It is Balanjay Choka aka roasted eggplant season right now, in fact it starts in July and keeps on going until late September. There are many ways to use this gorgeous nightshade vegetable, but this recipe is my favourite, so when the eggplant season rolls around I think it is …
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Farmed seafood, as in farmed salmon is delicious and it looks fantastic on a bed of crushed ice, or wrapped around rice, it brings pizzazz to any presentation Do you ever feel completely exhausted from having debates with people about the benefits of farmed salmon? In my case, the topic …
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My beef about food being used as weapons against non-believers. Meat and dairy, farmed seafood, they all have a bad reputation in this new vegetarian trend. Unfortunately, too many trends tend to ignore cultures, history, health and reality. I love farmers and farmers markets, I come alive in these spaces. …
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To live healthier we must understand where our food comes from. We have to be an expert on our local market places, and we have to do as much research as possible on foods imported from foreign markets.“It is often difficult to ensure that suppliers in far-flung locations operate according to …
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Food. In the 1940s chemical farming was introduced with the Industrialization of Agriculture. This started an insidious change in our diets. There was a time when food was our main medicine. There was a time when we trusted our farmers and governments to watch out for our health. Today, we have …
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Food trends are suspect in my world, I truly hope cooks will fight the FOMO (fear of missing out) when these lists are posted. Food trends tend to abuse certain ingredients to the point of extinction. Remember the poor plantain (plan-tins) or Plan-taaains as Westerners like to pronounce it? It …
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Every season is separate and distinct in Filoti, and every season has its reasons for being, for celebrating the gifts of the land and its people. Filoti Village was built in an ingenious way to allow the inhabitants to hide away in the mountains when they saw marauders heading in …
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We need to spread awareness of the good food being grown in BC, of the massive opportunities available to us right now…before it is too late. Over the last few decades our relationship with food has been rapidly changing, we were losing sight of our food in its natural forms; …
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In Ancient Greece, Sea Bream considered to be the tastiest of all fishes was devoted to Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty. About three hours from downtown Athens, on the Nafpaktos-Itea road, past the ancient sanctuary of Delphi and the craggy slopes Mount Parnassus lies Galaxidi, a picturesque town heralding an …
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Cruising on a green river winding through architecture in Chicago is something not to be ignored when visiting this friendly Midwest city. Chicago, on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, was incorporated as a city in 1837, it is 176 meters above sea level and covers an area of 60,000 …
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In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where street food and hawkers’ stalls are the very essence of daily life, ingredients are of the utmost importance and reputations are just as important.We all remember street food from our childhood days.I am Guyanese born and growing up in Guyana street food was an integral …