How to Prepare Vietnamese Shrimp and Noodle Soup
A good rich soup from Vietnam – the shrimp and noodle soup. Serves: 4; Preparation time: 10 minutes; Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 8 ounces […]
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How to Prepare a Green Papaya Salad
A refreshing and unusual salad made with green papaya shreds. Enjoy this one with seafood especially prawns and shrimps. We have it with other spicy […]
Brewing Series – Hot Trub and Cold Trub: The Recovery Options
Hot trub and cold trub are two important terms that brewers in particular need to understand more about. Hot Trub/Hot Break Wort is boiled for […]
Ion-Exchange Chromatography
Ion-exchange chromatography involves the separation of molecules such as proteins based on their charge profile. It is often defined by process engineering texts as the […]
Gingko Biloba And Mood: Jury Out
Gingko (Gingko biloba) is a very ancient tree species with an evolutionary line going back 200 million years. An extract from its leaves has been […]
How to make a Rice Pudding
Rice Pudding Ingredients: 65g (2½oz) round pudding rice 1.2 litres (2 pints) creamy and full-fat milk 25g (1oz) unsalted butter cut into small pieces 50g […]
Oxford Pudding
Oxford Pudding Cooking time of 3 hours. Serves 4 to 6 Ingredient: Butter for greasing tins 60g (2oz) soft dark brown sugar 180g (6 ½ […]
Duchess’s Pudding
Duchess’s Pudding Preparation time is 20 to 30 minutes, cooking time is 1.5 to 2 hours. Serves 6 Ingredients: 120g (4oz) unsalted butter, softened with […]
Duke of Cambridge Tart
The Duke of Cambridge Tart Serves 6 – preparation 30 minutes, cooking time 40 minutes 225g (8oz.) shortcrust pastry Plain flour, for dusting 50g (2oz) […]
Onion Bhaji
Ingredients 150 (5oz) gram flour 4 white onions, finely sliced 1 tsp chilli or paprika 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp tumeric 1 tsp ground […]
Dextromethorphan
Dextromethorphan (DXM) is a medication commonly used as a cough suppressant. It belongs to a class of drugs known as antitussives, which are substances that […]
How to make Corned Beef Hash
Serves 4; Total time required: 40 mins Preparation time: 25 mins Cooking time: 15 mins Other time: Per Portion: Kcal 676, Fat 24.8g of which saturates 10.7g, […]
How To Make A Brioche Bread And Butter Pudding
Layers of buttery brioche in a creamy vanilla custard, with plump raisins, demerara sugar and cinnamon, speckled with Madagascan vanilla seeds. Ingredients: For The Pudding: […]
Brewery Series: The Malting Process
The malting process is a critical part of any brewing operation and is a highly controlled and managed step. What is Malt? Malt is often referred […]
Dietary Calcium & Weight Loss
There has recently been accumulating evidence to support the hypothesis that dietary calcium may play an important role in body weight regulation. Several reports have found […]
How does a food business reduce the risk of allergen contamination ?
Allergen contamination remains one of the increasing issues of food safety. However, food businesses need to implement various actions to reduce this. Here are some […]
What are the advantages of a food safety management system (FSMS) ?
I was recently asked what the advantages of a food safety management system (FSMS) happened to be. All food businesses have a legal and moral […]
Centrifugation In Food And Biochemical Engineering
Introduction Centrifugation is one of the standard technologies in the food and biochemical engineering industry for separating particulates from fluids. Some classic examples include the […]
Indian Borage – Novel Antifungal Agent.
Indian borage (Plectranthus amboinicus) has antifungal activity according to some researchers which would be especially valuable in stored food products. The oil (IBO) was assessed against various […]
What is Mohan Thal (Thaal)?
Mohan Thal or Thaal is a traditional sweet, a fudge in reality, made with besan gram flour, and dried fruits. It has strong religious connections […]