When cooking you always have the option of adding spices or herbs your food, and this always adds a ton of flavor. But what about celery leaves ? Sometimes you add them and they don’t cook through, or maybe you added them to a nice salad. Can you eat them raw, or do they have …
If you are looking to change things, dragon fruit may be worth a taste. Indeed, this is a wonderful fruit that has been missing in diets for so long. Dragon fruit may not feature in many people’s grocery lists despite being one of the most excellent health food spotlights. This has mostly to do with how difficult …
Have you got your hands on some nice dragon fruit and don’t know how to store it ? No worries, we’ve got just what you need. As special as dragon fruit is, you really don’t want to let one spoil and go to waste. This is why today we’ll be talking about how to store …
If you’ve ever seen a dragon fruit before, then you’ve probably wondered what it would taste like. After all, it looks like it should taste amazing, doesn’t it? All spiky and pink, and the inside just looks gorgeous. You see it in so many photos and videos, from influencers to cooks to trendy friends of …
Are you wondering whether cauliflower is albino broccoli ? They are both of the same species: brassica. Cauliflower and broccoli are, in other terms, immature flowers of cabbage. Though immature, they are nutritious and have their uniqueness. It is this uniqueness that makes most people confused about whether they are the same or not. The …
Peanut butter is a popular tasty spread that has been a common staple food for many people. You would agree with us that peanut butter has remained one of the most loved breakfast foods thanks to its rich flavor and fantastic texture. Peanut butter can be viewed as a relatively unprocessed food as its production …
Have you ever made pasta and have it come out bland ? It’s probably everyone’s nightmare. Soggy, cold pasta that doesn’t really taste like anything. As it turns out, there’s a way to really improve your pasta’s flavor. And it’s as simple as changing when the sauce interacts with the pasta noodles. For those who …
If you’ve ever had green peas then you might’ve had them frozen, if not canned. Never fresh though. And this is something that once you notice you simply can’t forget. Isn’t it odd, how you never find fresh green peas ? Is there something wrong with fresh peas, or are frozen peas simply better ? …
Nuts are really great for so many things, from pies to savory foods to stuffings to just snacking on them. If you’re a nut lover, you’ve definitely noticed that nuts are pretty expensive. Aside from peanuts, which are easier to grow and aren’t really nuts, regular nuts come at premium prices. Even those that are …
Red apples are probably the first thing you think of when someone asks you ‘quick, what’s something red ?’. That really says a lot about how common red apples are in our world, from what types are being sold to what type grow in someone’s garden. Apples have come to be known as being ‘red, …
Peanuts are an amazing source of non-animal protein, and definitely a very common snack for many folks. Whether you’re allergic to peanuts or not, you may be interested to find out if they really are nuts or not. As it happens, the truth is a bit weird. Like with other food items, it seems peanuts …
Corned beef is a very old cured meat that’s present in so many recipes and sandwiches it’s really hard for someone to claim they’ve never had it, but does it have actual corn in it? What’s also hard to claim is that you weren’t confused by it when you first heard about it. Corned anything …
Asparagus is one of those vegetables that has been around since practically forever. There are ancient roman manuals on how to grow and harvest asparagus, if you can believe. But is asparagus roman ? Where did asparagus first appear ? And how did we get to the asparagus we know today, and where does that …
Rice is such a common food item for so many folks it deserves its own show, really. But why does it grows in water? Being a staple food, you’ll find it everywhere but what you’ll notice is the way it’s grown. Nearly every time a rice field is shown in movies, animes, or any work …
Rice is a staple in many kitchens, be it white rice or brown or wild or a mix of all three. What’s amazing is that, for some reason, brown rice seems to be more expensive than white rice. Despite being the same food item in essence. So why is that? Why is brown rice more …
Of all the kitchen items at your disposal, rice is one that folks claim could save your life in the event of a fire. But is it true ? Is such a common, easy to find ingredient able to put out a fire ? Or is it as flammable as anything else ? Seeing as …
Asparagus is a delicious yet expensive food, and folks have been raving about it since forever. Whenever you get to actually cooking asparagus, you find yourself snapping the thicker ends off. But do we need to do that ? Do we really need to snap the end of asparagus stalks off ? Are they really …
So, you’ve found yourself in front of the seafood aisle in the supermarket and can’t help but wonder if the scallops are good. Are they fresh ? Can you eat them raw ? You’ve heard stories of this happening, and it should like the perfect treat for a date night. Scallops are a type of …
Scallops are a splurge, and a delicious one at that. But why are scallops so expensive, and is there really a good reason for it ? Or is it a weird gimmick, like with diamonds ? Well, it turns out that for food, a high price tag really has a very good reason. In the …
Scallops are amazing and very much worth their high price tag. Even so, very often we don’t even notice something’s missing from our delicious scallops: the roe ! Yes, scallops have roe, and it’s very good. You can use it as you would use any other roe in a recipe. Here’s a closer look at …