Can You Eat Chayote Raw?
Chayote is a strange almost alien looking thing. It’s one of those ingredients that you might avoid if you’ve never tried it before, but could easily fall in love with once you start using it for …
24 Authentic Chinese Vegetables That Belong On Your Plate
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 …
20 Yellow Vegetables You Can Enjoy Today
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 …
Chewing Mastic Gum For A Sculpted Jawline Is Dumb, Even Though The Health Benefits Are Real
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 …
26 Stunning Purple Vegetables To Make Your Plate Come Alive
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 …
Can You Eat Lion’s Mane Raw?
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 …
How To Grow Truffles And Impress Your Friends And Family
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 …
26 Exotic Fruits In Hawaii To Tempt Your Tastebuds
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 …
7 Most Tender Steak Cuts Ranked
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 …
37 Rare Spices To Jumpstart Any Everyday Kitchen
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 …
28 Exotic Red Fruits That Will Blow Your Mind
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 …
33 Exotic Asian Fruits To Tempt And Delight
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 …
20 Exotic Mexican Fruits That Delight The Senses
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 …
98 Exotic Fruits From Around The World (With Pictures!)
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 …
51 Weird Vegetables You’ve Never Seen Before!
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 …
37 Exotic Candies That Stretch The Imagination
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 …
22 Types Of Exotic Meat That Will Blow Your Mind
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 …
30 Exotic Green Fruits That Will Broaden Your Horizons
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 …
34 Exotic Yellow Fruits In All Shapes And Sizes
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 …
Unexpected And Exotic Citrus Fruit
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 …
11 Types Of Pseudocereal That You Can Add To Your Diet
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 …
29 Fun Recipes That Combine Fruit And Meat
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 …
30 Weird Colored Foods, Including Fruits, Vegetables, And Spices
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 …
25 Food-Inspired Cocktails That Will Make You Say Yum!
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. …