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Carbon dioxide is produced by bacteria feeding on the lactic acid. In the Middle Ages, the holes were considered a sign of imperfection and cheese makers would try to avoid them.

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Which part of the plant are capers?

Flower buds. The salted and pickled caper bud is often used in Mediterranean cuisine. Less often, the mature fruit of the caper shrub are also used, marketed as caper berries.

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Mediterranean facts

Which fish has meat with ammonia smell?

Sharks are very primitive and they lack a urinary system. Instead, sharks carry urea in their blood and excrete it through their flesh by osmosis. After a shark dies, its urea turns to ammonia, which can permeate the flesh.

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What fruit is this?

Cocoa. Immature cocoa pods have a variety of colours, but most often are green, red, or purple, and as they mature, their colour tends towards yellow or orange. Unlike most fruiting trees, the cacao pod grows directly from the trunk or large branch of a tree.

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Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus. It takes about 150 000 of flowers to harvest 1 kg of stigmas used as spice.

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spices facts

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The honeydew honey is a dark, strong type of honey. What is honeydew?

Secretion of aphids. Honeydew is a sugar-rich sticky liquid, secreted by aphids as they feed on plant sap. When their mouthpart penetrates the phloem, the sugary, high-pressure liquid is forced out of the anus of the aphid. Honeydew is then collected by honey bees.

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What are the ingredients of Earl Gray tea?

Tea leaves and bergamot oil. The blend was named in honor of Count Charles Gray, who reportedly received it as a gift from the Hindu Rajah or Chinese Mandarin. The bergamot oil is added to the tea after the entire fermentation and drying process is completed, before packing.

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The Chinese do not tolerate lactose. The digestive capacity of lactose disappears in 95% of Chinese after the end of infancy.This is a typical process for all mammals, the white race is an exception.

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What fruit is guacamole made of?

Avocado. Guacamole is an avocado-based dip, spread, or salad first developed by the Aztecs in what is now Mexico. In addition to its use in modern Mexican cuisine, it has become part of international and American cuisine as a dip, condiment and salad ingredient.

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Which of the following has the fattest milk?

Sheep milk is 9% fat. Cow, goat and human - approx. 4%

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