Food

Tuesday, 3 February 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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Honey

The color of honey depends on the presence of various pigments.

Carotenoids (beta-carotene and xanthophyll) are the most important.

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Eggs

The egg is the largest single animal cell.

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Eggs

One of the delicacies of Asian cuisine, mainly Vietnamese, Filipino, Cambodian, and Chinese, is balut.

These are boiled eggs, usually duck eggs, with the embryo fully formed.

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Parmesan

After a year of aging, the matured Parmesan is subjected to quality control.

It is tapped with a hammer to check the sound that comes from inside the cheese. The sound tells the ...

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Kombucha

Kombucha is a beverage made from sweetened tea fermented by a so-called tea mushroom.

This mushroom is also called Japanese mushroom or SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeasts). It is a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast.

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Kimchi

Traditionally, kimchi is kept in clay pots, partially buried in the ground outside of buildings.

Due to the specific smell and intense aroma, the pots are placed away from other products and household members.

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Halva

Most types of halva are relatively thick confectionery sweetened with honey or sugar but of different texture.

There are a great many varieties of halva, including sesame, sunflower, grain, and peanut, for insta ...

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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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Honey

Based on the degree of crystallization of honey, a distinction is made between honey in a liquid state (Patoka) and crystallized honey (buckthorn).

The crystallization of honey is a natural phenomenon. The crystallization time varies for different ...

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Coffee

There are two methods of extracting coffee beans from the fruit.

One is the wet method, in which the coffee fruit goes into a water-mill-like machine. There they are ...

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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

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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 ...