“We all know some foods have a much higher Calorie content than others, but how many of us know what that difference actually looks like? Information website wiseGEEK sought to answer this question way back on January 3, 2007. The result was a fascinating article that compares over 71 foods!” […]
Daily Archives: February 18, 2013
“Your friend Joe may know where to get decent wings and cheap beer but, trust us, he is not the guy to ask when you want a truly delicious meal in one of the great cities of the world. Forget Joe and ask a chef.” Read More: http://acqtaste.com/the-feed/where-chefs-eat/
Reading: “Where Chefs Eat”
“In my book Hog and Hominy I show that before the 19th century, the Portuguese introduced South American plants to the coast of West and Central Africa including peanuts. Overtime African farmers incorporated the plant into their fields and cookery particularly as one pot meals.” Read More: http://www.foodasalens.com/2013/01/peanuts-and-atlantic-slave-trade.html
Reading: “Peanuts and the Atlantic Slave Trade”
“Dating back to the 1500 B.C., Africans domesticated wet rice, known as Oryza glaberrima, in the middle of the Niger River Valley. Trade with the Far East exposed West Africans to a less common variety of rice known as Oryza sativa.” Read More: http://www.foodasalens.com/2013/02/rice-culture-and-rice-pudding.html
Reading: “Rice Cultivation, Consumption, and Intellectual Property”
“Some reports, like the Telegraph’s, have indicated that the suspect was poisoning food, but the current manager of the establishment has reached out to outlet Europa Press to clarify that the suspect was contaminating his colleague’s drinks.” Read More: http://eater.com/archives/2013/02/13/chef-accused-of-poisining-staff-in-spain.php