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Calamondin Orange Tree / Citrofortunella Microcarpa / Citrofortunella Mitis – Info and Recipe Ideas

Ornamental citrus tree with edible fruits – care information and uses.

Pumpkin Pie Spice – Homemade Mix

How to make pumpkin pie spice seasoning at home.

Tried & Tested – The Round-up (August 2015)

Tested products featuring: HomeSense UK, Amazon, Philips, Crock-Pot, Beem, Ravensburger, Octonauts, Maped, Sophie Thompson, Sally Harding, Christopher Edge, Very Lazy, Red Boat and Sparitual.

Home-made Smoky Fajita Seasoning Mix

Simple, additives free smokey fajita seasoning mix recipe to make at home.

Roasted Buckwheat (Kasha) with Browned Onions & Mushrooms

Traditional Polish comfort food – kasza gryczana / buckwheat, gluten-free, healthy and delicious.

Home-made Cinnamon Sugar

How to make cinnamon sugar at home.

Adzuki Also Called Azuki or Aduki Beans

Asian red beans often used in savoury but also sweet dishes.

Caribbean Lemons & Other Exotic Citrus Fruits

Caribbean lemons are just one of the exotic looking citrus fruits, they are much bigger than regular lemons and round in shape. Pictured above fruit has been photographed on the Spice Mountain near Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Another quite impressive citrus fruits are pomelos also called shaddocks which are gigantic grapefruits with much nicer and milder taste. […]

Cobnuts, Hazelnuts and Filberts

Hazelnuts, Cobnuts / Cobs and Filberts are all varieties of the same fruit from hazel tree. Pictured above cobnuts came from UK, Kent to be precise and they are in season now, other varieties are more popular in other parts of the World. From what I understand hazelnuts are the most round ones in shape, […]

The Interprofessional Olive Oil from Spain at Taste of London

I visited European olive oils stall during this years Taste of London festival where I was given private olive oil testing by Teresa Pérez Millán – director of Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva Español which with help from EU and Spain promote benefits of olive oil in their “Everything’s Better with Olive Oil” campaign. I […]

Miscellaneous Foods Collection

Below couple of strange foods I came across so far but I will be updating this post will new finds (adding link to the footer shortcuts for easier access). Giant potato, bigger than 400g jar of Nutella. Mega honey & nut corn flake… Value tomato, all covered in mould (!) Piece of wooden stick found […]

Turmeric Root / Curcuma

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) also called Curcuma, Indian Saffron, Kurkuma, Haldi, Kunyit, Kunir, Manjal is native to tropical parts of Asia. It’s roots / rhizomes are very similar to those of ginger just smaller with more orange flesh, not without the reason as they both belong to the same Zingiberaceae family. Turmeric contain 17% manganese, 10% iron and […]

Drumstick Vegetable from Moringa Oleifera Tree

This long green vegetable is called Drumstick or Moringa, Sanjana, West Indian Ben. It comes from Drumstick Tree, also known as Benzolive Tree, Horseradish Tree, Clarifier Tree, Moringa Oleifera Tree that is very common in Pakistan, India but also Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Africa, Central and South America, East Africa, Malaysia, The Philippines and some Caribbean […]

Caribbean Scotch Bonnet Peppers

Scotch Bonnet Peppers (Capsicum chinense) are quite small but extremely hot similar to the habanero / habañero and close relative of rocoto / rocotillo chilli peppers. They are named for their resemblance to Scotch bonnets / Scottish hats. They can vary in colours as they are ripening turning from green through yellow, orange to red […]

Melons and Salmonella

Melons, especially those with porous skin (Cantaloupe / rock melon for instance) and some other fruits (such as Papaya) can contain salmonella on their skin. That is why they should be washed properly in soapy water before cutting not to spread it with the knife into the fruit. Not opened melons can be kept in […]

Pomegranates

Crab’s Eye Beans

Things to know about crab’s eye beans.

Eddoes / Tannia Roots

Dragon Fruit / Pitaya

Miracle Berries & Miracle Fruit Tablets That Did Not Work

Cherimoya / Custard Apple

Jałowiec / Juniper Berries

Healthier Sundried Tomatoes

Pimento / Allspice

Pimento, also called pimiento, allspice, Jamaican pepper, newspice, kurundu, spice pepper, myrtle pepper are dried unripe berries of Pimenta dioica, small tree native to West Indies, Mexico and Central America. Allspice resembles is aroma clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and black pepper combined together. The name pimento can be easily mistaken with pimento peppers / cherry peppers […]

Caribbean Almonds

Caribbean almonds are also known as Indian almonds, Bengal almonds, Singapore almonds, tropical almonds, sea almonds, Dominican almonds, Jamaican almonds are fruits of Terminalia catappa tree also called umbrella tree. They grow in tropical sea side areas. The wood is red, solid and has high water resistance and it has been utilized in Polynesia for […]

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