What Is The City Of Light? Paris ‘The City Of light’, that was all the time the surname of Paris, since the Age Of Enlightenment, with the new aphorism of many philosophical reflections from writers and philosophers, like: Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, etc… But…Paris also is the city of gastronomy, the point here is the connection […]
What Is The Origin Of Stollen? In the eastern German state of Saxony, a baroque and rococo jewel box is situated there: Dresden. Famous of its cultural treasures, Dresden is remarkable by art museums, classic architecture, Zwinger Palace, Semper Opera House (Semper Oper), Brühl Terrace, Royal Palace, Cathedral Of The Holy Trinity, River Elbe, and […]
What Does It Mean Pumpkin? The word pumpkin is thought to be derived from the old French word “pompion” which is derived from the Greek “pepon“, meaning “melon”. Pumpkins, which were around 5,500 B.C. are a species of squashes, native to Mexico and Central America, and cultivated for at least 7,000 years before the European […]
Pumpkins History Pumpkins and squashes are one of the oldest domesticated plants, having been used as early as 7,500 to 5,000 BC. Native Americans dried strips of pumpkin and wove them into mats. They also roasted long strips of pumpkin on the open fire and ate them. The name pumpkin originated from the Greek word […]
