If you’ve been hankering for a shrimp dish lately, then you’re probably annoyed and confused about the white spots on your shrimp. After all, if you were just looking forward to some nice, juicy shrimp it kinds looks like there won’t be any. So why is the shrimp white, and what does it mean ? …
If you’re a seafood lover then you’ve definitely had all sorts of shrimp before, often with the tails still on. And you’ve probably seen just about everyone remove those tails before eating, yet most restaurants insist on keeping them on. Why is this ? Are shrimp tails actually edible ? Are we all missing out …
There are quite a lot of vegetables that are safe to be eaten while unripe, but it is the case for green tomatoes as well. Do green tomatoes mean unripe tomatoes? We will discuss in this article how you can eat green tomatoes and what you can do with them if you don’t want to …
Carbonara is a very delicious dish, and at least in my country, it is the most well-known pasta dish. When making carbonara, it is important to know how to thicken the carbonara sauce since this is one of the most common mistakes when making a good delicious carbonara. It is important to talk from the …
There are a lot of vegetables that can be eaten raw, but one that doesn’t give us the confidence that it is safe to eat raw is eggplant. But curiosity can make us ask ourselves if we can eat raw eggplant? We all love grilled eggplant or a great baba ganoush. But not so many …
You don’t see too often green or unripe oranges in the market or stores, so when you see an orange that is not completely orange, it is perfectly fine to ask yourself if it’s safe to eat? I saw just a few times oranges that had some green spots in the store, but I never …
Passion fruit is an exotic fruit with a weird texture that most certainly doesn’t help you know when a passion fruit is fully ripe. For this reason, I will talk in this article about how safe it is to eat unripe passion fruit and what the best ways are to check if your passion fruit is …
Due to its exotic nature and not being the most popular fruit out there, it is quite hard to know when persimmon is ripe. So if you bought some persimmons, it is perfectly fine to ask yourself if they are ripe or unripe and what you can do with them. When I first bought some …
It is increasingly hard to find good, tasting pears that are completely ripe at the market, so it is normal to ask yourself if you can eat unripe pears? Eating unripe fruits sometimes has some health benefits, like mango, but most of the time is not worth eating them raw since they are way too …
“Can you eat unripe mango?” is most probably a question that anyone who tried to eat mango had in mind. This fruit has a great taste and texture, but it is difficult to get it when it is perfectly ripe. It is like avocado, you let it sit for a few days, it doesn’t look …
If you often buy kiwi from the store without carefully picking each of them you can end up with some unripe kiwis, so naturally, the next question is if you can eat unripe kiwi? Because this happened to me as well, I thought I would make an article to explain the problems with unripe kiwis …
We all know that sushi is usually made with raw salmon, so if you cook fresh or frozen salmon and somehow end up undercooked, it is perfectly normal to ask yourself if you can eat undercooked salmon. Salmon can be cooked in a few different ways, like baked, pan-fried, or grilled, but all of those …
When I was a kid, I had some friends who used to eat raw pasta or instant noodles, but I wasn’t curious if it was safe to eat raw pasta since I was a kid, and health problems weren’t my biggest concern. Now I know why you have to cook food. I also know that …
We all know, and some of us, love the famous ginger tea, which is really easy to make, and it’s known for its many health benefits. But have you ever thought while you sliced it if you can eat raw ginger root? I know I had since the smell of it can be a good …
So often, when we think of turmeric, we actually think about the powder, so the question if turmeric can be eaten raw it’s not on our minds. But the first time when I saw turmeric root, this came as a question. Since it looks like the ginger root or a weird sweet potato, and those …
If you are a fan of Indian cuisine and have tried making your own Indian food at home. In that case, you probably notice that turmeric is almost always present in your ingredient list, and there are big chances that you asked yourself why it is so expensive compared to other basic spices. We are …
Lychee is an interesting-looking fruit that most likely will make you curious about how it tastes and how you have to eat it, but the first thing you will notice is that it is quite expensive. So if you ask yourself why lychee is so expensive and if it’s worth trying, don’t worry; you are …
You know the delicious smell and taste of baked butternut squash, but do you ever had the curiosity if you can eat raw butternut squash? I know I had, and it seemed a weird idea since I always baked it, but after doing some research, I came to some interesting conclusions that might interest you. …
Paella is usually made in big portions since it can be a great family dish. So, you will often have leftover Paella, which can make you curious if you can freeze Paella? Also, Paella is a very filling type of food, and there are big chances you overestimate how much you need to make for …
If you really like seafood, you most probably tried Paella as well. Seafood paella can be quite expensive, especially if you are not from a place with easy access to fresh seafood. Paella is not only made with seafood; however, the seafood Paella is the most well-known one and probably the one that can make …