Home Composting

Why Compost At Home? Composting at home is one of the most effective and environmentally friendly ways of dealing with your garden waste.  Home composting also produces a useful mulch, soil conditioner or potting mix. How to compost at home Home composting is easy once you get the balance right. What you need is a 50/50 …
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Healthy Chinese Banquet Dining

Chinese people are famous for the love for food, and delicious food plays an important part of our daily lives. A lot of times, a family gathering or social occasion is considered complete with a grand Chinese banquet. When we choose the dishes, however, our concern should not be limited to picking the food with …
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Microbiological Food Safety Of Raw Vegetables Intended For Human Consumption

Introduction 1. For the purpose of this brief, raw vegetables intended for human consumption refer to those vegetables which have not been cooked and will not undergo cooking before consumption. In Hong Kong such vegetables are mainly available in two forms: (1) fresh vegetables (e.g. used as ingredients of salads or coleslaw); and (2) preserved vegetables (e.g. …
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Why Buy Local?

Buying local results in numerous benefits for families, communities and the environment. Food Sustainability By supporting local farmers today, you are creating demand and opportunities for producers in the future through development, succession and new farmers. This is crucial for food security, especially given our current reliance on importing food we are capable of growing …
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Grilled Polish Sausage With Sauerkraut

Ingredients: 2-3 pounds kielbasa, Polish sausage or bratwurst 1 to 2 light-colored (not dark) beers OR apple juice 1 to 1 1/2 pints of sauerkraut** 2 medium yellow onions, thickly sliced 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon celery seed 1 Tbsp. caraway seed Mustard **Jarred fresh sauerkraut is recommended and can be …
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Pickled Vegetables

Pickled Vegetables Pickling, broadly defined, is the use of brine, vinegar or a spicy solution to preserve and give a unique flavour to a food adaptable to the process. Numerous vegetables and fruits can be pickled not only to preserve them but also to modify their flavour. The categories of pickled products are many, the …
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Kimchi – Korean Well Known Fermented Food

Kimchi is the most important traditional fermented food in Korea and one of the most widely consumed in other East Asian countries like Japan and China. Information about kimchi can be retrieved from the ancient Korean book “Samkuksaki,” published in 1145 A.D., as well as in many other documents such as the subsequent “Naehun,” “Hunmongjahoe,” …
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Altered Taste And Smell

Some cancer treatments can cause a change in taste and smell. You may notice that foods taste bitter or metallic, overly sweet, too salty, strong or bland. These changes may affect your appetite. Below are some tips for managing taste changes during your treatment. Managing taste changes Drink fluids with meals and throughout the day. …
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Chinese Cabbage Facts

• Chinese cabbage has crinkly, thickly veined leaves that are cream-colored with celadon green tips. • It is also known as Napa cabbage. • Unlike the strong-flavored waxy leaves on round heads of cabbage, Chinese cabbage is thin, crisp, and delicately mild. • It can be served raw, sautéed in stir fries, baked or braised. …
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Fermented Food Of Northern Japan

Fermented food is part of our ancestors’ wisdom applied to preparing for the winter cold. Dr. Takeo Koizumi, Fukushima-born emeritus professor at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and a researcher of fermented food, spoke with the Japan Journal’s Osamu Sawaji about this most nutritious of comestibles. You eat and study fermented food from around the …
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Tradition And Asian Fusion In Korean Cuisine

Korean food isn’t just about kimchi, bibimbap, chapchae and bulgogi. There’s more. While samgyeopsal has been well-received in the Philippines, have we ever wondered how Koreans actually prepare their food? Are there similarities between their cuisine and ours? “We use a lot of fermented (ingredients). I know we could find fermented stuff around the world; …
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Barbecued Prawns With Pickled Cucumber

A perfect way to start the meal with the fresh flavours of summer How long will it take? 20 minutes What’s the serving size? Serves 6 What do I need? 2 tbsp olive oil Juice and finely grated rind of 1 lemon, plus extra wedges (optional) to serve 1 garlic clove, finely chopped ½ long …
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Preparing And Canning Fermented Foods

Dill Pickles Use the following quantities for each gallon capcity of your container. 4 lbs of 4-inch pickling cucumbers 2 tbsp dill seed or 4 to 5 heads fresh or dry dill weed 1/2 cup salt 1/4 cup vinegar (5 percent) 8 cups water and one or more of the following ingredients: 2 cloves garlic …
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