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- Food Trivia: Belgian French Fries : Belgian '"Frites" or French Fries are probably the best in the world. They are prepared with utmost care and usually fried in at least two or even three stages to obtain their typical crispness and flavour.
"Frites" is the number one snack in Brussels or the whole of Belgium. All around are chip stalls selling the most delicious hot chips, french fries, fries, frites which can be bought either with or without mayonnaise. This snack is mostly served in a cone-shaped bag.
- Food Trivia: Bing Cherry : Bing Cherry is the leading cherry variety which was developed first in Oregon by a pioneer grower, just over 100 years ago, who named it for one of his Chinese workmen.
- Food Trivia: Bread : Bread stales faster inside the refrigerator. Bread must be refrigerated only if it contains moist or perishable ingredients, or if the weather is hot and humid.
- Food Trivia: Caesar Salad : Though Caesar Salad is found on the menus of countless Italian restaurants, it is in fact an American invention, from southern California to be precise, and dates back from the 1920's.
- Food Trivia: Donuts as symbols : Yemeni wedding celebrations include the entire community.
On a wedding day, all of the women in the bride's family prepare the feast for the wedding reception. This includes the traditional sweetened fritters and donuts that symbolize a sweet life for the newlyweds.
- Food Trivia: Drinking in Chad, Africa : For religious reasons, Muslims inhabitants of Chad do not drink alcohol. In the south of Chad, however, people enjoy beer brewed made from millet. This brewed beer is called Billi-Billi when it is made from red millet and Coshate when it is made from white millet. Spirits made from distilled millet alcohol are known as Arki. Gala Beer is also manufactured in Chad.
Chad is a resource-poor, landlocked country, bordered by Sudan, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger, and Libya. It is one of the poorest countries on the African continent.
Food Trivia: Fermented Food
Did you know that about one third of all foods around the world are fermented? The practice began a really long time ago and has been carried forward because fermented foods are practical, healthy, and not to mention delicious. Back in the day a group of travelers in the Middle East stored milk in animal skins as they journeye d through the desert.
- Food Trivia: Food and Polish wedding : In Poland, the sharing of bread, salt and wine is an important feature of weddings. The parents of the newly married couple will present them with rye bread, lightly sprinkled with salt, and a glass of wine. The bread represents the hope that the bride and groom will never go hungry. The salt is a reminder that life may be difficult at times, but that they will learn to cope. The wine symbolizes the desire that the couple will never go thirsty, and that their lives will be filled with health and happiness.
- Food Trivia: Food in Peru : Food in Peru is generally much spicier than its neighbouring countries. So much so that a local restaurant serving traditional dishes is called "Picantería". If you are worried about it you can always order your chilis on the side.