Honey: kinds, colors, grades and classifications
It’s sweet, it’s syrupy and we buy them in jars or bottles. Honey is made by honeybees from the nectar of flowers or from honeydew (no, not the fruit but the secretion of …
Cooking ingredients
To cook any dish properly, a good introduction to the ingredients that go into it is a must. For example, when a recipe lists scallions as an ingredient, does it refer to onion leaves, or are scallions and onion leaves different from one another? What is the proper way to rehydrate dried mushrooms? What is fish sauce and why is salt not a worthy substitute? What is shrimp paste and why is it such an important ingredient in Asian cooking? All these and more in this section.
Cornmeal, cornflour and cornstarch: are they the same?
All are made from dried corn. Cornmeal and cornflour are ground whole corn kernels. Cornstarch is made from the endorsperm (starchy center) of the kernel.
Green and black olives: what’s the difference?
The fruit of the olive tree has culinary uses other than as a source of oil. You find olives on pizza, pasta, canapes and even in cocktail drinks. They are sour and salty …
The difference between whipped cream and whipping cream, and how to whip whipping cream
That's a lot of "whip", I know. whip, whipping and whipping are all different when we're talking about cream.
What Is the difference between mascarpone and cream cheese?
Texture, mouth feel, flavor. And regional origin, of course. Mascarpone is from Italy; cream cheese, from America. Can one be substituted for the other? Not when you're …
What are quail eggs and how are they cooked?
Like any other bird egg consumed as food, quail eggs can be boiled, fried, scrambled or poached. They can be served by themselves or used in soups, stews, salads and stir …
Baker’s yeast
There’s yeast that infects the skin, there’s yeast for brewing (beer, for example) and there’s yeast that’s used for baking.