It’s Not Always Just Cheese Written by Kevin Kapusi Starow Many of us are well aware of the usual selection of cheeses found in our local supermarkets, and grocery stores. Well, the ones that actually sell cheese, that is. Then you will probably be well aware of the type of cheese known as Swiss cheese. The ones with the large…
Keeping In Balance With Goji Berries Written by Kevin Kapusi Starow You may have heard of Goji berries sometime over the past 5 or so years as one of these superfoods, “you bute” cure-all ingredients. Which seemingly popped into existence, pretty much overnight. So, What Is This New Health-Food Berry? Well, actually the goji berry or wolfberry has been a…
Tofu a friend or foe – there are always two sides to a story and there is definitely an argument for and against the consumption of soy products – and this is for a few reasons. One of the negatives of growing soybeans using current farming practices is that the majority of crops are either genetically modified or sprayed with…
Written by Kevin Kapusi Starow It might sound disturbing to those uninitiated, though to millions of people around the world this type of sausage is a staple in their diet, Blood Sausage. It is the ultimate in sustainability as it utilises a part of an animal that is otherwise wasted, the blood. There are variation of this sausage through out…
Kombu is an edible form of kelp, or seaweed, that is eaten widely throughout Asia, called Dasima in Korea, or haidai in China
Written by Kevin Kapusi Starow When you mention the ingredient marron many people instantly think of the French marron or chestnut made popular by the marron glace. Though what we are referring to here is such a world away from that. It is a foodstuff found in Western Australia, and is a seafood product. In issue 28 on June 2020,…
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Learn all about Gula Melaka, its origins, and uses, both now and throughout history.