Adding more fish into your daily diet can be quite tricky, especially if you don’t have the time or disposition to cook fish. So that leaves you with canned fish, tuna being the most common (and delicious). You may be wondering though, does tuna have any bones in it ? Is there a difference between …
Wondering why fresh tuna is so much more expensive than canned tuna ? Is it really the same fish, in the can and in the steak ? How is canned tuna any different, and is fresh tuna overpriced ? Well it turns out there’s quite a difference between canned and fresh tuna, and it’s not …
Trying to figure out if your stock should be clear or not ? You’re not alone, plenty of people ask themselves the same thing each time they make a pot of delicious, nutritious stock that just happens to be cloudy. Is it okay if stock is cloudy ? Should it be clear ? How do …
Chicken nuggets are delicious but can you eat cold chicken nuggets? We all know that most of the time, they are storebought, which means that they are already premade and frozen, so all you have to do is just heat them up. The thing that you have food that was already stored and kept frozen …
Who doesn’t enjoy thinly sliced cured meat with a chilled beer or wine? Everyone has tried the flavorful cured salamis on the charcuterie boards, which often include prosciutto. However, due to their close resemblance, many people tend to get confused between capicola and prosciutto. Some even think that they are the same, which is wrong. …
Working up some delicious chicken tenders at home surely calls for a great deal of effort. If you have prepared a batch at home or have simply brought them from the store, the last thing one wants is to throw away the leftovers. It’s great that moist chicken tenders wrapped in a crunchy, crispy exterior …
You might find yourself in a situation where you have to replace the egg in your favorite fried chicken recipe. Whether you’ve developed an egg allergy, don’t have any eggs in the house, or simply want to try something different, there’s a way. In the age of information substituting anything is simply a matter of …
Are you staring at a breakfast menu and can’t decide ? Often the names on most menus aren’t very descriptive, so you have to look at the small print. It’s just that some establishments don’s have that small print, especially when it comes to breakfast. So what do those three hotel breakfast types 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 many situations when you can find yourself with a cooked chicken left on the counter for several hours or even overnight. Maybe you have guests that are a bit late as guests usually are, and you prepared your meal hoping that they will arrive on time. Or you had chicken for dinner and …
If you never cooked liver before or didn’t soak it in milk, somehow soaking the liver in milk sounds strange. Don’t worry, you are not alone. I cooked liver before but didn’t soak it in milk, so when I first saw the idea, I thought I would do some research and write an article about …
The meat’s been out of the fridge for a few hours now. It happens to me all the time when I get the meat out of the freezer, and I’m not certain that it will thaw in time for when I want to cook it if I let it in the fridge. So I decided …
Have you ever had some delicious cold cut only to see it shimmer like a rainbow, halfway through your sandwich ? It didn’t seem to taste bad, so what was the deal with all those colors ? Why is meat sometimes iridescent ? Does it only happen for deli meat ? Can raw meat have …
Meatballs are famous dishes all over the world. They are made of beef, mutton, or minced meat. The eggs work as the binder and contribute to the color, texture, and consistency. One thing you’ll love about meatballs is that they are easy to put together. Not to mention, they are perfect over mashed potatoes, rice, …
Frozen fish slices may appear to be simple for kids, but they are a simple method to have quick access to seafood and a flexible element for unexpectedly grown-up recipes! While there’s nothing wrong with eating a fish stick with fries and barbecue sauce for a conventional salmon and chips meal, there are a few …
Bacon is everyone’s favorite it it just screams breakfast at you. Of course, you can have it any other moment of the day and it’s just as good but there’s just something about morning bacon, right ? So, if you’re like most people and want more than a couple of slices of bacon on your …
Nduja isn’t on every pizza out there, but once you do find it on a pizza you’ll notice it. It’s got that incredibly hot kick to is, and beautiful red color, and a nice meaty flavor. This is a somewhat rare ingredient you’ll only find in true Italian establishments, and it’s always amazing. It also …
Chicken seems to be the meat of choice for a lot of people. It’s light, compared to beef, it pleases most people, and it makes the best damn soup. Most of the time you get chicken meat with the bones and skin already removed, especially if it’s chicken breast. Sometimes though, you buy a whole …
Bacon is amazingly delicious and it can be that missing ingredient that makes a recipe that much better. Or it can be something as plain as breakfast. And it’s especially delicious when crispy ! But you may have noticed an interesting food item appearing on the ingredient list of your favorite bacon: sugar. Does bacon …
Pork may not be the number one meat on most people’s list, but it sure is one of the cheapest ways to bring meat on the table. And we’re not talking about processed pork, like bacon, ham, some sausages, and so on. We mean actual cuts of pork meat. Why is pork so cheap ? …