While some people might not consider cooking an art, if you've ever hosted a dinner party, you know that cooking requires a lot of skill. From coming up with a menu to selecting the best ingredients to chopping, measuring, simmering, stirring and tasting, cooking truly is a creative process.
While some attend top culinary schools to master the art of cooking, others learn in their home kitchens through trial and... Read more >
The world is filled with diverse people and unique cultures. Thankfully, many of these cultures have their own styles of cooking. There's Thai food with its liberal use of lemongrass and kaffir lime, Indian food and its famous curries and Greek food with its generous use of olive oil. And that's just to name a few.
So many different styles of food exist in different corners of the world. What makes things even... Read more >
While many people may think of hot dogs, hamburgers and apple pie when they think of American cuisine, our country has many more culinary treats to offer. We have fantastic fruits and vegetables, incredible steaks and barbecued ribs, and ethnic foods everywhere. From north to south and east to west, American cuisine is as varied as the country's people.
As people from different countries settled in America... Read more >
They say variety is the spice of life, and they also say good food means good times. If you want good food, you are going to have to find a way to spice it up!
There are many natural herbs that have been around for centuries; these are a great way to add some spice and variety to your cooking. Culinary herbs have been in use for centuries as a way to add flavor and color to the everyday... Read more >
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Variety is the key to Chinese food. Over the ages, geography and climate have played a major role in the evolution of China's markedly different cooking styles, with recipes varying according to regional preferences and the availability of fresh, local ingredients.
Chinese Cooking Different Styles
Defining the various types of Chinese food and regional cooking styles is a subject of much culinary debate that... Read more >
When you think of Hawaiian food, you may conjure up images of roasted pork or even Spam sushi. Before Europeans settlers made an appearance in the Islands of Hawaii in the 1800s, however, Hawaiian food was very similar to the food available on other Polynesian islands and was extremely low in fat. Back then, the diets of Hawaiians revolved around native ingredients, including fish, taro, coconuts, bananas and... Read more >
While the rest of ancient world was just learning how to use fire to cook, the Greeks were discovering the subtle nuances of adding herbs and spices to their food. Influenced by its eastern and western neighbors, Greek food is still a unique combination of fresh, seasonal ingredients and a generous blend of herbs and spices.
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Like many other ethnic cuisines, Greek food varies by geographic regions... Read more >