Food

Tuesday, 1 July 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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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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Maple syrup

The Indigenous peoples from the Northeast of North America were the first to obtain maple syrup.

This happened long before the arrival of Europeans, as evidenced by archaeological sources and tradition.

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Pizza

Pizza has various gluten-free and vegetarian alternatives.

The crust can be replaced with either butternut squash or cauliflower.

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Mozzarella

Compared to cow's milk, buffalo milk has a richer, creamier consistency.

This is due to the higher fat content. The taste of buffalo milk is very mild, smooth, velvety. In t ...

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Halva

The composition of a traditional halva depends on the region and the availability of local ingredients.

The original halva consisted of simple ingredients: honey, which was not only a source of sugar but ...

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Churro

In Spain, churros are most often eaten at two times of the day.

They can form the basis of a sweet breakfast, but an equally popular time to indulge in this treat i ...

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Kimchi

The most popular kimchi is Baechu-kimchi.

It consists of spicy napa cabbage in a pickle composed of rice gruel, flakes of chili peppers, ginger, garlic, and spring onions.

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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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Maple syrup

The collected juice was concentrated by evaporating the water using one of the two methods.

One method was to put very hot stones in the fire in a juice pot. The second one was based on the us ...

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Maple syrup

The Native Americans claim that this skill of obtaining maple syrup was accidentally passed on to them by the gods.

Legend has it that the Iroquois’ Chief Woksis threw his tomahawk into a maple tree on a winter day. ...

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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 ...