Food preservation technique:-From ancient to present What is food preservation:- Food preservation is technique used to treat food items to “stop or slow down the spoilage in food items” which are generally occurred with the increase of unwanted microbial growth in food items. Food preservation usually prevent the growth of
Food Hazard & Prevention technique What is food hazard: – A food hazard is defined as anything that could contaminate food and cause illness or injury or could otherwise violate established food safety program criteria if left uncontrolled. Food Hazard means dangerous or risky in our health. Most of the
A Tale of Two Spices: Nutmeg and Mace Where does mace & nutmeg come from? nutmeg and mace are actually a siblings. These two are obtained from the same fruit of the nutmeg tree called Myristica frangrans. The nutmeg is actually a fruit with a single seed(which makes it a drupe) is the oval-shaped pit, whereas
Kalpasi-the mysterious stone flower What is Kalpasi? Kalpasi is one of the most unusual edible dried lichen flora (a type of fungus) which is very soft brown and black in color and has mild woody fragrance that usually grows on trees or rocks in running water streams or rivers in
Chef ookul Kabab chini- A tailed peppercorn Written by:-Radhe Bihari, Chef-HRD, AIH&TM Website:- WWW.Chefs.ookul.co Kabab chini- A tailed peppercorn What is Kabab Chini? Kabab chini is a dried ripe berries of Piper cubeba commonly known as Cubeb is similar in appearance to black pepper, but with stalks or tail attached that
Beyond basmati: -other non-basmati rice in india. Rice is one of the most important and major crop of India which feeds more than 60% of its population. It is the staple food of the people who are living in the eastern as well as southern part of India. India is
An overview of Japanese Cuisine Japanese cuisine offers an abundance of gastronomically delights with a boundless variety of regional and seasonal dishes. Japan is divided into distinct geographic regions, each of which has developed its own unique culinary traditions. Characteristic of Japanese food:- A characteristic of traditional Japanese food is the sparing use of red
The Spice Box- Cumin & Sahi Jeera (Cumin & Shahi Jeera– A Supporting Hero) What is Cumin (Jeera);- Cumin, also known as ‘jeera’ in India, is a widely used ingredient in Indian cuisines. It is referred to as the dried seed of ‘Cuminum cyminum’ that belongs to the parsley family.
Hing:-The mysterious spices What is Hing(Asafoetida)? Hing is a dark brown, resin-like dried latex gum or substance that is derived or obtain from mainly living rootstocks or tap roots of several species of ferula plant which is a perennial herb mainly related to celery, parsley and carrots etc. it looks
Beyond basmati: -other non-basmati rice in india. Rice is one of the most important and major crop of India which feeds more than 60% of its population. It is the staple food of the people who are living in the eastern as well as southern part of India. India is
