Food

Monday, 6 October 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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Kimchi

There are two types of kimchi: seasonal and winter.

Seasonal kimchi requires vegetables available at a given time of the year.

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Parmesan

Parmesan is one of the most well-known and appreciated Italian cheeses, not only for its taste but also for its nutritional value.

It contains very high amounts of sodium, calcium, phosphorus, zinc and iodine. It has a lot of vitam ...

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Wagyū Beef

Although it is very difficult to find purebred Wagyū cattle outside of Japan, it is even more difficult to find genuine beef in the trade.

Dishonest sellers use many tricks to disguise the dubious origin of the meat they sell and make a fo ...

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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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Honey

Honey is also obtained industrially, but then we are dealing with artificial honey.

It is obtained by decomposing complex sugars (usually from potato syrup) sucrose or isoglucose (high ...

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Wagyū Beef

Japan's Wagyū beef brands compete in the Wagyū Olympics.

The battle is fought for prestige between the biggest players, the absolute top of which are: Kobe, ...

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Parmesan

The Italian name of the cheese is Parmigiano Reggiano.

It comes from the two areas where it is produced - the provinces of Parma and Reggio (Parmigiano is ...

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Chocolate

The next stage is tempering the chocolate.

Tempering the chocolate involves slow heating, followed by slowly cooling the mass. Basically, it me ...

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Coffee

One of the most expensive coffees in the world is Kopi Luwak.

In 2013, a kilogram of this coffee cost between $200 and $400. This is because the annual world harv ...

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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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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 ...