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Saturday, 7 February 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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Kimchi
Kimchi is a wealth of nutrients.
There are many vitamins in fermented napa cabbage (mainly A, C and B) as well as at least 10 different minerals and over 34 amino acids.
Hot dog
Hot dogs are popular around the world. In Poland, for instance, it is a must-have at every gas station.
Coffee
Also in 1901, Luigi Bezzera patented his first coffee maker and became an innovator in the field.
However, he could not sell it, only done by Desiderio Pavoni, who refined Bezzera’s invention and marketed it.He presented it at a trade fair in Milan in 1906.
Coffee
It probably did not appear in France until 1644, and the French elite had the opportunity to taste the drink in 1669 at a party given by Ottoman envoy Mustafa Pasha.
The first café in Paris was established in 1671, and by that time there were more than 3000 cafes in England.
Chocolate
The cocoa nibs, mainly the seeds, are ground into cocoa mass, also known as cocoa crumbs or cocoa liquor.
Cocoa mass produces cocoa butter containing about 55% fat and cocoa powder containing about 25% fat. ...
Chocolate
Chocolate is a confectionery containing cocoa (cocoa mass, cocoa butter, cocoa powder), sugar, and other additives (like milk, which is added to milk chocolate).
Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd June defines chocolate as ...
Sushi
Sushi is often served with wasabi.
It is a Japanese horseradish, spicy in flavor. It is a pricy plant thanks to the limitations in its ...
Eggs
Bird eggs have been a valuable food since prehistoric times.
They were fed by hunting communities as well as by newer cultures where birds were domesticated. The ...
Sushi
International Sushi Day is celebrated on June 18th worldwide.
Sushi has been gaining popularity around the world since the 1960s and nowadays is one of the most favored dishes.
Beer
The world’s strongest beer is 67.5% alcohol by volume.
It is called Brewmeister–Snake Venom; it comes from Scotland and its producer recommends drinking th ...