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Sunday, 10 May 2026
16 facts about Chocolate
16 facts about Chocolate
A delicacy not only for a sweet tooth
Chocolate is one of the most popular foods and flavors in the world. It was already known 4 thousand years ago. The ancient inhabitants of today's Mex ...

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Honey
Honey is also obtained industrially, but then we are dealing with artificial honey.
It is obtained by decomposing complex sugars (usually from potato syrup) sucrose or isoglucose (high ...
Kombucha
The emergence of American sweetened and carbonated beverages on the market has made kombucha or sour bread an unpopular relic.
Western corporations have succeeded, within fifty years, in completely displacing from our culture a beverage that was regularly consumed in central and eastern Europe for hundreds of years.
Beer
Yeast is responsible for carrying out alcoholic fermentation.
As a result of the yeast’s work, sugars contained in water are converted into ethyl alcohol. In addi ...
Chocolate
The cocoa mass is mixed with cocoa butter in such proportions that the resulting product contains about 30% fat.
This stage also requires adding sugar. All this mass goes to the heated conchs, where it is intensiv ...
Mozzarella
Mozzarella received the Traditional Specialties Guaranteed (GTS) certificate from the European Union in 1998.
This system requires mozzarella sold in the EU to be produced according to a traditional recipe. The certification does not specify the source of the milk, but suggests it to be whole milk.
Kimchi
Kimchi was sent into space aboard the Soyuz TMA-12.
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 ...
Halva
The mention of halva appeared in the 7th century and referred to a mixture of date puree and milk.
By the 9th century, the term was used to refer to many types of sweets, including sweetened boiled f ...
Cheesecake
Cheesecake also has its international holiday.
International Cheesecake Day is celebrated on 30th July.
Maple syrup
It is less caloric than white sugar or honey.
It contains small amounts of protein and fat. Since it does not contain any preservatives, it can be ...