Category Archives: Food

Rice has arsenic in it — don’t freak out, here’s the science

Thanks to Bombfell for sponsoring this video! Get $25 off your first order: http://bombfell.com/ragusea Thanks to Dr. Andrew Meharg at Queen’s College Belfast: https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Schoolo… 2016 FDA risk assessment on arsenic in rice: https://www.fda.gov/files/food/publis… 2015 EU regulations limiting arsenic in foods: … Continue reading

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Accidentally Ate Moldy Bread? Here’s What to Expect

If you find you’re eating moldy bread or food, don’t panic; you’ll be fine. However, you might want to look twice at your food selection next time. Bread can be a healthy addition to your diet, as it’s loaded with … Continue reading

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7 Ways to Eat Pizza | Around the World

No matter how you slice it, one pizza-themed episode of “Around the World” simply wasn’t enough for Great Big Story senior producer Beryl Shereshewsky. The pizza enthusiast asked for your recommendations on how you top your pizza. And, wow, a … Continue reading

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How To Make French Hot Chocolate At Home

Join my online French cooking classes 👨‍🍳: https://learn.thefrenchcookingacademy… If you ever wonder how to make French hot chocolate at home like in France, then this video is for you. enjoy. NEWS AND VIDEO BY EMAIL ►https://bit.ly/2lNomli SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/2Of3oJD The French … Continue reading

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BBC World Service – CrowdScience, What’s the yeast doing inside my bread?

Yeast: the tiny organism with massive potential f you’re one of the millions of people who used lockdown to try something new like baking sourdough bread, you may well be wondering what’s happening chemically inside your loaf, especially if the … Continue reading

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Golden Brown Brazilian Farofa Recipe

By http://www.cucabrazuca.com/ – Classic Brazilian food and drinks Another great Afro-Brazilian dish. Farofa is toasted casava flower fried in butter with a variety of other ingredients. It’s a wonderful accompaniment to other Brazilian dishes. Yellow Farofa is mixed with Dende … Continue reading

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The Strange Flavor of Parthian Chicken from Ancient Rome

The ingredient, asafoetida made sure the Parthian Empire got credit for one of Rome’s most famous dishes. The flavor of this horrific smelling spice is beyond description, but I’m going to give it my best shot. Follow Tasting History here: … Continue reading

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A Database of 5,000 Historical Cookbooks–Covering 1,000 Years of Food History–Is Now Online

As you know if you’re a reader of this site, there are vast, interactive (and free!) scholarly databases online collecting just about every kind of artifact, from Bibles to bird calls, and yes, there are a significant number of cookbooks online, … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – The Food Programme, Food and the legacy of slavery

Jaega Wise and Dan Saladino investigate the hidden story of slavery in our food. Between the 17th century and into the 19th, twelve million enslaved Africans were transported to the Caribbean and into the rest of the Americas. Their work … Continue reading

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Cook Historic Mexican Recipes With These Newly Digitized Cookbooks | My Modern Met

UTSA librarians and architects adapted this cover image for “Postres” from a 1960s cookbook in the collection. (Photo: Postres, UTSA Libraries Special Collections.) The University of Texas at San Antonio is currently working to bring diverse perspectives on Mexican cuisine together … Continue reading

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