Brown sugar is simply white sugar to which a molasses syrup has been added. The darker the sugar, the more molasses has been added. Molasses is a byproduct of the sugar refining process that is originally removed. In brown sugar, the molasses just coats the outside of the sugar crystals so it is like a moist sticky … Read more
You may know that many aged cheeses are allowed to mold as part of the aging process. And, of course, blue cheese and Roquefort cheese have special molds that are purposely added as part of the taste and texture. However, this does not mean that the mold that grows on cheese in your refrigerator may not … Read more
Many recipes call for bacon that has been precooked until crispy and then crumbled or chopped. Since bacon is mostly fat, which will render, or melt off when fried, you need a lot of bacon for a relatively small amount of crumbled bacon. The following list tells how many slices of bacon you will need … Read more
Most of us in the West eat a lot of bananas. It is, in fact, the most popular fruit of all. But, we actually know very little about this exotic fruit or the plant it comes from. From it’s wild and colorful origins to its rollercoaster history, there are many unexpected revelations about this common … Read more
Many of us grew up with the hilarious and slightly revolting premise of How to Eat Fried Worms, hoping we would never have to stomach such a bet. While Billy and his friends turned 15 earthworms into a culinary challenge, parents everywhere were left with a more practical concern: Can you eat earthworms, and is … Read more
Most of us realize, from experience, that many fruits can be picked and purchased in a non-ripe state, and then will continue to ripen. In fact, this characteristic is important to the storage and importing of fruits from around the world, allowing them to be be picked in a “green” state and so arrive at … Read more