What makes a meat at your favorite restaurant better than yours? It is not the environment nor the plates. It probably is due to something the chef knows which you may not know. And what’s that? The secrete is how to season meat properly for the cooking, and that’s what you are going to learn […]
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Processed foods have been criticize for several health reasons, whiles unprocessed foods have been preached as a more healthy option. Maybe you might have heard about ultra-processed foods also, but how are the three different? We obtain food from different sources and they come in different forms. The wheat grains you buy in a farmer’s
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Spices are plants that are laden with flavour and are mostly used for cooking food or for medicinal purposes. They may be distinct from herbs due to the part of the plant they come from. Spices are usually seeds, roots, bark, leaves, etc. Herbs, on the other hand, are almost always from leaves, sometimes fresh
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The world is now very much concerned about food loss and waste due to sustainability issues. First of, food waste is not the same as food loss. FOOD LOSS Food loss happens when food is discarded before it gets to the point of consumption. This usually happens along the food chain from the farm up
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Is brown meat bad? Let explore. There has been that time when meat, especially beef, turned brown and you wondered whether it is still safe for consumption. Aside the cost involved in making the purchase, safety and taste also come into play. Indeed, a lot of customers judge whether meat is safe and fresh or
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So why do we cook? Do we really need to cook in the first place? Here are 7 reasons why we cook food before we eat. There is this story which goes this way. That a farmer and his son lived in a small farm house where they rear pigs. One day, the father went
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One of the most common questions we get here at L&J Foods is about the difference between “use by”, “best before”, and “expiry date” on food labels. It’s a valid question, and one that can help reduce food waste and ensure food safety. Here’s a quick and easy guide to the difference between these three
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The quest for food sustainability is one that touches all of us. Whether we realize it or not, each of us has a role to play in ensuring that our food system is nourishing, safe, and environmentally sustainable. The good news is that there are many things we can do to make a difference. From
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Have been looking ways to store your fresh produce for long? here is how. As soon as the produce leaves the plant, it is on it own and therefore cannot replenish any stores of energy or nutrients from the parent plant. It still respires, transpires, and even dies, just like humans. Water, temperature, ethylene and
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“This food is enriched with vitamin A.” That food is fortified with iron.” You hear this over and over again in ads or see them on food labels. What do they mean? What is the difference between food fortification and enrichment? Learn about that in this article. WHY FOOD ENRICHMENT AND FORTIFICATION? During food processing,
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