When I say “the pretzel” I mean soft pretzels. Because everybody knows hard, crunchy pretzels are not that great.
Category: Fooding
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Difference between: bananas and plantains
- Banana: a tropical plant of the genus Musa, certain species of which are cultivated for their nutritious fruit.
- Plantain: a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
Don’t you just love definitions like those?
Exhibit A: Banana. Exhibit B: Fruit that looks like a banana.
We may have to dive a bit further to determine the difference between bananas and plantains.
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Difference between: tree nuts and pine nuts
Not surprisingly, pine nuts *are* tree nuts, as they come from pine trees. Which are, you know, trees.
But let’s delve further into the difference between tree nuts and pine nuts.
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Food history: deviled eggs
Last year around Easter, we shared the history of eggs in general.
This year, in lieu of the recent night of the living egg, I thought we should check out the history behind deviled eggs.
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Difference between: lima beans and edamame
These two legumes look awfully similar – let’s figure out the difference between lima beans and edamame.
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Difference between: lemons and Meyer lemons
The difference between lemons and Meyer lemons – this one surprised me.
No, that’s not an orange. It’s a Meyer lemon! -
Food history: cream cheese
We explored the history of cream cheese a tiny bit with the difference between cream cheese and Neufchâtel, but let’s take a closer look.
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Difference between: burritos and chimichangas
This is a pretty quick Difference Between folks – burritos versus chimichangas.
Since it’s so quick, while we’re at it, we’re going to give a run down of the other similar Mexican (or American-Mexican/Tex-Mex) foods – wet burrito vs enchilada, quesadilla vs fajita, and taco vs taquito.
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Difference between: ham and gammon (and bacon joint)
Ham, gammon, bacon joint. Let’s take a look at what they are and what the differences are between them.
This should be a fairly quick and easy one, folks.
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History of tofu
As with this week’s Difference Between, today’s Food History post is one of those food items that you’re likely to either love or hate: tofu.
Let’s check out tofu’s history.
