Category: Food recipes 2018
January 30, 2020
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JAGGERY What is jaggery? Jaggery is an unrefined sugar product made in Asia and Africa. It’s sometimes referred to as a “non-centrifugal sugar,” because it’s not spun during processing to remove the nutritious molasses. Similar non-centrifugal sugar products exist all over Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, although they all have different names. Use of jaggery [...] Read moreJanuary 30, 2020
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POPPY SEEDS What are poppy seeds? The poppy plant has been part of the agricultural world since the early ages, having been mentioned in the early accounts of the Greeks and Romans. The earliest documentation reaches as far back as 3,000 years ago. For the Egyptians, poppies symbolized rebirth because of its ability to be [...] Read moreJanuary 30, 2020
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AJWAIN SEEDS Also known as ... Ajave seeds Ajowan Ajvain Ajwan Bishop’s weed Carom Ethiopian cumin Omam Omum What is ajwain seeds? Ajwain (pronounced aj’o-wen) is a member of the Umbelliferae family, which has some 2,700 members including dill, caraway and cumin. It is mostly found in Indian cooking, where it is also known as bishop’s weed or carom. It is particularly [...] Read moreJanuary 30, 2020
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SESAME SEEDS What is sesame seeds? While sesame seeds have been grown in tropical regions throughout the world since prehistoric times, traditional myths hold that their origins go back even further. According to Assyrian legend, when the gods met to create the world, they drank wine made from sesame seeds. These seeds were thought to [...] Read moreJanuary 29, 2020