Since 2001, warnings have circulated via Email and Facebook warning people not to use Canola oil because it is highly dangerous to humans. According to such messages, you shouldn’t use Canola oil because it is made from a genetically engineered plant developed in Canada “which is part of the mustard family of plants.” It is … Read more
Many people assume that Wasabi is a type of green horseradish since it tastes something like horseradish and has the same nasal-clearing power. Wasabi is not actually the same as the horseradish we know in the west and most wasabi paste served in the US is fake wasabi. Read on to learn about real wasabi, how … Read more
If you have a hard time imagining an animal that enjoys munching on grass and oats also enjoying the pungent and sinus-clearing taste of horseradish, then you already, quite correctly, doubt that the name of horseradish actually refers to horses. Few animals are so adventurous as we humans, when it comes to food. Well, it … Read more
The reason I am posting an article on this question, is not because the information is hard to come by. You can get the information from Wikipedia, of course, but in usual Wikipedia fashion the obvious question, asked in the title, is never answered. And that is related to the theme of this article, since … Read more
