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Wednesday, 17 December 2025
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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Parmesan
A special knife is used to cut parmesan cheese.
It is a knife with a round wooden handle and a drop-shaped blade. It is used to break the hard chees ...
Pizza
One slice of cheese pizza contains approximately 9.8 grams of fat, 12.7 grams of protein, and 280 calories.
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 ...
Beer
Storage of draught beer should be at 3 - 4 °C to preserve the level of carbonation created during fermentation.
Parmesan
The origins of Parmesan cheese production date back to the 12th century.
It is believed that medieval Benedictine and Cistercian monks from Parma were the originators of the ...
Kimchi
The word kimchi comes from the Chinese chimchae, meaning salted vegetables.
The first kimchi was prepared in Korea in the 6th century when people were looking for a way to store turnips over the winter.
Coffee
Coffee is grown in more than 70 regions in the tropical zone between the northern tropic of Cancer and the southern tropic of Capricorn.
Seeds of the best quality are selected for cultivation–they come from trees between 8-15 years old. ...
Wagyū Beef
Wagyū meat contains more omega fatty acids than meat from other breeds.
Not only does it contain less cholesterol than meat from other breeds of cattle, but also from fish and poultry. It is also rich in protein and iron.
French fries
According to legend, the original fries occurred in Namur, a city then in the Spanish Netherlands, which was under Belgian jurisdiction.
The residents of Namur were particularly fond of fried fish. When the Sambra River froze over one co ...
Maple syrup
The harvesting of maple sap was accompanied by specific rituals.
The first day of the spring full moon was a harvest festival - that was when the Maple Dance was performed. Some tribes hold "maple moon" festivals to celebrate a return to old traditions.