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Saturday, 6 December 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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Halva
Sesame halva is popular in the Balkans, Far East, and the Mediterranean.
Its key ingredient is tahini (sesame paste), sweetened with glucose, sugar, or honey, with various additions–pistachios, chocolate, cocoa, and vanilla or orange scent.
Sushi
Restaurants worldwide typically offer six forms of sushi.
They are: Nigiri–molded vinegared rice, topped with a raw slice of fish; Sashimi (meaning pierced o ...
Eggs
One hen can lay up to 340 eggs a year.
It takes about a day to lay an egg. When a hen is laying an egg, she rotates it in the nest 50 times a day.
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.
Wagyū Beef
It's not true that Wagyū cattle are specially treated, massaged and given sake or beer mash during breeding.
To this day, Japanese breeders smile at the fact that this myth is spread around the world. Above al ...
French fries
French fries were first described in an 1856 cookbook.
The book Cookery for Maids and All Work by E. Warren gave a recipe for French fried potatoes. The re ...
Eggs
The egg is one of the staple foods.
As a rich source of nutrients, it forms the basis of many dishes. We most often and preferably reach ...
Maple syrup
Maple syrup, as a completely natural product, is used as a sweetener but also provides many valuable ingredients for the human body.
It is a source of the following minerals: calcium, potassium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron ...
Maple syrup
A single tree produces a maximum of 12 liters of juice per day.
In season, it is from 35 to 50 liters. About 7% of the total amount of sap flowing through the tree is obtained in this process.
Wagyū Beef
Since 1997, neither cattle nor their genetic material can be exported outside Japan.
The Japanese government has declared Wagyu a national treasure. Prior to the legislation, some 225 s ...