiction.
The residents of Namur were particularly fond of fried fish. When the Sambra River froze over one co ...
Beer
Bavaria’s Weihenstephan Abbey is believed to be the oldest continuously operating brewery.
The abbey itself has been in existence since around 720, and from the very beginning, the monks livi ...