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Wednesday, 26 November 2025
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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Maple syrup
The Algonquins of the Ottawa River in southern Quebec treated maple juice as a nutritious energy drink.
In early spring, they used stone tools to make V-shaped incisions in maple trunks. Then they placed ...
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Parmesan
There are many Parmesan-type cheeses.
Perhaps the best known is Grana Padano, produced in Lombardy, where "Padano" refers to the Po Valley ...
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Hot dog
The Japanese version of the hot dog—Black Terra Dog—comes in a black bun.
They use edible bamboo charcoal powder to color the bun, which is over 30 cm long. It is one of the most popular street food in the Akihabara district of Tokyo.
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Kimchi
There are around 200 variants of this dish, often of a local range.
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Hot dog
Hot dogs are the favorite snack of baseball fans.
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Parmesan
A disc of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese weighs between 30 and over 40 kilograms (66 to over 88 pounds), on average about 40 kilograms.
It takes about 550 liters (145 gallons) of milk to produce one disc, with an average of 14 liters (3.7 gallons) per kilogram of cheese.
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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 ...
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Pizza
Pizza was delivered to the International Space Station in 2001.
It was a joint effort of Pizza Hut and Russian food scientists, that resulted in the consumption of a 15-centimeters pizza by people living in space.
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Coffee
The first European to describe coffee was the German botanist and traveler Leonhard Rauwolf.
His records show that coffee may have reached Europe as early as the 16th century thanks to imports by two East India companies: the British and the Dutch.
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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.
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16 facts about Mozzarella
16 facts about Mozzarella
The most recognizable Italian cheese in the world
Mozzarella is the most recognizable and third most often bought Italian cheese, after Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano. It is always associated wi ...
17 facts about Kimchi
17 facts about Kimchi
Traditional Korean dish
Kimchi is a staple Korean delicacy, served as a side dish with almost every meal. It consists of salted and fermented vegetables, including various ca ...
10 facts about Hot dog
10 facts about Hot dog
One of the most popular fast foods
Hot dogs are typical representatives of fast food. They are prepared swiftly and consumed even faster. Even though the fashion for eating hot dogs spr ...
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