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Friday, 23 October 2026
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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Coffee
Coffee fruits were used as early as the 1st century BC in Ethiopia.
Coffee was likely discovered by the Oromo people living in Ethiopia’s Kaffa region, harvesting it fr ...
Sushi
Although seaweed (Jap. nori) is the most popular sushi wrapper, it has equivalents for those not fond of its taste.
It has a distinguished taste, so it is commonly replaced with egg, rice paper, or sliced cucumber.
Cheesecake
Cheesecake was a cake used in religious rituals and as food for participants in the Olympic Games.
Perhaps Aegimus wrote a book about cheesecake because he was concerned with the diet of Olympic athl ...
Beer
The Blau Monuments–Sumerian inscribed stones dating back 6,000 years–depict women making beer from spelt.
In the Sumerian culture, beer production was toiled by women, as brewing was under the protection of ...
Pizza
A deep-fried pizza, instead of being baked, was invented in Scotland and is popular in Glasgow and Fife.
Wagyū Beef
Marbling of the meat begins to develop around 12 months of age.
Maximum values are reached by individuals at 36 months of age, which is why the best age for slaughtering Wagyū cattle is three years.
Coffee
The first coffee house in Boston opened in 1670.
Vienna boasted the first café thanks to a Pole, Franciszek Kulczycki, who opened a cafehaus there af ...
Parmesan
"Parmigiano Reggiano" and "Parmesan" are Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) for cheese produced in these provinces under Italian and European law.
Outside the European Union, the name "Parmesan" can be legally used for similar cheeses. The designation "Parmigiano Reggiano" refers only to the original Italian cheese.
Honey
The color of honey depends on the presence of various pigments.
Carotenoids (beta-carotene and xanthophyll) are the most important.
Wagyū Beef
There are about two million purebred Wagyū cows in the world.
96% of them are in Japan, most of the remaining are bred in Australia.