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A pile of fresh chayote, highlighting the question of can you eat chayote raw?

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 …

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Four different types of Chinese vegetables, including bamboo shoots and bitter melon.

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 …

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A crate containing bright yellow patty pan squash, each with a little green stem. They're one example of many yellow vegetables.

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 …

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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 …

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A selection of purple vegetables, including purple beans, tomatoes, and beets

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 …

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raw lions mane mushroom in forest

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 …

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Some whole black truffles, plus sliced black truffles, looking at how to grow truffles

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 …

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Some of the fresh exotic fruits in Hawaii, including rambutan, kumquats, and surinam cherries

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 …

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A wooden board with sliced tenderloin steak

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 …

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Four different types of rare spice that can be used in home kitchens

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 …

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A collection of different exotic red fruits, such as red salak and Barbados cherry

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 …

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A large collection of different exotic Asian fruits, including Buddha's hand and kaffir limes

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 …

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A selection of three different exotic Mexican fruits, including naranjillas, huaya fruits, and soursop

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 …

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A large selection of exotic fruit, including dragon fruit, Buddha's Hand, black sapote, and jackfruit

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 …

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A selection of unusual vegetables, including lotus root and peter peppers

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 …

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Four different unusual or exotic candies, including musk sticks, pickle candy canes and wasabi KitKats

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 …

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Snake meat being cooked on the grill, plus kangaroo meat sold in a store, highlighting different types of exotic meat

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 …

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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 …

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Yellow exotic fruits including durian, horned melon, and dragon fruit

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 …

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A selection of dark green finger limes. One has been cut in half, showing the beads of juice

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 …

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Amaranth in a wooden bowl with a scoop and on the table

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 …

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Tacos with fruit and meat to represent recipes using fruit and meat.

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 …

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Yellow watermelon, golden beets, purple asparagus and red bananas

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 …

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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. …

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