Home
Search:
1146 feeds
357 categories
0 articles (<24 hours)
28 registered users

Use the Mobile version
Mobile

Follow our Twitter feed

View our Linkpartners
Links

Username:
Password:

Register | Retrieve

General


RSS FeedsChina produces loads of `black gold,` but will caviar lovers bite?
(WorldNews China)

 
 

15 july 2019 00:06:37

 
China produces loads of `black gold,` but will caviar lovers bite?
(WorldNews China)
 


Caviar has long been associated with power. The name for the luxury sturgeon eggs is thought to be derived from the Turkish and Persian terms “chav-jar” and “khavyar,” which mean “piece of power.” Indeed, the earliest record of caviar being eaten dates back to 1240 when the powerful Batu Khan, Genghis Khans grandson, is reported to have enjoyed the fish eggs in Russia, accompanied by hot apple preserves. The powerful snack then traveled through Europe, becoming a staple at fancy occasions, associated in the popular imagination with the Caspian sea region, and specifically...


 
23 viewsCategory: General > Asia > China
 
Palestine`s Fatah party urges UN to cover budget of relief agency for Palestinian refugees
(WorldNews China)
17 dead or missing as rainstorms sweep central, east, south China
(WorldNews China)
 
 
blog comments powered by Disqus


Copyright © 2008 - 2024 Indigonet Services B.V.. Contact: Tim Hulsen. Read here our privacy notice.
Other websites of Indigonet Services B.V.: Nieuws Vacatures Science Tweets Nachrichten