Let’s test your foodie knowledge once again by giving you another 10 food trivia questions. But first let’s take a look at the answers for the last 10 questions we gave you: Chicken The peanut Lactose The coconut Honey Madagascar An apple Peas Sugar South America Here’s another 10 questions. The answers will be posted…
Archives for November 2009
Foods You Have to Try: Water Chestnuts
The Chinese water chestnut is a grass-like sedge grown for its edible corms. It grows underwater in mud and has a tube-shaped, leafless green stem that can grow up to about 1.5 metres. The small, rounded corms have a crispy white flesh that can be eaten raw, slightly boiled, grilled, pickled or tinned. Water chestnuts…
How to Cook: Useful Tips for Beginners
You might not think it’s possible, but there are many people out there who have never, ever cooked anything in their life! Their staple diet is more than likely beans on toast, and that’s as far as it goes. If you are one of those people who have just woken up and realised it’s time…
Food Words: Japanese
Each month we’re going to take a look at a few food words in different languages worldwide. Let’s start with Japanese! breakfast – cho’shoku, asameshi lunch – chu’jiki dinner – gosan, bansan beer – biiru, bakushu coffee – ko’hi, kafe juice – shiru, ekiju milk – gyu’nyu, miruku tea – ocha, cha water – mizu,…
Knives: What Types of Knives does your Kitchen need?
The average person’s kitchen only has a couple of chopping and cutting knives lying around – sharing a draw with a bunch of other utensils. This is ok as long as you are not planning to prepare anything out of the ordinary, but if you are an aspiring chef and serious about your culinary activities,…
Lemon Vanilla Cake
This simple and delicious cake made with yoghurt and topped with lemon icing is moist and creamy and ideal for those times when you have to rustle something up at the very last minute. Use the empty yoghurt tub to measure the oil, sugar and flour. By following this easy recipe, your cake will be…
What can I substitute for cayenne pepper?
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper can be substituted with 4 drops Tabasco sauce OR 1/8 teaspoon red pepper or chilli flakes/powder. You can also use paprika, however it’s milder so you will need to use about twice as much.
What can I substitute for baking powder?
1 teaspoon baking powder can be substituted by ¼ teaspoon baking soda plus ½ teaspoon cream of tartar OR ¼ teaspoon baking soda plus ½ cup sour milk, buttermilk or plain yoghurt.
What can I substitute for buttermilk?
1 cup of buttermilk can be substituted by mixing 1 tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice with 1 cup milk and letting stand for five minutes OR with 1 cup whole milk and 1 ¾ teaspoon cream of tartar OR with ¾ cup of plain yogurt and ¼ cup of milk OR with 1 cup…
How do you cook pasta?
Fill a pot with a litre of water and a teaspoon of salt per 100g pasta, and bring to the boil. Add the pasta and stir. Keep stirring occasionally to avoid the pasta sticking together. Fresh pasta will cook in 3-5 minutes, thin dried pasta in 6-9 minutes and thick dried pasta in 12-15 minutes….
How do you cook rice?
Rinse the rice first to get rid of excess starch, then use 1 ½ cups water for every cup of rice. Bring this to the boil on medium heat, uncovered. Turn the heat down and leave lid on at an angle – allowing steam to escape. When you see craters in your rice, put lid…
How do you prevent lumps in a sauce?
Lumps usually form in a sauce when you add too much flour or cornstarch at once. Instead of adding a spoonful of flour to the sauce, rather melt two tablespoons of butter per cup of sauce and then add two tablespoons of flour bit by bit – stirring continuously. When smooth, stir this mixture into…