Tea is a beverage brewed by steeping leaves of a type of camellia bush (or sometimes ‘tree’). White tea uses only the newest growth (and has the least caffeine); green, black, and pu-erh (fermented) have progressively more caffeine and use older foliage. A teasan (or herbal tea) is a beverage brewed by steeping other types…
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Sauces
Europe Italian Arrabbiata: tomatoes, chilies Puttanesca: tomatoes, olives, capers, anchovy, (sometimes) chilies Poland Paprykarz szczecinski: fish paste, rice, onions, tomatoes, vegetable oil, chilies, salt Spain Adobo: paprika, oregano, salt, garlic, and vinegar England Mushroom ketchup: mushrooms Asia Curry Nam phrik (Thai): chilies, fish sauce, lime, herbs Shrimp paste: Sambal: chilies, fermented prawn paste Sambal (Indonesian):…
Grapes
Wines Madeira, Malmsey, Malvasia, Vinegar Balsamic Byproducts must, marc grape seed oil grape seed flour
Diets
Allergen Avoidance GF – Gluten Free Wheat free CF – casein free Health Improvement DASH – Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet – promotes potassium, calcium, protein, and fiber; emphasizes whole grains, vegetables, fruit, lean protein, and low-fat dairy. Lifestyle Paleo Religious Kosher Halal
Fermentation on the Radio
Regular consumption of fermented foods such as kimchee, kombucha, and kvass helps digestion and elimination. Sandor Katz and other fermentation experts are featured in the To The Best of Our Knowledge Fermentation episode airing 2015 March 15.
Processed Food
Pandora’s Lunchbox Pandora’s Lunchbox – How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal by Melanie Warner scrutinizes the most common forms of processed food and ingredients – including GMO derived “natural flavors” used in organic foods in the US. p. 33 sources of gelatin. aniline dye (red dye). satiety signal mechanisms – what bypasses them…
Books on Dealing With Health Conditions
Books that include diet and lifestyle changes to address specific health conditions. Broad Inflammation The Inflammation Free Diet Plan by Monica Reinagel with Consulting Editor Julius Torelli, M.D. Explanation of the Inflammation Factor (IF) system for selecting what to eat. Includes recipes and tables of IT ratings for a wide array of food items. (More…
Books on Food Production and Health
Farming Farmacology: What Innovative Family Farming Can Teach Us About Health and Healing by Daphne Miller tells how to apply lessons learned from sustainable farming in improving personal health. Minimally Processed Food Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson offers a guide to optimize nutrition (and taste) when selecting (whole) foods to purchase and…
Tofu Misozuke
Tofu Misozuke – something new to try! Rau Om’s Amazing, Cheese-Like Tofu Misozuke | What the Fork | East Bay Food and Restaurant News. Rau Om site – including their 2011 version of the recipe. And the Rau Om recipe with lots of comments on the Recipe Renovator site. And the Post Punk Kitchen Forum…
Taste
November eNews: Be Part of a Moving Experience. Did You Know? The concept of a tongue map showing distinct areas specializing in sour, sweet, bitter, and salty taste stems from the mistranslation of a paper written by researcher D. P. Hanig in 1901. Hanig’s original tongue map showed that all areas were sensitive to the…