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Turkish Cuisine: The representative of a rich culinary heritage

Turkish cuisine is simple, variegated and it follows a certain kind of culinary discipline that makes it one of the richest culinary heritages. The richness also is because of the influences of the imperial kitchen on the Turkish cuisine. The Turkish…

Cottage cheese dumplings in spinach sauce

There had been so many delicious recipes with cheddar cheese and other processed forms so I thought of creating the same magic with the cottage cheese. You can bet on the taste of cottage cheese, when paired with spinach, peas, meats and even…

Fugu – Eat to live or die

There are certain dishes that can be cooked only by a licensed cook. I am referring to Fugu the most poisonous fish, which can be handled only by the chefs in Japan. Fugu is referred to as blow/globe/puffer fish. The ovaries of the female Fugu and liver..

Happy Thanksgiving Day

Happy Thanksgiving Day. We all know that Thanksgiving dinner was a major part of what happened 400 years back. This was a day after Christmas when the pilgrims had first landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts. By the time they had reached many pilgrims were..

Future Food: Astronauts to grow veggies in space

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..

Blood pudding for breakfast

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…

High on $225,000 wine…do not bid anymore

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,

Go Alskan with the Spinach and Salmon soup

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…

Garden Fresh Salsa – #1 Salsa story

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…

What’s hot and what’s not in the culinary world…

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…

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