Motichoor Ladoo
Motichoor Ladoo (motichoor laddu) is one the most popular Indian sweets around and that is saying something for a subcontinent that knows its confectionary. The […]
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Poha For A Great Breakfast
Poha might just be what you need to eat for breakfast if you are looking to lose weight. It might also make breakfast a little […]
The Benefits Of Banaba
Banaba extracts are taken from the leaves of a tree species, Lagerstroemia speciosa L. which is in the Crape Myrtle family. The leaves have been […]
Famines In The Face Of Climate Change
Famine, that word for extreme food shortage for a population had in my view I hoped been a declining issue but yet again I’m fooled […]
Basic Off the Shelf Brown And White Sauces
Sauces make a dish. I should think every chef in the world who has an ounce of pretension to be great will understand how to […]
Modified Starch
The modification of starch allows the food developer greater options in the use of this key ingredient. The modification is usually through chemicals and they […]
The Manufacture Of Glucose Syrup
Glucose syrup is manufactured from starches usually derived from maize (corn) or rice. There are seven process steps which include:- mixing process, liquefaction, deproteinization, saccharification, […]
What Is Gastritis?
Gastritis is much more common than we think. It is a condition where the stomach becomes inflamed. If gastritis persists and becomes longer-term than it […]
The Wet-Milling Of Corn
The wet-milling of corn is a carefully controlled process. It relies on breaking corn kernels into their constituent parts which are corn oil, corn starch […]
Cold Brew – The New Kid in The Coffee Cup
Having just listened to one of my favourite radio comedies on UK’s Radio 4 “Ed Reardon’s Week” who decides he should become ‘educated’, I also realised that […]
Shirataki Noodles
Shirataki noodles (白滝, usually written with the hiragana しらたき) are traditional Japanese noodles which have extremely valuable health benefits. They are prepared from konjac flour which […]
Lovely Doughnuts!
Basic doughnut recipe Ingredients 50g butter 150ml whole milk 275g plain flour 7g sachet of fast action yeast 1 tbsp caster sugar 2 egg yolks […]
Dragonhead – Benefits
The Dragonhead plants are annuals in the Lamiaceae family and form the genus Dracocephalum. In herbal medicines, the plant leaves have been used like Lemon […]
Deceptive Claims On Products In This COVID Pandemic
Over the past year there have been a few products out there making spurious claims about products which have to be called out. These claims […]
Making Tempura
If you love a crisp and light batter then go for tempura. The dish came about when Portuguese traders brought the idea of this batter […]
Bao Buns (Gua Bao)
Bao buns or preferably Gua bao is a pork belly bun which is highly popular in China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan. It is generally popular […]
Coconut Milk And Coconut Water
Many chefs and product developers rely on coconut milk as the base for that classic, the Thai green or red curry. We were interested, nay […]
The Fizz May Be Leaving Hard Seltzer
Hard seltzer has been the success story of the last few years in the beverage market but it does seem to be a highly hyped […]
The Use Of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) In Food Analysis
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has been a long established analytical technique for the measurement of a variety of parameters but most especially fat analysis. One […]
Chia Seeds: All The Rage As An Ancient Grain And A Great Oil Too
Chia seeds seem to be all the rage in nutrient circles at the moment, appearing in a range of products, such as the Smooch™ range […]