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 […]
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A Completely 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
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?
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?
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 […]
What Is Jackfruit?
The jackfruit, native to Southeast Asia, has the distinction of being the largest edible fruit that grows on trees. It belongs to the family Moraceae or the mulberry family, and of the genus Artocarpus, an important group of about 50 species which also contains breadfruit and other edible starch fruits that can serve as staples. The jackfruit […]