The history of preservatives in food is long and complex. Regulatory authorities define food additives as regulated substances under the law. Unfortunately, definitions vary among jurisdictions. A typical definition of a food…
Muhammad Bin Hasan Al-Baghdadi died in 1239 AD. Before that, he made a legendary Arabic cookbook. Muḥammad Bin Al-Karīm Al-Baghdadi, usually called Al-Baghdadi died in 1239 AD. He was the compiler of…
Types Of Dried Fruits Dehydrating fruits is a great way to expand their shelf life. Plenty of good nutrition is available in dried fruits. The fruit’s natural sweetness becomes more intense when…
Cities are the index of civilization. Admired for their palaces of religion, art, and aqueducts. Not, as a rule, considered for their granaries. Yet, the magnificent system for getting food into the…
Picking apples on a clear, crisp, sunny autumn day provides a cornucopia of pleasures. The enjoyment of being outdoors and savoring another harvest has been part of the human experience for centuries….
The pine family is one of North America’s most familiar groups of evergreen trees. It is known for furnishing most of our traditional Christmas trees. It also provides the softwood timber that…
Medieval Europeans would eat an array of fruits and nuts regularly as a large part of their diet. Each culture had its own unique set of specific fruits and nuts they preferred,…
In coconut-growing countries, coconut oil is prepared at home by heating coconut milk until a clear oil separates. Commercially, the extraction of oil from copra (dried or smoked coconut meat) is one…
Food and sex are inextricably linked. Feeding ensures the survival of the individual, while sexual activity ensures the species’ survival. Beyond biology, making love and eating share psychological attributes as two of…
Coconut production has a long history with great significance to modern society. The entertainer Harry Belafonte may not have been entirely accurate when he sang that coconut water was “good for your…
In prehistoric times, the water content of the immature coconut fruit was more important as a drink than was any part of the mature nut as a food. In recent history, the…
Modern-day Americans have begun to include brazil nuts in their diet. People are beginning to see a slue of health benefits from eating Brazil nuts. The tree can reach heights exceeding 145…