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Is Your Balsamic Vinegar the Real Thing?

October 26, 2018 By EricT_CulinaryLore

Do you have a bottle of aged balsamic vinegar in your cupboard right now? Chances are that if you bought it for five or ten bucks from the grocery store shelf, the bottle of stuff in your cabinet claiming to be balsamic vinegar is not really what it purports to be. In preparation for this article, […]

What is the Official State Snack of Maine?

June 24, 2018 By EricT_CulinaryLore

Whoopie Pies, official snack of Maine

During my first visit to Maine (which I loved, by the way), we had some lobster (or lobstah), which I didn’t care for, not being a lobster fan. We also had some great pie, picked some fresh blueberries and made blueberry cobbler, and enjoyed many other treats. I also got some Moxie soda and enjoyed […]

A Completely Black Chicken, Inside And Out?

June 13, 2018 By EricT_CulinaryLore

Ayam Cemani, an all black chicken, inside and out

The Ayam Cemani of Indonesia, Black Skin, Organs, and Even Bones The Ayam Cemani of Indonesia is black. I would say the Ayam Cemani chicken, but this would be redundant, as ayam is the Indonesian word for chicken. A black chicken is not so unusual. My grandmother had black chickens, from time to time, on her chicken […]

Difference Between Real and Fake White Chocolate

April 7, 2018 By EricT_CulinaryLore

Real white chocolate

What is Real White Chocolate? If you are looking for real white chocolate, the first thing you need to know is that white chocolate is not actually chocolate. Chocolate is always a brown to black color. White chocolate is a white confection that is used extensively in candy and dessert making, however. Although it cannot […]

What Is Special About Rice for Risotto?

July 9, 2017 By EricT_CulinaryLore

risotto with prawns

The best rice for risotto is Carnaroli rice. I’ll bet you thought I was going to say arborio rice, didn’t you? Another contender is Vialone Nano. What they all three of these medium-grained rice varieties have in common is their structure. If you look closely at a grain of arborio or carnaroli, you will see […]

What Is Glutinous Rice?

July 9, 2017 By EricT_CulinaryLore

sticky rice and mango dish

Given the current craze with gluten-free diets, the first thing to know about glutinous rice is that it has nothing to do with gluten and, if you actually do have Celiac, you can safely consume it, as it contains no gluten. In fact, no rice contains gluten. The word glutinous refers to the rice being […]

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