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How to de-vein prawns with Curtis Stone

March 22, 2012

It’s generally preferable to de-vein prawns before you cook them. I don’t like to fight with my food once it’s on my plate. I’ll occasionally play with my food but not have to start getting picky trying to find remove a yucky black intestinal cord filled with sea bed waste. So, before you cook them,…

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Proof that pigs can’t fly but for those who try their meat is much tastier. [video]

November 20, 2012

Huang Demin of Ningxiang county in Hunan province makes his pigs dive, every day, from a 3 meter high wooden diving platform into a pond. China Daily writes that Huang believes the diving improves the pigs’ immunity against disease, enabling them to eat more and grow faster. The quality of the pork, he claims, is greatly…

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Gurnard | SASSI Green List

November 19, 2012

Gurnards (Chelidonichthys sp) are members of the Triglidae family and are distributed in temperate and tropical waters worldwide. There are 10 gurnard species found in Southern African waters, some of which, such as the Cape gurnard (Chelidonichthys capensis) are endemic to the region. Gurnards are one of the most commonly caught bycatch species in both…

Kitchen Skills

Gordon Ramsay attempts to set a new world record for slicing salmon.

November 18, 2012

While visiting Foreman & Son where they still hand slice salmon, Gordon Ramsay challenged Darren Matson to a salmon slicing competition. So who do you think will win this contest. How many slices of salmon can you manage is 1 min 34 seconds?

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How to slice smoked salmon, like a professional with Gordon Ramsay.

November 18, 2012

Take a look and see how the professionals slice salmon, the record stands at 1 min 34 seconds for 40 slices. As one would expect Gordon Ramsay gets ahead of himself and challenges Darren Matson, the world record holder to a salmon slicing competition and an attempt at setting a new salmon slicing world record.

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The most expensive cheese in the world comes from a donkey!

November 15, 2012

If you thought Parmesan was pretty pricey think again. It does not come close to donkey cheese from Serbia. The unique cheese made from donkey milk is being produced by the Zasavica reserve’s donkey farm, located some 80 kilometres (50 miles) west of the Serbian capital Belgrade. Slobodan Simic, the head of the Zasavica donkey reserve…

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How to make the perfect poached egg as per Heston Blumenthal

November 14, 2012

Heston Blumenthal shares some pretty interesting information about eggs and poaching them, from his Channel 4 TV show “How to Cook Like Heston”. The fresher the egg the better the results, the white is firmer and as result won’t string out and will stay intact when you drop it into the water. To find out how…

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Wine & Tea Connoisseur James Norwood Pratt chats about Tea [video]

November 13, 2012

James Norwood Pratt is an American author and authority on wine, tea and tea lore. He wrote his first book “The Wine Bibber’s Bible” (1971). He is best known for his books on tea “The Tea Lover’s Treasury” (1982), “The Tea Lover’s Companion” (1995), and the whimsical “Reading Tea Leaves” (1996) authored as “by a…

Health & Hygeine

Nine year old girl has to drink over three litres of milk a day, just to stay alive

November 11, 2012

Nine year old Holly Lindley has a serious inherited metabolic disorder called glycogen storage disease. The disease prevents Holly from being able to use stored glucose as a form of energy and as a result the nine year old must drink 3.4 litres of milk per day mixed together with 5 tablespoons of cornflour just…

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Wild Arabica Coffee Plant Could Be Extinct By 2080

November 11, 2012

Research conducted by the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens predicts that the wild Arabica coffee plant could be extinct by 2080. Wild Arabica coffee is the parent of those under cultivation and from where we get out coffee. Published in PLos One last week.researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, UK, and the Environment…

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Fat Blocking Pepsi Launched in Japan

November 8, 2012

Pepsi in Japan is setting out on a remarkable new path with a “fat blocking” version of the soda drink. The product is regulated by the Japanese government and as such will be designated as a “food for specified health users”. The product contains an indigestible form of dextrin which is used as a dietary fibre supplement which makes it difficult for…

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