Travelling around the world is easier than you’d think, not so expensive, but oh, so very delicious. Sometimes all it takes is some dulce de leche prepared the traditional way to take you straight to Buenos Aires or a decadently sweet baklava to … [Continue reading]
Picking up where we left off in the list of coffee drinks from everywhere around the world, we get to frappuccino, which steps up in the coffee game with a couple of variations. Varieties of frappuccinos include this beverage made with different … [Continue reading]
The list of coffee drinks and coffee-based beverages invented in different parts of the world continues with café mélange, a type of coffee that is extremely popular in Vienna. It’s often sold in cafes throughout Austria as a traditional kind of … [Continue reading]
There are many popular coffee options, both in regards to the types of coffee we have available through supermarkets and specialty stores, and in regards to the types of coffee drinks that have been invented since the time coffee was discovered as a … [Continue reading]
Good steak calls for a good sauce, and speaking of sauces, here’s one that cooks often refer to as a mother-sauce – Béarnaise. But before dwelling on Béarnaise sauce, let’s talk some more about mother sauces. Mother sauces refer to the main sauces … [Continue reading]
Ghee is one of the best cooking fats there are and an exceptional butter. What makes it so? Number one: Having a smoke point higher than its regular counterpart, it is a great butter to cook with at higher temperatures, deep-fried foods … [Continue reading]
The fluffy American pancake isn’t all there is to pancakes. Every country has a variation of this ultimate breakfast foods that also counts as the comfort food. Would you be surprised to hear that even the Romans ate pancakes which they sweetened … [Continue reading]
Tumbo is an oval-shaped fruit that belongs to the genus Passiflora and is thus part of the passion fruit family. In fact, tumbo is also known as banana passionfruit due to it resembling an elongated egg. Some people compare its shape to that of a … [Continue reading]
Tandoori chicken is a dish originating in India and served at Indian eateries throughout the world. It was invented in 1947, so it’s not as old as some of the other Indian dishes, but it is extremely popular with people everywhere. Cooking with … [Continue reading]
Carrot and beta-carotene are almost synonymous, and while beta-carotene is known to improve eyesight, the benefits of carrots extend well beyond boosting vision. What’s in carrots? Often disregarded as a simple vegetable, carrots are amazing … [Continue reading]
All the food processors in the world and the high-tech kitchen utensils available today won’t ever replace a mortar and pestle. Why? This two-piece device has been in use since the ancient times, and it’s not yet disappeared, so highly unlikely … [Continue reading]
Reusing frying oil has some potential negative effects on health. This has a lot to do with the smoke point of oils, which is the temperature up to which oil can be heated before it starts to break down and release free radicals that not only affect … [Continue reading]
Did you know the coconut is two things – fruit and seed – at once? While coconuts are for the most part considered fruits, specifically fibrous one-seeded drupes, they are also reproductive units, which is why some scientists refer to them as … [Continue reading]
If you ever felt uilty about treating your dog to some homemade dishes, don’t. Many people do it. I mean, how could you possibly resist when he’s staring at you like that? No dog lover or dog parent will ever blame you if some table scraps end up in … [Continue reading]
Here’s a popular myth that – rumors have it – even Victoria Secret models adhere to: starving loses you weight. It’s common practice nowadays to suggest people ways of losing fat and losing weight fast. But – newsflash – if you want a real life … [Continue reading]
The foods we eat have been a changing ever since people stopped producing their own food and industrial agriculture took over about 70 years ago. 200 years back most people lived on farms and were producing their own food to eat, but that number … [Continue reading]
Popular worldwide and expensive in some countries, kiwis might not be number one choice of fruit for many Australians, but considering the set of vital nutrient compounds it provides, they make a fantastic addition to daily meal plans, not to mention … [Continue reading]
Reasons to shop at farmers’ markets are many and the most important is that not only do you get to buy the freshest locally grown produce but also choose among a fantastic range of other types of food. Products sold at Victorian farmers’ markets … [Continue reading]
Mandarins are a type of orange preferred by many people over actual oranges due to having a thinner skin and a sweeter taste, also peeling a lot easier compared to any other orange and even compared to tangerines, which are a subgroup of the mandarin … [Continue reading]
Australia grows such a huge variety of fruits and vegetables that it’s become a reliable supplier for countries everywhere in the world. Hundreds of tones of fresh produce are transported fresh every year to more than 60 countries worldwide including … [Continue reading]