Pineapple is not one fruit, but a cluster of coalesced berries. Many think that a pineapple is one fruit but it is not, it is actually many fruits grown together, called pineapples. The word pineapple come from pine. A pine cone look like a pineapple in the building while it is still sitting on the tree. When the…
Parsley has been unfairly treated through the ages. Parsley is believed to originate, in south-east Europe. Parsley has been cultivated for more than 2000 years, and in the beginning, it was not as a food. To the ancient Greeks, parsley was associated with death. That was because they believed it to have sprung from the…
Onion traces have been found in Bronze Age settlements, dating back to 5000 BC. The first traces of onions found in connection with people are believed to be traces of wild onions. The oldest evidence of onions has been cultivated dates back to ancient Egypt about 3000 BC. The workers there have built the pyramids had…
The nutrient fact, below, is based on 100 gram of dry enriched egg Noodles. Vitamins Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 0 Thiamin mg 1.133 Riboflavin mg 0.426 Niacin mg 8.387 Vitamin B-6 mg 0.216 Folate, DFE µg 370 Vitamin B-12 µg 0.29 Vitamin A, RAE µg 17 Vitamin A, IU IU 62 Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)…
It is believed that Chinese Broccoli is a descendant of cabbage. The early Portuguese explorers first brought cabbage to Asia. Through years of breeding Chinese Broccoli have been developed from the cabbage the Portuguese had brought cabbage with them. Unlike broccoli where you only eat the head are you also eating the stems and leaf on…
Thai basil is a type of sweet basil. Basil is grown all over the world and therefore have many different species or you can say different varieties. It is estimated that between 50 and 150 different species of basil, not all are being used for cooking. Thai basil is a hybrid of two of these…
Ginger was considered a luxury more than 5000 years ago. Ginger is native to south-east Asia, more specific in southern China. From there it spread and have been grown has been grown in many other countries. The first time it appears in writing is in the 5th century BC, where Confucius writes he will never…
Garlic originates from central Asia, and have a history of human use for more than 7000 years. Garlic has been used both as a food and in prevention and treatment of disease. It is one of the plants with the longest history in medical use. There has been found a history of the use of…
We have been eating eggs since the dawn of human time. Jungle fowl was properly domesticated in India and South-east Asia about 7500 BCE. The domestication of the jungle fowls was not because of the meat but because of the eggs. Chickens were then bought to Egypt and Sumer by 1500 BCE, and in 800 BCE they had…
Curry powder is a mix of spices native to south-east Asia. It is very seldom that the curry powder mix contains dried leaves from the curry tree. When you talk about curry powder there is not much doubt what you are talking about. But if you talk about curry, in general, it can be many things,…