Category: Food

a pepper It is a type of small, heart-shaped chili. They tend to have very little heat and are somewhat comparable to bell peppers, only with thicker, juicier meat. Actually, are part of the species capsicum annuumwhich is also home to the aforementioned bell pepper, as well as the jalapeño. Sometimes people confuse them with cherry pepperwhich looks very similar, but is actually from another […]

In the kitchen, we are all very used to using things like olive oil and vegetable oil, but some recipes explicitly call for corn oil. Using corn oil has its pros and cons, as it is much lower in saturated fat, but does contain lots of fatty acids that increase inflammation. So there are many reasons to want to use corn oil, but also many […]

Rye flour is one of the most common baking ingredients. It is used in all kinds of recipes, from bread, such as sourdough, to fruit cakes, pasta, and even many soups/sauces. Just like normal flour, there is a range of typessuch as white rye flour, medium rye flour, and dark rye flour. It is produced by grinding rye grains and berries which are then purified […]

If there’s one thing Italy does exceptionally well, it’s cheese.. A large number of popular cheeses that we use in our daily cooking around the world have their origins in this European cheese mecca. Parmigiano-reggiano, ricotta, pecorino, the list goes on. But one of the best-known cheeses in Italy is mozzarella, which is technically a term that encompasses several types of cheese. This type of […]

Calvados is a specific type of brandy that can only be distilled in NormandyFrance, as the ingredients it uses only grow there. Although it can essentially be thought of as apple cider that is further distilled into brandy, the breeds of apples he uses are very region specific in which they are grown. Given such a rigid production process, sometimes it can be hard to […]

When we refer to “Asian pears”, we are actually including thousands of different varieties from all over Asia. Despite these slight differences in the varieties, they do have some unique qualities that set them apart from the pears we might buy at our local grocery store. For starters, they have a high water content, which has a couple of advantages. First, it makes them very […]

The cream can be presented in different varieties intended for different purposes. You have lighter creams, like half and half, which is essentially thickened milk, all the way to whipping cream, which is the richest type, with the highest fat content, around 36%. Light cream falls somewhere in the middle of the two, with a milk fat content of between 18 and 30%, making it […]

Depending on where in the world you are from, marinade can mean a number of different things to you. It can be a sweet and sour Southeast Asian dish, a moist condiment made up of various seasonings, or even a peppery sauce used in sauces and baking. Typically, when we refer to marinade in western cooking, we are most often referring to a specific dry/powdered […]

Green curry is one of the most popular curry dishes, and while many types of curry started in India, Thailand is also responsible for many truly delicious curry dishes.such as red and yellow curry. Of all the types offered, green curry is possibly one of the most prevalent in Thai cuisine. Due to its specialized ingredients and a rather difficult cooking process that involves the […]

We are all familiar with the most popular types of cheese: feta, gouda, cheddar, and parmesan. But one of the lesser known, but equally delicious cheeses, is Oaxaca cheese. Somewhat resembling mozzarella, this wonderfully stringy and buttery cheese has become a favorite both for snacking and for use in all manner of foods, such as grating it into pasta dishes. and my personal favorite, which […]