Any visit to France usually starts with Paris because it’s the capital and the biggest airports can be found there. The city has been inhabited since 4000 BC when there was a settlement near Bercy, …
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Websters provides the simplest definition of the word cloning when it explains it as: “the technique of producing a genetically identical duplicate of an organism by replacing the nucleus of an unfertilized ovum with the nucleus of a body cell from the organism“ The Americans have been cloning cattle for years with great success and little fuss, providing for the burgeoning market as effectively as possible. In the current day and age food - or the lack of it - has become a huge problem and the issue of feeding over a billion starving people is something that cannot be swept under the carpet and forgotten until the next crisis hits the Read the whole story »
The first recorded civilization in Austria was the Hallstatt civilisation, so named because their burial grounds were found there. They were salt traders who lived mainly in and around Salzburg. In 279 BC when the …
Emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus, a man of great foresight, laid out the first Viennese vineyards and every day when the Viennese walk down the Probusgasse, they are reminded of his immense contribution to their wine …
Anyone visiting Vienna will probably pass through the two little towns of Grinzing and Heiligenstadt on the outskirts of the city. When there is something to be celebrated they are most festive indeed and you …
Unlike in Germany where pork is the preferred meat, Austrians like beef and the cooking thereof has developed into a fine art form. There are 26 specialized cuts of beef - all stemming from the …
The first time a hominin, in the form of Homo Habilis, walked on earth it was 2,2 million years ago in Africa and proof in the form of his fossilized remains were found in Tanzania …
Gordon Ramsey Cooks a steak
The most famous Roman landmark in Trier has to be the Porta Nigra that was built during the period 180 AD to about 200 AD. Originally the gate consisted of 2 x round four-storied towers …
Roasted pork is one of the dishes that have become synonymous with Germany and more particularly the regions in and around the Rhine. It is one of the classics that one can serve over and …
This is one of Apicius‘ beloved recipes and it was documented in his famous De re coquinaria. It seems to have been very popular in Palatinate and along the river Rhine - the pears they …
The Romans started making their presence felt in Germany at around 50 BC. It wasn’t part of their empire yet, but they practically walked into it and certainly didn’t have much of a contest for …
