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Friday, 14 November 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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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 ...

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Kombucha

The most common bacteria found in kombucha are those of the Acetobacter and Gluconobacter species.

The primary strain in kombucha is Gluconacetobacter xylinus, which synthesizes cellulose. The most c ...

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Mozzarella

Italy exports 100,000 tons of mozzarella per year.

It is the third most-bought Italian cheese, after Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano.

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Halva

The mention of halva appeared in the 7th century and referred to a mixture of date puree and milk.

By the 9th century, the term was used to refer to many types of sweets, including sweetened boiled f ...

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Parmesan

Parmesan is a hard rennet type cheese, made from semi-skimmed cow's milk and aged for at least twelve months.

Rennet cheeses are a type of cheese made by denaturing milk with rennet (a digestive enzyme). Rennet ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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Maple syrup

The first evaporator for heating and thickening maple sap was patented in 1858.

This evaporator has been repeatedly improved to speed up the evaporation process. The following year ...

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Mozzarella

Mozzarella di bufala is traditionally made exclusively from the milk of the Italian Mediterranean buffalo. (Bufala Mediterranea Italiana).

It is the Italian breed of water buffalos (Bubalus bubalis), also called domestic buffalos or Asian ...

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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 ...

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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 ...