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Traditions in Preparing and Serving Arabic Coffee

26 June

Don't be offended when you see the host pouring coffee for themselves first. This ritual, bequeathed by the Bedouins, has to do with the idea that the host must be the first to try the coffee in order to make sure that it's well prepared.

Characteristic Fruits for Each and Every Season

22 June

Summer fruits include watermelons, melons, raspberries, blackberries, plums, peaches, apricots, certain varieties of grapes, figs, cranberries and more. Fall fruits include apples, pears, grapes, quinces, plums, figs, peaches and kiwis.

Distractions During Meals Increase Appetite

11 June

Distractions during meals can significantly increase appetite, warn experts. A new study shows that watching TV or playing on your smart phone can be extremely bad for a person's body shape.

What are the Hottest Spices in the World?

10 June

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the hottest spice in the world is Blair's 16 Million Reserve . It consists of pure capsaicin extract and scales in at an entire 16 million Scoville units.

Culinary Traditions in Japan

21 May

In Japan, there are 3 types of dough products consumed most frequently: wheat udon - flat or round noodles, soba - made from buckwheat, and ramen - thin noodles.

Culinary Traditions in Brazil

18 May

Characteristic dishes of the northeast parts of Brazil are sea crabs and fish, known as vatapa, various dishes from okra seed pods, as well as the so-called acarajé, a deep-fried dish from bean flour mixed with hot spices.

The Most Expensive Cheeses

12 May

Clawson Stilton Gold. Price: $1500 for 16 oz. This cheese is produced from milk, with special edible gold flakes and gold liqueur added.

Swedish Cuisine from A to Z

05 May

Preserving and storing food is vital to Swedish cuisine, as a way to have it last most of the year. Smoking, marinating, salting, drying, fermenting - all culinary processes that extend the shelf life of the products and that are still followed today.

Specialties from Portuguese Cuisine

24 Apr.

The dishes found on Portuguese dining tables meld the simplicity of flavors and the exoticism of indigenous spices. The Romans introduced garlic to Portuguese cuisine and the Arabs: rice, almond trees, lemon plantations, figs and peaches.

The Most Horrifying Foods Served in Restaurants

20 Apr.

If you think of the guinea pig as a fluffy pet, you'd best cross off Ecuador on your list of dream destinations. People who have eaten this meat delicacy share that the taste is similar to duck meat. . .

Culinary Traditions in Tunisia

16 Apr.

If you're in the mood for exotic dishes, Tunisia is a suitable culinary destination. The cuisine there combines influences from the Arab world, Near East, Mediterranean and France.

Walking Fights Unhealthy Food Cravings

08 Apr.

If you're passionate about sweets and all of your efforts to rid your diet of them or to even reduce the amount you eat have proven unsuccessful, try going for a walk.

Which are the Dessert Wines?

20 Mar.

Dessert wines differ from table wines mainly in that they have an expressed sweet taste due to their high content of sugar and alcohol. To produce dessert wines, usually they use grape varieties that accumulate a lot of sugar. . .