Curry is a broad word used to describe a variety of dishes flavored with different spices. Although the concept of curry originated from India, curries exist throughout the world, and can be found in Japanese, Ethiopian, Thai, Caribbean, and German cuisines, among others. Virtually any spiced, sauce-based dish with vegetables and/or meat can be call a curry, but the popular variety we think of contains curry powder with high proportions of turmeric,
cumin, and coriander seed.
Yesterday, I reviewed a new
candy bar that contained popping candy. That got me wondering about popping candy, especially the nostalgic favorite,
Pop Rocks.
How do they work, exactly?
While they're often used interchangeably here in the United States, yams and sweet potatoes are not the same thing. In fact, the two are not even distantly related to one another!
Sweet potatoes originate from South America, and come in two different kinds: a pale-skinned variety, which has a thin yellow skin and a crumbly flesh similar to a baking potato, and a darker-skinned variety, which is often confused with the yam.
No — that's a myth. The myth may have arisen from the fact that cold water does absorb heat faster than hot water. However, once the water gets to a hotter (not yet boiling) temperature, it absorbs heat at a slower rate, and from that point it takes just as long to bring the water to a boil as it would if the water were hot to begin with.
Yes and no. While an "haricot vert" literally translates to "green bean," these French green beans (left) are typically longer and thinner than their American counterparts (right). Haricots verts are more tender than the average green bean, and are often used in salads and
pickling recipes, where they are prized for their crispness.
Aïda Mollenkamp
prefers it to prosciutto, and PartySugar loves it
wrapped around her peaches. But what exactly is pancetta?
Referred to as "Italian bacon," pancetta is an Italian
charcuterie selection made from salt-cured, aged pork belly.
