The gluten-free nature and the grains’ health-packed factor makes millet a widely used pantry element throughout the Unites States of America, Asia and Africa. Some absolutely love it for its chewiness when cooked, while the nutty flavor totally steals the show. However, it still isn’t easily available in all the store shelves out there. If …
Chances are, if you are looking for a tamarind substitute, it is because your recipe is asking for something called tamarind paste. Maybe you never heard of that before, or you just do not feel like going out to get some. If you are part of the first group and googled what tamarind is, you …
If your recipe calls for guava paste and you don’t have any on hand, don’t worry. Lost of folks don’t have easy access to guavas, or guava paste. So we have to make do, and find a suitable substitute. While no substitute on this earth can beta the real guava taste, we can definitely come …
If you’re allergic to ginger you may want to know if gingerbread has actual ginger in it. It could be one of those cases that has a name but no one’s really sure why anymore. It turns out gingerbread has a long history and started out as a practical food item, rather than a decorative …
Ah gingerbread houses. The bane of every parent and the love of every child. The holidays are coming soon and you know what that means. Sticky fingers, icing everywhere, and a house full of gingerbread crumbs. So you build the thing and see your kids happy. Good. But what do you do with the gingerbread …
Tamarind sounds more like a spice than a fruit. When you look at one, you probably still will not feel confident that it is a fruit. It looks more like a peanut than any fruit that you have probably seen. So does it taste like a peanut ? Does it taste more like a fruit …
Rutabagas and Jicama are both root vegetables, and that’s why they are often confused with each other. Coming from similar botanical backgrounds, they both are quite a reminiscent of cabbage. Actually, one is similar to potatoes while the other one is quite like radishes. Just like every other vegetable out there, they both serve different …
If you’re looking at a crate of figs in the market and don’t know if you should buy some, you may want to know what they taste like. You’ve surely heard of figs before, but if you’ve never tasted them you’re not going to know if you’re missing out. So this is what we’ll help …
Alright, you’ve got yourself a nice batch of figs. They weren’t the cheapest, but you snatched the best you could find and can’t wait to dig into them. But how do you eat them what do you serve them with ? Of course, you can just eat them as-is. But what if you want to …
Does your newest favorite pie recipe call for figs, and they’ve just got out of season ? You’ve got a slim chance of finding any fresh figs right now, but there’s still hope. Even if you don’t have fresh figs, there are other fruits you can use in their place. True, not many will replace …
There are a lot of vegetables that have weird myths around them, and it is hard to say where most of them came from. While occasionally these myths are true, most of the time they are not. One of the weird myths surrounding the rutabaga is that it is dangerous or at least not good …
If you are new to persimmons, there is a good chance that you will find yourself staring at it, unsure how to eat it the first time you have one in your hand. Do you bite right into it like an apple? Or should you peel it like a lemon? If you bite into it …
Are you wondering if those figs you bought are ripe ? That’s a valid question, because underripe figs aren’t that delicious and there’s not much flavor in them. Of course, some farmers may decide to harvest the figs when they’re not 100% ripe, because they’re easier to transport. While that’s true, it can have an …
Fig season is far from us right now, in fact it’s just ended a couple of months ago. As an avid fig lover, you may be wondering just when are figs in season, so you can get your hands on sweet, plump figs. Well it turns out fig season isn’t as pitifully short as other …
Figs are some of the most amazing fruits you’ll ever find. They’ve got that look of ‘alien’ fruit while also being ancient and rich-looking. There’s just something about them that drives people crazy, especially the crunch of the seeds. That being said, each time you find figs in your local market place, you’ll notice that …
You may be quite confused if one of your friends absolutely loves rutabaga, and then you try it for the first time and feel like you are biting into pure bitterness. You might be wondering if it always tastes that bad or if you bought a bad one? Is there a way to make it …
Although we connect pumpkin with the cool weather and cozy fashion of Fall, it is not technically a cold weather plant! Pumpkins are harvested in the fall, which means they must be grown in the summer! So, if you want to make a dish featuring pumpkin at any other time of the year besides Fall, you may …
Anyone familiar with Latin American, Filipino or Caribbean cuisines knows the importance of annatto for color, flavor and spice. Annatto comes from the achiote tree, a tropical and lush plant grown in warm climates. So what do you do when you’ve got to cook something but don’t have this key ingredient ? Luckily there’s a …
What to do with a hole lotta kiwis ? Well, store them of course ! At least until you figure out just how many kiwis are just too much. Just kidding, we seriously doubt anyone will manage to ever get an overabundance of kiwis. These little guys aren’t always on the shelves. Not only that, …
Whether you’re making the world’s best Pavlova or just a fruit salad, you may or may not have fresh kiwi on hand. These fuzzy potatoes (as we call them) are amazing but not always available. And sometimes that can get downright expensive ! There’s good reasons for that, of course. But if you can’t afford …