Food

Shakshuka, the Yummy Middle Eastern Dish (+Recipe)

Shakshuka is a popular Middle Eastern and North African dish featuring eggs and tomatoes. The dish is traditionally eaten as breakfast in the Mediterranean. The word Shakshuka comes from one of the Berber languages, meaning “a mixture.” Shakshuka The origin of Shakshuka is highly disputed. Some believe that it came from Morocco in Africa. Others ...

Raven Montmorency

A pot of Shakshuka.

A New Way to Cook Potatoes

Potatoes are universally loved, whether eaten as French fries, mashed, or hashbrowns. America’s Test Kitchen, a popular cooking show, recently came up with a unique way of cooking potatoes that gives them an interesting flavor. They also created a recipe that uses the new cooking process. A new way to have potatoes What America’s Test Kitchen ...

Raven Montmorency

Whole potatoes next to a large pot.

Coronavirus and the Future of Food

The outbreak of the CCP virus has raised questions about the future of food. While the lack of restaurant activity has harmed farmers, the common man is facing the prospect of a potential food crisis. The pandemic has triggered many people to seriously reconsider our ideas about food production, distribution, and consumption. Localization The possibility ...

Armin Auctor

An apple orchard with barrels of picked apples.

Breakfast Special: How to Cook Amazing Eggs (+Bonus Recipes)

Eggs are easy to make, require minimal or no additional ingredients, and most take less than three minutes to prepare (the boiled version being the exception). They go great with just about anything. They’re even fine with nothing else. They’re packed with high-quality proteins, zero carbs, and essential vitamins and minerals to get a head ...

Raven Montmorency

An egg dish.

Saffron: The Amazing and Mysterious Spice

Saffron is one of the most expensive spices in the world, with high-quality varieties selling for up to US$1,000 per pound. It is usually grown in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and India, and has been used extensively in Persian and Indian cuisine for centuries. In ancient Greece, this spice was seen as a useful medicine. ...

Raven Montmorency

A plate of saffron.

Biryani: The Quintessential Indian Dish With a Global Presence

Chicken biryani has a special throne in the palace of Indian cuisine. No wonder then that this was actually the most searched Indian food globally in 2019. According to food.ndtv.com: “A study by SEMrush found that chicken biryani had an average of 4.56 lakh [456,000] searches each month.” The world-famous rice dish has played ambassador ...

Raven Montmorency

Biryani.

What’s in a Bowl? Traditional Soups and Healing Broths

What’s warmer, more comforting, and strengthening than a generous bowl of one of the traditional soups or chicken/beef or vegetable broth? Not much comes close to it really! What’s more, there are so many varieties of good and nutritious soup broths out there. An ancient Chinese proverb states that a good doctor uses food first, ...

Emma Lu

Soup ingredients.

How to Make Chocolate Chip Lentil Cookies at Home

Fancy eating something yummy, but also healthy? Chocolate chip lentil cookies might just be the thing you are looking for. If your kids love eating chocolate chip cookies, then this is ideally the version you should give them. The recipe for chocolate chip lentil cookies To make chocolate chip lentil cookies, you will need 2 ...

Raven Montmorency

Chocolate chip lentil cookies.

Turning Crisis Into Opportunity: Stinky Tofu

In the eighth year of the Kangxi reign in the Qing Dynasty (1669), Wang Zhihe traveled almost a thousand miles from Anhui Province to Beijing to attend the imperial national examination. Little did anyone realize that stinky tofu would be born from this journey. Wang Zhihe was born in the rural area of Xianyuan County, ...

Emma Lu

Storm clouds.

3 Tasty Pickles You Can Prepare at Home

Pickles are a great addition to any meal, giving that extra bit of spiciness and tanginess. Every civilization has its own twist on pickles, with Western countries relying more on vinegar while countries like India rely on spices. 3 tasty pickle recipes 1. Sweet and spicy pickled carrots For this recipe, you will need 1 ...

Raven Montmorency

A basket of carrots.