“Beer, anyone?” Whether chilling out at Friday night, watching a ball game or just a quiet night at home, beer can always be our buddy. One of the oldest beverages, beer is a staple drink for bars, ball games, parties, fraternity houses. From its ancient beginnings, beer has now evolved and diversified into many different … Read more
Perhaps the oldest occupation known to mankind (followed very closely by parenting), farming allowed our ancestors to stop migrating and create the first villages. In modern times, we’ve developed a wide range of farming techniques our forebears could never have imagined. The following types of farming are just a few examples of how versatile this … Read more
The US tend to take forks for granted. In the Orient, chopsticks are traditional, with forks only recently becoming widespread. In Europe, the fork didn’t begin to catch on until the 1500s. During the Medieval period, a predecessor to the modern day roast and carving forks was in use, but only in major feasts for … Read more
Caviar is, simply put, a product obtained from fish roe. From this seemingly unremarkable object, the fish eggs are classed into many different types of caviar via four main processing methods. The classification is solely dependent upon how the fish roe are processed. Types of Caviar Hmmm… one wonders how chicken eggs would taste … Read more
Whether you love it or hate it, oats are an incredibly healthy grain packed full of fiber and protein. Groats (full oat grains) require processing before they may be consumed by humans, but this process doesn’t involve additives or preservatives. While the term oatmeal suggests finely ground grains, some forms are in larger chunks while … Read more
A dessert is typically the sweet line that closes a meal in the culture of many countries in the world, including the western world. The track typically consists of sweet foods, but may include other items. The word “dessert” originated from the French word desservir meaning “to clear the table” and the negative of the … Read more
Liquor is a distilled beverage; an alcoholic drink that is produced by distillation of a blend or combination that is produced from alcoholic fermentation. During this procedure, it removes diluting components or mechanisms such as water so that it will increase the percentage of alcohol content. When distilled beverages contain more alcohol they considered harder. … Read more
There are lots of different sizes and colors of eggs. Although they mostly are of the same shape, when shopping for them you may ask yourself what their recipe is, what will they be used for? Among other questions. While most of us have only cooked and eaten chicken eggs you’d find from your grocery … Read more