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It’s easy to get stuck in a rut with food and focus on a small selection of ingredients year after year. Why not mix things up with vegetables from other parts of the world? There are many to choose …
Color makes a surprising difference for fruits and vegetables. Not only do different colored vegetables often taste different, but they also have different health effects due to differences in their …
I recently purchased a package of authentic mastic chewing gum online after reading a tweet that it could have some mild medicinal benefits and help sculpt my jawline. Sounded like a win-win. I'd have …
Don’t purple vegetables look incredible? Purple isn’t a common color in food, so it stands out even more when you do see it. Purple vegetables don’t just look good either. They’re also powerful for …
Yes, lion's mane mushrooms (Hericium erinaceus) can be eaten raw. Lion's mane mushrooms are a captivating marvel of nature, both in appearance and potential benefits. Resembling a cascading waterfall …
Truffles don’t look like much at all. They don’t sound exciting either, given that they’re simply fruiting bodies that grow on underground fungus. Yet, there’s something magical about truffles, as …
If you ever spend time in Hawaii, you will have noticed the wide selection of delicious fruits. Some of these will be familiar, like bananas, pineapples, and mangos, but there are plenty of exciting …
Steak is one of the most popular ways to enjoy beef. It’s a classic dish that’s famous all over the world, and with different cuts and methods of cooking, steak lovers can enjoy a variety of flavors …
We live in a time and a place where we have more access to food and spices than ever before. Online stores, specialty stores and even grocery stores all offer the chance to try rare spices that we …
Fruits are both exciting and fascinating. They come in a shocking number of shapes, flavors, and textures, including styles that you may have never seen before. Seriously. Our full exotic fruits list …
It’s easy to get into a rut with fruit. Options like apples, bananas, peaches, and pears are all delicious enough, but they’re also very familiar and can quickly get boring. Thankfully, there are many …
Fresh fruit is a big deal in Mexico, served as part of fruit salads, in smoothies, cocktails, and simply eaten fresh. Some of these fruits will be instantly familiar, like papayas, guava, bananas, and …
For most of us in the Western world, a trip to the fruit section of the grocery store is pretty mundane. Bananas…apples…maybe a mango if we're lucky. Even some trendy farmer's markets are …
I don't know what it is about me that I love to list things. After the massive list of 66 exotic fruits from around the world, I had to take on the next thing and list as many weird vegetables I could …
Candy is a delicious sweet treat, right? While that’s true most of the time, there are exotic candies out there too, including plenty of unexpected ones. Many of these are from other parts of the …
Pork, chicken, beef, and sometimes turkey are all delicious and easy sources of protein. But, they’re hardly the only options. There are many types of exotic meat out there, each with their own …
Do you get bored of the same old fruit? I know I do. Even the somewhat exotic fruits, like pineapple, papaya, kiwis, and pomegranate are commonplace. Sometimes you just want something completely …
Fruit often isn’t all that exciting. Sure, it’s refreshing and delicious, but who doesn’t get bored by the same selection time and time again? I know I do. Even farmer’s markets are limited, as you’re …
Citrus fruits like lemons, limes, oranges, and grapefruit are all common parts of our diets. Whether you’re using them in your cooking, in summer drinks, or to make fantastic cocktails, citrus fruit …
Cereal crops are grass species that we cultivate for grain, with wheat and rice being two particularly common examples. Cereals have long been important sources of nutrients and are staple crops in …
Cooking is all about combining flavors. One of the fun things about cooking is that you often end up with combinations of ingredients and flavors that don't seem to go together - or at least, they …
Fruits and vegetables tend to come in familiar colors, like orange carrots and red tomatoes, but those colors aren't your only choice. There are many weird colored fruits, vegetables and spices out …
Alcohol and food are always a great combination, especially as alcohol will often make you want food anyway. But, with this list, we’re looking at alcohol and food from a very different direction. …
We use plants in so many different ways. For our gardens, for our food and for our medications. Most of the time though, we use the flowers as decoration only – like a bunch of roses for Valentine’s …
