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Friday, 8 May 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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Hot dog
The Americans consume about 155 million hot dogs each year on Independence Day.
Halva
Most types of halva are relatively thick confectionery sweetened with honey or sugar but of different texture.
There are a great many varieties of halva, including sesame, sunflower, grain, and peanut, for insta ...
Pizza
The art of making Neapolitan pizza was included on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage in 2017.
Beer
Beer has its own holiday, which is celebrated on the first Friday of August.
International Beer and Brewers Day was established by Canadians in 2007.
Parmesan
The milk for the production of Parmesan comes from reggiana cows breed.
The cows are fed with dry fodder, fresh grasses and meadow hay. They are not fed with silage. Milk f ...
Honey
When a bee collects sugar-rich nectar, it sucks it out using a trumpet (a tube inside which is a mobile, flexible tongue) and places it in a storage sack (crop), which is separated from the honey stomach by a foregut, known as a valve.
The crop of a typical honey bee contains about 40 mg of nectar, or about 50 percent of the bee’s une ...
Beer
Its continuous popularity makes it the world's third most commonly drunk beverage.
Only water and tea are consumed more often.
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.
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.
Kombucha
Studies of kombucha have revealed that it has strong antibacterial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
Above all, it is a good source of antioxidants, has liver cleansing and regenerative properties, regulates blood sugar levels, and most importantly is a fantastic probiotic.