Gac (Momordica cochinchinensis)
When you explore Vietnamese, Thai, Cambodian and Laotian cuisine you are more than likely to see recipes featuring Gac. This is a fruit, a type […]
Fruit & Vegetables
How to make Mashed Potato
All of us must enjoy mashed potato. It is the classic side dish for any roast dinner. Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Sunday roast would not […]
The Health Benefits Of Kidney Beans (Common Beans)
The common bean or kidney bean, Phaseolus vulgaris is one of the most widely and easily grown pulses. It is an economic and nutritious staple […]
Growing Edible Flowers – A Win Win For Wildlife Gardeners
Edible flowers are a fun and easy way to add colour, flavour and texture to both sweet and savoury dishes — especially when you can […]
Duckweed Protein – A New Food Source?
Duckweed is small floating plant found on ponds and slow-moving streams. What is attracting attention though is its ability to double its mass every 16 […]
Three vegetables, Two Fruits For Five-A-Day
Nutritional advice has always been to make sure we got our ‘five-a-day’. The idea was that we needed a regular daily intake of both fruits […]
Loomi: A Secret Ingredient In Middle Eastern Stews
Loomi is known as black lime or dried lime in cuisine. The prepared fruit is a regular addition to Middle Eastern cooking where it gives a […]
Purslane – A Crop For Salty Land Areas
Purslane (Portulaca orelacea) is a succulent from the Portulacaceae family that runs riot, growing wild in dry salty areas, through cracks and gullies in the […]
Table Potato Packing
Table potato packing is a crucial step in the post-harvest handling of potatoes, ensuring that the crop reaches consumers in optimal condition. The process involves […]
Garlic Just Great For Good Health
Garlic (Allium sativum L.) has long been regarded as a healthy vegetable. It is a member of the Lily family (Liliaceae). Whether we consume the […]
Acai Berry For Use In Food Products And Supplements
The Acai berry (Euterpe oleraceae Martius.) is one of many new ‘superfruits’ finding favour with product developers looking to exploit its novel properties. It is […]
Apples Really Do Keep The Doctor Away
Apples are one of the most popular dessert fruits in the world with a commercial coverage that is global and versatility that makes them ideal […]
Sea Buckthorn And Its Potential As A Treatment For A Range Of Medical Conditions
The Sea Buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.) (Family: Elaeagnaceae) is a widely distributed plant throughout Europe and Central Asia. The plant is now widely cultivated in […]
The Nutritional Benefits Of Figs
Figs are nutritionally rich in many compounds especially flavonoids and polyphenols. These are responsible for strong antioxidant properties that help prevent various of oxidative stress-related […]
Bananas Offer So Much More In Nutrition
Bananas are one of the top snack foods and their curved, boomerang shape with that bright yellow colour provides lots of appeal. No wonder we […]
The Health Benefits Of Black Garlic
Black garlic offers a culinary experience which is very different from raw or cooked garlic and is increasing in popularity as an ingredient. It’s a […]
Feijoa – Lush !
The flavour of the Feijoa fruit has been hailed as pure heaven — I have no attributable sources to this comment, save I heard it from buyers at […]
Cassava – Production, Properties and Benefits
Cassava is a woody perennial shrub with tuberous roots. It belongs to he genus Manihot which is in the Euphorbiaceae family and is also called […]
Pitaya (Dragonfruit)
The red pitaya or pitahaya (Family: Cactaceae) also known as the dragonfruit, or pittaberry is an attractive deep red fruit which unusually comes from a […]
The Benefits Of Marula And Its Oil
Marula is not a fruit that is that well known but the oil is something else altogether. The fruit of the tree was probably sought […]