Food

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

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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Beer

There are four crucial ingredients in the production of beer: water, barley malt, hops, and yeast.

The process of creating beer begins with malting the fresh barley. Secondly, soaked barley is milled ...

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Eggs

The egg is the largest single animal cell.

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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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Beer

The Sumerians produced two kinds of beer - dark and light.

Dark, stronger beer, consumed by men, was divided into sixteen kinds. Women consumed light wheat beer.

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Beer

The serving temperature of beer affects its taste.

Generally speaking, beer served at a warmer temperature will have more perceptible aromas and flavors than the same beer served at several °C less.

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Honey

Upon returning to the hive, the bee passes the harvest to the hive worker and then flies off to continue working.

This mouth-to-mouth exchange of nectar is called trophallaxis. The final processing of nectar into h ...

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Honey

Honey is divided into nectar (flower) and honeydew honey.

As a rule, floral honeys are light in color, some only have a dark yellow to brown tint. However, th ...

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Cheddar

It was Joseph Harding and his wife who spread cheddar beyond the borders of England.

They succeeded in introducing the cheese to the Scottish and North American markets. His sons, who w ...

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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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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 ...

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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 ...