Garlic scapes! They remind me of fiddleheads – which by the way, are also edible.
Category: Fooding
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Food history: Sangria
We’ve explored the background of the Bloody Mary – let us check out the history of Sangria, another fun cocktail.
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Difference between: shrimp and crayfish (with a glance at prawns and lobsters)
There are always crayfish in this one pond where the fiance and I go hiking. The first time I saw them I thought they were shrimp.
Let’s check out the difference between shrimp and crayfish.
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Snapshot: doughnut peaches
I’ve decided to add a new blog category: Snapshots. They’ll be a super quick look at an interesting food item. And, they’ll be sporadic, much like the Writing Exercises.
Of course, Difference Between and Food History categories will continue to be posted weekly.
For the first Snapshot, let’s take a look at doughnut peaches. They inspired me to start a Snapshot category just to highlight random fun foods – just look at how cute they are.
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Food history: Florida tomatoes
This is a little bit of a different kind of Food History post.
I was inspired to write about Florida tomatoes (sorry to pick on you, Florida) from a fascinating book that came out just three years ago, Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit, by Barry Estabrook.
Estabrook, a former editor of Gourmet and founder of Eating Well, explains how the majority of supermarket tomatoes are being created with the intention of being able to survive long journeys from the farm to the store – flavor and nutrients are sacrificed for the sake of longevity and durability.
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Difference between: corned beef and pastrami
They’re both great deli meats that can be found on a Reuben – what’s the difference between corned beef and pastrami?
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Food history: the veggie burger
Today, vegetarianism and vegan-ism is on the rise, so it’s no surprise that veggie burgers are still holding strong. They’ve come a long way and have many different varieties now – black bean burger, portobello mushroom burger, etc.
But, where did the original veggie burger come from?
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Difference between: organic produce and non-organic produce
The methods by which organic produce must be grown tend to be more expensive, and that cost is passed onto the consumer.
Although many people want to eat healthy and buy organic, some do not know the true difference between organic produce and non-organic produce. Is it worth it to spend the extra money?
