Food

Tuesday, 16 December 2025

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 collected juice was concentrated by evaporating the water using one of the two methods.

One method was to put very hot stones in the fire in a juice pot. The second one was based on the us ...

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Chocolate

Chocolate spread all over the world is a steadily growing global business worth $50 billion a year.

Europe accounts for 45% of global chocolate revenues. “Big Chocolate”, a term associated with multi- ...

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French fries

The fries should then be fried once or twice.

Chefs agree that real fries should be fried twice. With two frying, the first one is called balancin ...

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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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Coffee

The first coffee plantations in Brazil were established in 1719.

The Portuguese stole coffee seedlings from Guyana and established plantations in Brazil, making coff ...

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Pizza

An Alaskan restaurant, Airport Pizza, delivers pizza by plane.

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Mozzarella

Sheep's milk mozzarella, sometimes called "mozzarella pecorella", is typical of Sardinia, Abruzzo and Lazio, where it is also called "mozzapecora".

It is made with the addition of lamb rennet.

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Maple syrup

The process of obtaining maple juice has also been improved.

In 2009, scientists from the University of Vermont unveiled a new type of tap that prevents sap back ...

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Parmesan

Parmigiano Reggiano is one of the most expensive cheeses, which is why it is often subject to theft.

In the past th years, 20,000 Parmesan molds worth seven million euros were stolen in the Emilia Roma ...

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Cheddar

One of the largest cheddar cheeses was produced in Wisconsin in 1964.

Weighing 15,690 kg (34,591 lb), the cheese puck was made for the New York World's Fair. For its production was used daily portion of milk from 16,000 cows.

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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

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

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 ...