Editorial ChefA walnut is the nut of the Juglans species plants. It usually refers to the English or Persian walnut, Black walnut, and white or butternut walnut varieties. The walnut is not really a nut as it is …
Meet the Amazing Coconut Stone Fruit
The Coconut is a nut-like stone fruit that commonly grows along coastlines in tropical climates loved for its fleshy pulp, oil, milk, and water. The term coconut generally refers to the entire plant and all the beneficial …
Experience Aromatic Sweet Marjoram Unmistakably
Sweet marjoram, also known as knotted marjoram or simply marjoram is one of the most popular Mediterranean herbs. It is a perennial shrub grown for its culinary and medicinal benefits. It is native to Cyprus and …
Oregano Herb, the Delight of the Mountains
Oregano herb is a perennial plant with medicinal properties. Its name means “delight of the mountains” in Greek where it is native to and the rest of the Mediterranean region. It belongs to the same …
Getting Sweet and Menthol With Mint Herb
Mint or more precisely referred to as peppermint herb is a variety of herb that originated in Europe and the Middle East and is cultivated worldwide. It is best known for its volatile essential oil menthol, menthone, …
What You Need to Know About the Avocado
The Avocado is a fruit of the Avocado tree which is native to south-central Mexico. It contains a single woody seed, fleshy pulp, and green leathery skin. It is cultivated in tropical areas around the world as …
A Delightful Culinary Experience With Garlic
Garlic is a root herb closely related to the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. It is native to central Asia and is very common in the Mediterranean region, Africa, and Europe as well. In culinary contexts, it is …
An Overview of Celeriac the Root Celery Vegetable
Celeriac is a biennial root vegetable that also goes by the name turnip-rooted celery or knob celery or simply root celery. It is closely related to the common celery variety. It is normally grown for its fleshy …
Know Your Celery and Find out if it’s a Herb or Veggie
Celery is a strongly flavored plant that has been cultivated and eaten as a vegetable for centuries. This highly aromatic plant blurs the lines between the distinctions of what a vegetable, herb, and spice are. It is a small …
A Quick Understanding of Carrots as a Food Source
Carrots are mildly sugary and crunchy biennial root vegetables. They are usually orange in color. We say usually because there are purple, black, red, white, and yellow varieties. They can be stored for several months in …