The extraction of olive oil was ubiquitous in the Mediterranean region as early as a few thousand years before Christ: findings prove that olive trees …
Sophia Loren: Goodness Gracious Me
There is even a pizza carrying her name: Sophia Loren is one of the most famous screen legends of the last century. She starred alongside …
Rice: The grain from the tropics
It is hard to imagine Asian cuisine without rice. In 2017, almost 760 million tons of rice were harvested on earth, of which around ten …
Luciano Pavarotti: Opera star & Pop star
He was one of the most famous tenors of all time: Luciano Pavarotti. One of his childhood friends was the soprano Mirella Freni, who later …
Cashmere: Between myth and tradition
As early as the 16th century, the production of the noble wool began in the Indian-Pakistani border province of Kashmir: cashmere wool is made from …
Hamburgers: Anything but fast food
There are many theories about the invention of the hamburger: some assume that the city of Hamburg gave its name to the famous dish. As …
Coffee: More than just a drink
Coffee is not just a drink, it is a feeling: Rumor has it that coffee was drunk in southern Ethiopia as early as the 9th …
Caviar: The legend of a delicacy
Hardly any other food is the subject of so many legends as caviar. Originally, sturgeon eggs were a staple food for fishermen on the Caspian …
Louis Armstrong: King of Razzmatazz (2.)
Armstrong was not only a major influence on the invention of swing, he was also considered the King of Swing for a long time: During the heyday of swing in the thirties and forties, Louis Armstrong enjoyed great success…
Louis Armstrong: King of Razzmatazz (1.)
There is no jazz musician as closely intertwined with the history of jazz music as Louis Armstrong. Louis Daniel Armstrong grew up in poor conditions …