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Food Trivia

Stir fried shirataki, chicken, shiitake and vegetables in a bowl

Shirataki is Lovely, Pricey and Nothing Like Pasta

Kani, "crab sticks" made with pulverized fish

There is no Crab Meat in Crab Sticks

Cross cut of dragon fruit with magenta skin and white flesh

Which Tastes Better: Dragon Fruit with White or Magenta Flesh?

Century egg

Century Eggs are Not 1,000 Years Old and They are Not Soaked in Horse Urine

Prawn crackers in different colors

What are Prawn Crackers (Shrimp Puffs) and How are They Cooked?

Tinapang bangus (smoked milkfish) egg, rice and vegetables in a plate

Tinapa for Breakfast: Do You Need to Cook the Fish?

Fresh dalanghita (mandarin orange)

What’s the Difference Between Dalandan and Dalanghita?

How to make the tastiest lechon kawali dipping sauce

What is Your Favorite Dipping Sauce for Lechon Kawali?

Biryani cooked with basmati rice

Basmati rice: preferred in South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking

Cooking with wine

Cooking with wine: does the alcohol evaporate? Do the calories disappear?

Spanish Sausage, Garbanzos and Spinach Soup

What’s the Difference Between a Thick Soup and a Stew?

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