Editorial ChefCocoa, a word which comes from the Spanish word cacao, which is derived from the Nahuatl word cacahuatl, is the name given to the drink that also is commonly called hot cocoa or hot chocolate …
Radicchio, Bitter, Spicy, or Mellow, You’ve got to Love It
Radicchio is a perennial cultivated form of leaf chicory vegetables. It is also known as Italian chicory as it is commonly used in Italian cuisine. It resembles red cabbage with colorful white-veined red leaves that form the head. Radicchio …
Chicory Root Vegetable as Delicate as Coffee
Common chicory is significant in the culinary world. It is a woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family Asteraceae. It is also grown as a forage crop for livestock. Chicory is native to Europe …
Olive, the Ancient European Fruit of Peace and Prosperity
Olives are the fruit of the small olive tree of the botanical name Olea europaea, which means “European olive”. The tree is found growing in the Mediterranean basin all the way from Portugal into the …
Interesting Talking on the Delicious Peach Fruit
The peach is a deciduous tree native to the region of Northwest China. The tree produces an edible juicy fruit also known as a peach or a nectarine. In the real sense, the peach is a drupe. …
Meet Maize, A World Renowned Staple Diet for the Masses
Maize also popularly known as corn was first domesticated by the indigenous people in the southern regions of Mexico thousands of years ago. Maize is a cereal that is a staple food in many parts …
The Plum, a Delicious, Sweet, Fleshy, Single Pitted Fruit
The plum is a drupe fruit that is sweet, juicy, and delicious. It is visually similar to peaches, cherries, and other similar fruits. Botanically it bears the scientific name Prunus domestica of the family Rosaceae. It grows …
Interesting Facts to Know About the Herb Chives
Chives is a delicately flavored herb that resembles the top leaves of the onion plant. However, they are not to be confused with the top leaves of onions and the same goes for the top leaves of shallots. …
An Inside Look at the Great and Acidic Cranberry Fruit
The cranberry is a fruit that is widely used in commercial food production as well as being lavished raw as a snack. The raw fruit tends to be hard, sour, and bitter and therefore it is sometimes …
Here’s the Highly Nutritious and Fabulous Flaxseed (linseed)
The flaxseed or common flax which is also commonly known as linseed is cultivated for its delicate oilseeds and fiber. It is used to make fibers better known as linen while the oil is referred …