Karachays and
Balkars are the creators of Kefir and Kefir Yeast. The drink originated in the
North Caucasus, in particular the
Elbrus region along the upper mountainous sections of
Karachay and
Balkaria, from where it came to Russia, and from there it spread worldwide. Kefir is a common breakfast, lunch or dinner drink consumed in countries of western
Eurasia. Kefir is consumed at any time of the day, such as with
zelnik (zeljanica),
burek and
banitsa/
gibanica, as well as in cold soups. (Full article...)
... that the relatively low standards of player selection for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883 have been described as being "determined with a nod and a wink over drinks"?
... that
the Buddha is said to have sat under a charoli tree at
Bodh Gaya for seven days without eating, drinking, washing, excreting, or lying down?
Image 9Characteristics of
boba tea (also known as "bubble tea" or "pearl milk tea") -- the national drink of
Taiwan -- are the
tapioca balls that rest at the bottom of the beverage that are drunk with a wide straw. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Bosnian Coffee accessory manufacturers' small shops in
Baščaršija - drink is important part of country's culture, and was major part of its economy in the past. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Various views of a bottle of
mezcal. The "worm", which is actually the larval form of the moth Hypopta agavis that lives on the
agave plant, can be seen in the middle image, at the bottom of the bottle. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 21A berele glass containing
tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in
Ethiopia.
Anthony Talamo Rossi (September 13, 1900 – January 24, 1993) was an Italian-born American who founded
Tropicana Products, a producer of orange juice, in 1947 in
Bradenton, Florida. It grew from 50 employees to over 8,000 in 2004, expanding into multiple product lines and becoming one of the world's largest producers and marketers of citrus juice.
Rossi was an early pioneer in including Florida's citrus juices in school meal programs. He also became a noted religiously-oriented businessman, making annual pilgrimages back to Sicily where he helped build a church and mission. In the U.S., he married Sana Barlow and endowed the Aurora Foundation, which has funded various Christian programs. (Full article...)
You can no more keep a martini in the refrigerator than you can keep a kiss there. The proper union of gin and vermouth is a great and sudden glory; it is one of the happiest marriages on earth, and one of the shortest-lived.
Agave (/əˈɡɑːvi/; also
UK: /əˈɡeɪvi/; Anglo-Hispanic,also
US: /əˈɡɑːveɪ/) is a
genus of
monocots native to the
arid regions of the
Americas. The genus is primarily known for its
succulent and
xerophytic species that typically form large
rosettes of strong, fleshy
leaves. Agave now includes species formerly placed in a number of other genera, such as Manfreda, ×Mangave, Polianthes and Prochnyanthes.
Many plants in this genus may be considered
perennial, because they require several to many years to mature and flower.[page needed] However, most Agave species are more accurately described as
monocarpic rosettes or multiannuals, since each individual rosette
flowers only once and then dies; a small number of Agave species are
polycarpic.[page needed]
Along with plants from the closely related genera Yucca, Hesperoyucca, and Hesperaloe, various Agave species are popular
ornamental plants in hot, dry climates, as they require very little supplemental water to survive. Most Agave species grow very slowly. Some Agave species are known by the common name "century plant".
Maguey is a Spanish word that refers to all of the large-leafed plants in the Asparagaceae family, including agaves and yuccas.
Maguey flowers are eaten in many indigenous culinary traditions of Mesoamerica. (Full article...)
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