Falsa or Phalsa is a small berry which grows in a small tree and native to India and South Asia. This fruit with Latin name Grewia aslatica now is being widely cultivated in tropical countries. Most of the falsa’s farmers grow its trees where there is the land which has loamy soils. Also, the taste […]
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Rice is commonly known as a staple food in Asian countries. Besides, while cooking rice, there is a liquid which is called as rice water. The presence of rice water is linked to high-temperature rice which provides starch in the water. On the other hand, many of you may ask about the nutrients contained in […]
The number of people who are concerning about healthy living is progressively increasing today. Then, one of their concerns are about what they should put on their plates. It means that more understanding towards what foods that best for them to consume and what those foods will affect them. Health benefits of wheat germ is […]
Wood apple (Aegle marmelos)Â popular with many names such as Japanese bitter orange, Bengal quince, bael, golden apple, or stone apple, is native to South and Southeast Asia (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Indonesia). Hindu people consider the wood apple tree to be sacred, since it has been grown in India for more than 4000 years. […]
Spanish lime (Melicoccus bijugatus) is a rare, exotic fruits native in South and Central America, also Carribean. It is a member of soapberry family, means it is closed relative of lychee and longans. It is also called genip, genipe, ginepa, quenepa, quenepe, chenet, canepa, mamon, limoncillo, skinip, kinnip. It can be found both cultivated or […]
American and European are best known as the world’s biggest consumption of meat but goat meat is not on their top list. Goat meat which is also well known as mutton or chevon is only popular in Asia. Especially, in India though there are some cuisines made from goat meat found in Mexican’s table. The […]
Vanilla beans are fruit pods produced by tropical climbing orchids, Vanilla planifolia, Vanilla pompona and Vanilla tahitiensis. Among the 3 cultivars, V.planifolia is the most common worldwide. The beans are pleasantly fragrant and have been used since the ancient time by Mayan people to flavor their chocolate drinks. Even now, vanilla is used worldwide for […]
Bamboo is commonly known to be used as many kinds of wood applications such as furniture, flooring, fence posts, decorations, artworks, and others. However, do you know that bamboo can be a great source of good nutrients comes from the tea making process of its leaves? Well, the bamboo tea is made from dried leaves […]
Snake fruit originally comes from a species of palm tree native to Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It usually called with Salak as similar as its Latin name Salacca zalacca. Moreover, this fruit which belongs to Arecaceae family is largely being cultivated and produced in Southeast Asia. For the physical features, it has scaly and […]
Many people now decided to avoid salt in all cost because the sodium contained in salt is closely related to all kinds of cardiovascular condition like heart disease, hypertension even stroke. Those people think by avoiding salt, they take one step closer to healthy lifestyle. Is it true? Do you know that avoiding salt could […]