If you travel to the Pacific islands one of the native foods you would have the pleasure to enjoy is coconut water, also referred to as coconut juice. Coconut water is the liquid you find inside the coconut. It is the most popular beverage consumed...
Legend has it that Cupid dipped his love arrows in honey before aiming at unsuspecting lovers, and since honey was valued highly and often used as a form of currency, tribute, or offering this Don Juan sure knew what he was doing. Honey is in...
Chocaholics around the world can take heart from new research which shows that the health benefits of epicatechin, a compound found in cocoa, are so striking that it may rival penicillin in importance to public health. In fact, researchers from Harvard Medical School say that epicatechin...
Cultivated over 5000 years ago by the Incas this humble grain-like seed is fully deserving of all the attention that it has recently been getting. Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is not a grain; it is actually a seed and related to the spinach family. It is...
Mung what? Magnificent Why? Mung beans, and their split, hulled version, mung dhal can be used to create such a variety of dishes, salads, soups, spreads, savouries, beverages and desserts we decided to give it an article all to itself. Mung or moong beans (Phaseolus...