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Monday, 30 March 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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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
The collected nectar or honeydew is used by the bees as food.
While foraging, bees use some of the collected nectar to support the metabolic activity of the muscl ...
Wagyū Beef
Marbling of the meat begins to develop around 12 months of age.
Maximum values are reached by individuals at 36 months of age, which is why the best age for slaughtering Wagyū cattle is three years.
Sushi
Narezushi is served nowadays in certain Japanese Prefectures and is characterized by a very distinguished aroma.
It is not a popular dish, however, since the smell is very intense.
Maple syrup
The methods of making maple syrup, though improved over the centuries, have remained the same.
The sap is harvested in the same way from maple trees, then concentrated without the use of chemicals or preservatives.
Wagyū Beef
The highest yield and meat quality grade for Wagyu beef is A5, where A is the yield grade and 5 is the meat quality grade.
The basic criteria for evaluating meat are its marbling, fat content, meat color (it can't be too li ...
Cheesecake
Cheesecake can be baked or prepared cold, without heat treatment.
In addition to cottage cheese, which is the best choice, cheesecake can also be made with cream chee ...
Eggs
One hen can lay up to 340 eggs a year.
It takes about a day to lay an egg. When a hen is laying an egg, she rotates it in the nest 50 times a day.
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 ...
Maple syrup
The Native Americans claim that this skill of obtaining maple syrup was accidentally passed on to them by the gods.
Legend has it that the Iroquois’ Chief Woksis threw his tomahawk into a maple tree on a winter day. ...