The biggest dish in the world

The biggest dish in the world

The biggest dish in the world is the roasted camel. He stuffed sheep, which in turn is stuffed with chickens, which are stuffed with fish, but it is stuffed with eggs. This dish is simple enough to prepare for a Bedouin wedding.

Beer and Rule of the Thumb

Beer and Rule of the Thumb

Before thermometers were invented, brewers had to drop in the beer substance thumb to determine the correct temperature for adding yeast. Too hot - and the yeast will die. Too cold - and the yeast will not work. Hence went expression "rule of thumb".

Interesting fact about Potato

Interesting fact about Potato

Potato became the first vegetable that has experienced the weightlessness - it grew on a spaceship "Columbia" in October 1995.

Interesting facts about food in Space

Interesting facts about food in Space

One of the most difficult to prepare freeze dried food - it is tea. And one of the most delicious, according to astronauts - is sublimated cheese with cranberries and nuts. It tastes like fresh.

Space products - the safest and most natural. They do not have any chemicals or synthetic additives, is not known how they will behave in space, where, in particular, there are solar radiation and magnetic waves.

Russian hogweed soup

Russian hogweed soup

Few people today know that this soup - this chowder hogweed, a plant that most people today consider a weed. That broth hogweed on beet kvass in the old days was called borscht. So the appearance of one of the favorite dishes we have to weed.

Interesting facts about candy boxes

Interesting facts about candy boxes

In the XIX century in Russia first appeared packaging for sweets - candy-box (from the French word bonbonniere - 'candy box') in the form of various shapes and sizes of boxes.

This is due to the fact that traditional home cooking 'sweets' (as we used to say) has been replaced by their industrial production, and everywhere there were biscuit or pastry shop, became widespread soon after the war of 1812.

Canned in oil dried tomatoes

Canned in oil dried tomatoes

Canned in oil dried tomatoes first began in southern Italy, and now they can be found almost everywhere. For canning tomatoes sliced​​, salted and dried in the sun to have gone all the moisture and the flavor is more intense. Dried tomatoes pour vegetable oil with spices.

Interesting facts about Sushi in Japan

Interesting facts about Sushi in Japan

In Japan, it is considered that the sushi, which is made specifically for your warm arms cooks is delicious hands. In addition, the respect and praise the cook, especially sushi were cooked in front of you the host institution. This custom is called skinship, «contact through the skin."

Interesting facts about Italian peas

Interesting facts about Italian peas

Italian peas along with other goods in France was brought by Catherine de Medici (1519-1589), when she marriend Henry II. And since then peas - «petits pois» - became a delicacy in France.

Interesting facts about Avocados

Interesting facts about Avocados

Avocados do not ripen on the tree - they have to be torn down and lie in order to be edible. The tree is actually used as a warehouse - avocado tree can be on several months of maturation.

Soup - Hangover Cure

Soup - Hangover Cure

Vaunted as a hangover cure, menudo soup actually is especially popular in Mexico in the New Year's morning. It is cooked beef from the films of the stomach and calves feet, green chilies, peeled corn grains and spices. Served with him usually go lime slices, large quantities of chopped chilies and onions, and serve it with hot tortillas.

First dinner on the moon

First dinner on the moon

First dinner on the moon Neil Armstrong was the lunch of roast turkey in the bag.