Food

Monday, 26 January 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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Maple syrup

To obtain 1 liter of maple syrup, the water must be evaporated from 20 to 50 liters of maple juice.

In the process of water evaporation, a syrup is obtained with a temperature higher by 4.1 degrees C ...

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Parmesan

The origins of Parmesan cheese production date back to the 12th century.

It is believed that medieval Benedictine and Cistercian monks from Parma were the originators of the ...

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Mozzarella

Mozzarella, which is made from cow's milk, is called Fior di latte.

The cost of producing such cheese is lower. Unless the mozzarella is clearly labeled as being of buf ...

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Parmesan

Parmigiano Reggiano is dubbed the "king of cheeses."

Several cheeses bear this title. It is an informal title for which there is no uniform definition, b ...

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French fries

French fries were brought to the US by the country’s third president, Thomas Jefferson.

He served them to his guests under the name “potatoes fried the French way” as early as 1802.

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Wagyū Beef

Wagyū beef is a meat native to Japan that comes from four breeds of Japanese cattle.

These breeds are Japanese Black (Kuroge Washu) Japanese Red (Akage Washu) Japanese Shorthorn (Nihon Tankaku Washu) Japanese Polled (Mukaku Washu)

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Coffee

The name “coffee” probably comes from the Arabic “kahwa” or Turkish “kahve,” although the etymology is not precisely known.

A second likely etymology of the word “coffee” is the name of the Ethiopian city of Kaffa (now Kefa) ...

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Maple syrup

A syrup of this density is filtered to remove sugar crystals and calcium malate.

The filtered syrup is placed in the target containers while hot (usually 82 degrees C or more). To sterilize the stopper, the containers are turned upside down.

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Sushi

Sushi is traditionally eaten with hands.

Most people in Japan do not use chopsticks to eat sushi, but outside Japan eating sushi with hands is not that common.

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Coffee

The coffee plant includes 104 species, most of which are native to Africa, with only a few from Asia.

Some species are cultivated.

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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 ...