November 2005

No packaged foods for astronauts. The packaged foods can cause food poisoning in the 80 million mile journey to Mars and back to earth. Eating in a space, which is alien to an astronaut’s biological composition it is very important to have foods, which..

This 18th century blood pudding of the Acadian cuisine surprises me much. The blood pudding that is supposed to be the greatest creation of civilized society is made by coagulating the blood of a hog. I could have been at ease after finding it in an…

It surprised me, when I came across the fact that the world’s most expensive wines became expensive at charity auctions or bids. James Christie’s wine house which was opened in 1766…fetched him £105,000 or $160,000, from the sales of Bordeaux,

I must say that this recipe of Chef Shane is one of the most unique seafood recipes that I have ever come across. This recipe is called as the Alaskan Salmon and spinach soup. I have heard of Alaskan soups with crab pairing, but hear we have a double…

Annette Aronson had started making Fresh salsa at the back of her small restaurant in Ferndale, Michigan. Yea I have intentionally underlined the word fresh as Annette was using fresh ingredients and the most expensive ones for making salsa. Her…

Who informs you about, what is hot and what is not in the culinary world? While many culinary trends become a passe, we still cling to its strings. This results in gaps in our culinary knowledge. However, this time the Center for Culinary Development…

Boba tea, this tea sounds as weird as its connotation. Well taste is a relative term for me…so I would prefer not commenting on it. Boba tea or tapioca pearl drink is derived from Western China after a group of people thought tapioca had the same…

It is quite understood when people find food cultures of some region to be very weird. Frankly speaking, I found the Japanese tradition of Body Sushi to be a bit weird. However, I did not find anything weird in eating octopus tentacles, as octopus…

Have you decided to go over the same whiskey in your bar, that you had treated your guests with last Christmas? If you have then I don’t think you care to spend something on the rarest Johnie Walker whiskey blend that is being sold by the whiskey giant…

Mexican food is based on beans, chilies, and corn. This “fall season” Mexican cuisine is giving some real hot stuff with chilies. Chilies have been handed down to the Mexican cuisine by the Aztec community. It is estimated that there are over a hundred…