Brown sugar

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…

Why Cherry tomatoes were called apples of gold Cherry tomatoes are a type of tomato that originated in Italy. They were first grown by the Romans around 200 AD and were later introduced to other parts of Europe. Today, there are many different varieties of cherry tomatoes available. Why are they so popular? Here are…

Kaffir lime leaf

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,…

Cauliflower is a highly modified plant, with a very long history. Its ancestry can be traced back to ancient Anatolia, in the region of the Black Sea also called Asian Turkey, where it has been grown for more than a 1000 years. In the 12th century, three varieties came to Spain. In the 16th century, they have spread…