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• concoction |kənˈkɒkʃn| - (придумка, куховарство) страва

• dipped - змащене

• fascinating - захоплюючий

• observance - обряд

• at liberty - у праві

• assure - запевнити

Sun May 23rd, 2021 - Sat May 29th, 2021

Italian Beef Week

It all started with beef that lean, tender, and low in fat and mixed with an array of spices and seasonings. This delicious concoction is between two slices of Italian Bread and served up as the customer wants it.

The right way is to have it dipped. Proper consumption of an Italian Beef Sandwich requires you to take that freshly dipped treat and grasp it firmly in both hands.

Tue May 25th, 2021

Wine Day

Unlike Drink Wine Day, which is in February, Wine Day is more about celebrating the beverage itself rather than the act of drinking it.

The oldest evidence of wine that we have dates way back to 7000 BC China. Many ancient civilizations celebrated the effects of wine and often used it for religious observance.

Today, wine is one of the most widely produced and consumed drinks in the world.

Fun and fascinating facts about wine

• Back in the day, women could be killed for drinking wine! Yes, in the early Roman times, a husband was at liberty to kill his wife if he found her drinking wine. It was a forbidden drink for women.

• Speyer, Germany, is home to the oldest bottle of wine in the world. It is on display at the historical museum in the town, and it dates back to an impressive AD 325.

• The host of the dinner must have the first sip of wine to assure his guests that the drink is not poisoned. This is Ancient Greek tradition.

• In order to get the exact quantity of antioxidants you get in wine, you would have to drink seven glass of orange juice or if you prefer apple juice, you would need 20 glasses!

• Surprisingly, there are some people who are actually scared of wine! It is known as oenophobia.