About the book: 2022 / "Fried Facts" is the third book by Ivan Shishkin, one of the founders and ideologist of the cuisine of the Moscow Delicatessen restaurant, noted by the Michelin guide. Here is an extract of chef's wisdom and wit in 137 answers to questions about how, what and why we eat. Why are oranges not orange, but green in southern countries, what kind of chickens fly on planes, why is it easiest to marinate meat with kiwi, is it possible to eat jellyfish and why is vanilla dangerous? You'll also find here two dozen recipes - from sunflower cookies to black Scotch eggs - and countless valuable tips and ideas that can change the way you think about cooking. "Fried Facts" inherits from Shishkin's previous book, "Under the Apron", not only apothecary precision and subtle humor, but also a team: the editor was Roman Loshmanov, author of the blog “Evening Loshmanov”, and the illustrations were made by the co-owner of Delicatessen Evgeniy Samoletov, whose drawings on coasters became the hallmark of the place and were published as a separate book.