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Category: Our Columns
Eating raw
Rawism or raw food diets are becoming popular, owing mostly to the advantages of such an eating approach on the health of its followers. In fact, raw foodism provides vitamins, fibre, antioxidants, helps eliminate accumulated waste from the body and improves intestinal flora, and thereby the immune system.
Edible Flowers
The zucchini or squash flower is simply magnificent: Five long bright yellow petals that open out into a star and a large yellow pistil. It also tastes very delicious: its texture is crunchy and slightly spongy and it has a very fresh, sweet and mildly tangy flavour. In Italy and Provence, it is mostly eaten […]
Blueberries, champion of antioxidants
Blueberries rank very high on the list of fruits for their total antioxidant capacity, followed closely by cranberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries. Wild blueberries have even greater nutritional values than cultivated blueberries. So we should make the most of summer to include them in our menu and stock up on them.
Raspberries, for taste and health
They come in several sizes, colours, textures and different flavours. Like blackberries, which are their “cousins”, raspberries grow on all continents except Antarctica and in every latitude except the tropics. Their high antioxidant content makes them valuable and healthy allies in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, cancers and chronic diseases.
Other berries
July and August are the months for savouring strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. But did you know that there are other berries that are less popular but equally delicious and rich in antioxidants? Their production is limited, so you can only buy them directly from the producer or in public markets. But it’s totally worth […]
History of the barbecue
Most linguists believe that “barbecue” derives from the word “barabicu”, used by the indigenous populations of the Caribbean to describe a wooden trellis for roasting, smoking or storing meat. From there, the technique – as well as the name – would have ended up in the cultures of colonizing countries. The adaptation “barbecue” has been […]
The hamburger story
As in the case of hot dogs, there are several versions regarding the origin of the word “hamburger” to describe the famous sandwich filled with minced meat that we all recognize. Towards the end of the 19th century, a number of simple little restaurants in the United States already had such a dish on their […]
History of the hot dog
Nothing says summer like tucking into deliciously barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs on a hot day with your friends. But do you know the origin of these words? This week I’ll tell you where the word ‘hot dog’ comes from.
The humble Pad Thai
“Pad Thai”, one of the world’s most famous Thai dishes, has very modest origins. Following the economic crisis that hit the country after World War II, the Thai government launched a major campaign to reduce domestic rice consumption, in order to have greater amounts available for export. So the traditional bowl of rice was replaced, […]
An excellent heart for health
Although it’s considered to be a vegetable, the heart of palm is in fact the soft core of approximately 70 different species of palm trees that grow in tropical regions, especially in Latin America. It’s also often referred to as “palm cabbage” though it has nothing to do with the cabbage family. The heart of […]
Soybean sprouts or bean sprouts?
You may have already eaten them, in a chop suey for example, but you probably don’t know what to call them because their common name “soybean sprouts” is not the most appropriate. Because the original plant is not soya, but a bean instead. So the correct term should actually be “mung bean sprouts”.
Bring on the sprouts!
Green, fresh and crisp, like concentrated spring, new shoots of plants are nature’s way of telling us to turn our backs on winter and tiredness. Nowadays, they are available not only in vegetarian or chic restaurants, but also in health food stores and in the health food section of supermarkets. We can also grow them […]
