Author: Daniel
The Secret of Fruit Ripening
When the weather is hot, you’ll notice that the fruits you buy ripen more quickly. However, there’s another surprising fact: if you accidentally place apples and bananas together, the bananas will actually turn yellow faster. Experienced people have probably already seen through this subtle trick. Just like putting apples and bananas together, there’s actually a…
Everything you should know about tomatoes’ benefits and storage methods
Every year on the last Wednesday of August, the Spanish town of Buñol celebrates the passion of summer with red tomatoes. Spain’s Tomato Festival has become an internationally renowned event, attracting 20,000 to 30,000 visitors from around the world to participate in the tomato-throwing event and experience the allure of red. Over 400 molecules contribute…
Thai Curry Recipes
The cooking principle of Thai curry is chopping, pounding, and boiling. All spices are pounded into a paste in a stone mortar. Dry spices may or may not be roasted first. The main ingredients are dried and fresh spices, as well as shrimp paste. Thai curry comes in three main types: red, yellow, and green.…
Salad Dressings and Salad Recipes
A refreshing, sweet salad, enjoyed before or during meals, can whet your appetite and reduce greasiness. I’ve always wanted to make delicious salads at home, but I’ve been missing the secret. I want to create a salad dressing that’s both sweet and sour, with just the right amount of tang. It turns out there’s a…
Benefits of Passion Fruit and How to Choose It
Cut open a passion fruit, stir the insides with a spoon, scoop out a spoonful of the orange-yellow juice, and sip. The sweet and sour taste spreads throughout your mouth. This is the passion fruit we eat. The orange-yellow, translucent, membrane-like structure is not only the flesh, but also the passion fruit’s “aril.” The aril…
Wine Tasting Knowledge: What are the layers of aroma in wine?
How to detect multiple aromas? The aroma of a young, unoaked wine is like a blended juice or herbal tea. This blend of aromas makes it almost impossible for those of us new to wine to single out distinct aromas. However, if we are familiar with the individual fruit flavors in this blended juice or…
How many types of tofu are there in China? What are the differences?
Tofu is a versatile ingredient in home cooking. Simply tossed with soy sauce, pan-fried, or added to soup, it’s delicious. There are many varieties of tofu, including firm tofu, soft tofu, frozen tofu, and egg tofu. However, the textures of firm tofu and soft tofu differ slightly. What’s the difference? Why does frozen tofu have…
Eat more mushrooms for a more beautiful gut
Eating mushrooms can increase your intestinal Bacteroidetes count and stabilize your blood sugar. Did you know? Over 1 kilogram of bacteria coexist with the host in our intestines. These bacteria evolve alongside their hosts, influenced by factors like age, metabolism, geography, and stress. These bacteria influence our immunity, weight, and even our mental and blood…
Autumn Food: Lotus Root benefits, Selection, and Storage Method
Lotus root is the underground stem of the lotus flower. The lotus is a fascinating plant. Its flowers bloom in the summer, and after the flowers fade, the seeds inside the pods are edible. Harvested underground lotus roots offer nourishing benefits for autumn and winter. Lotus root soup can be transformed into a lotus root…
How to Choose a Pomelos and Their Nutritional Value
Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and every household in China enjoys pomelo. How should one choose a pomelo, and what are its nutritional values? Guidelines for Choosing a Pomelos However, some yellow-skinned pomeloes may appear dehydrated and wrinkled. Don’t be put off by this; it means the flesh inside has softened from its hard texture, revealing…