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Sauce Béchamel: From the French Court to Global Comfort Food

Sauce Béchamel: From the French Court to Global Comfort Food

Introduction Béchamel is a classic white sauce, made from three simple ingredients: milk, butter, and flour. Despite its simplicity, it is one of the most used sauces in Western cuisine and serves as the foundation for many dishes around the world. Sauce Béchamel is one …

Turmeric Uncovered: Biology, Chemistry, and Culinary Uses

Turmeric Uncovered: Biology, Chemistry, and Culinary Uses

Introduction to Turmeric Turmeric is a spice with a deep, golden-orange spice comes from underground stems, called rhizomes. It is used worldwide for home cooking, in traditional medicine, in the food industry, or as a biopesticide. Cooking-wise, it is used in spice mixes, curry powders, …

Rice: Varieties, Structure, and Classification

Rice: Varieties, Structure, and Classification

What Rice Is Rice is a cereal, cultivated for its edible seeds. It is a staple food for over half of the world’s population, mainly in Asia and Africa.Rice is cultivated in more than 100 countries and six continents; the one exception is Antarctica. The …

Preserved Lemons: History, Technique, and Flavour

Preserved Lemons: History, Technique, and Flavour

🍋 Or how salt + citrus + time = flavour Introduction Preserved lemons are simple to make, yet incredibly versatile. It is a staple across Africa, Middle Eastern cuisine, Indian subcontinent and parts of Asia. They is prized because of its unmistakable flavors: salty, citrusy, …

Mastering Brown Beef Stock — Technique, Science, and Flavour

Mastering Brown Beef Stock — Technique, Science, and Flavour

Introduction A good beef stock is the fundamental part of myriads of dishes and sauces. Most of the delicious sauces begin with a stock, so having a good recipe for any type of stock is essential. Brown beef stock is made by gently simmering beef …

Culinary Stocks: Types, Techniques & Tips

Culinary Stocks: Types, Techniques & Tips

What is a stock? A stock is a flavourful extract made by cooking meat, vegetables, and fish in water. Stock is more or less an extraction process. Its purpose is to draw out the nutritive and flavourful compounds out of the cooked products. Flavour extraction, …

Garlic Uncovered: Biology, Chemistry, and Culinary Uses

Garlic Uncovered: Biology, Chemistry, and Culinary Uses

Introduction to Garlic Garlic is a plant that is widely used withing every household and professional kitchen. It’s actually the second most grown and used vegetable after the onion. It belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family of plants, and it’s closely related to onions, shallots, chives, …

Food Waste to Flavour: Fermented Peel Spices

Food Waste to Flavour: Fermented Peel Spices

Introduction: What is Zero-Waste and Why It Matters According to some estimates, around 58 million tonnes/year (130 billion lb/year) of food are wasted annually in the EU which is equivalent to food waste in the range of 130 kg per inhabitant (1). The statistic for …

Brainsed Oxtail – From Structure to Perfectly Braised Dish

Brainsed Oxtail – From Structure to Perfectly Braised Dish

Introduction Braised oxtail is a dish made by slowly cooking oxtails for a few hour in combination with aromatics and stock. In cooking, the term oxtail refers to the tail of cattle in general, not specifically the tail of an ox. It is a piece …

Sauce Chimichurri: From Asado Tradition to Global Kitchens

Sauce Chimichurri: From Asado Tradition to Global Kitchens

Introduction Chimichurri is an uncooked, rich, and fresh sauce coming from South America (Argentina and Uruguay, but also Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, Peru), made with chopped green herbs like parsley and oregano, together with aromatics like garlic and chili peppers, in combination with olive oil and …