My first vivid memory of experiencing two food cultures clashing involved a bag of Pop Rocks and lot of food taboos.
Everyone has their own food taboos, something they absolutely refuse to eat for religious or personal reasons. Be it meat or shellfish, insects or dogs, we all have at least one of those items. Well, did you ever allow yourself to imagine what it would taste like?
A new section of Americorps is Food Corps, which will take on volunteers starting in 2011 for one-year placements at schools across the country. The service members will help school food service directors source local food for cafeterias as well as develop healthful-eating curricula that might include school gardens, visits to farms and farmers markets for parents and students.
Source:April 19, 2010 Washington Post.com article
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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.
Garlic rice, eggs fried in sesame oil and topped with red chili pepper, longanisa, sweet, garlicky, anise-spiced pork sausage links dyed bright red with annatto, and lugao, a chicken rice porridge similar to congee. A Chicago Filipino breakfast joint worth checking out: Uncle Mike’s Place at 1700 W. Grand Ave.
Source: April 29, 2010 Chicago Tribune article
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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.
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Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrants are carrying on a Cajun food tradition by starting crayfish (or crawfish) shacks across the country with their own Cajun Asian twist. Boiled potatoes and crayfish are served with Cajun spices and lemongrass, or a dip of lime juice, black pepper and salt similar to the Vietnamese moui tieu chanh.
Source: April 28, 2010 NY Times article
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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.
~LTG!
The front of Vik's new grocery space in Berkeley, CA. It is right next door to Vik's Chaat House.
Indian food!
Source: Salon article
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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.
Thanks to my Lila Khaki who pointed me towards this gem. The videos make it feel like a proper Indian cooking lesson with your own aunt!
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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.
Indian cook with jaggery or gur, an unrefined sugar full of minerals & vitamins, and considered to be one of the healthiest sugars used by man.
Source: Indian Food Gourmet
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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.
The lengendary drums of heaven--andouille-stuffed smoked chicken wings.
I have thought about this day for a long time. The first and only time I made drums of heaven was in culinary school. My partner and a bad-ass chef taught me to butcher chicken wings so the bone was completely clean, but the skin and flesh still attached, creating a casing. We filled the chicken wings with homemade andouille sausage, and then smoked those suckers until they were golden brown. I remember they tasted amazing.
It has been all over food websites, food blogs and Twitter: a new study reveals that fatty foods may have a drug-like effect on your brain, meaning that some foods can truly be addictions.
This is a really interesting finding…so interesting, I remember writing an article about a similar study…in 2004. The study was a bit different…the current study fed mice junk food, and the study from 2004 I’m referring to studied the way human’s brains react to junk food, and noticed it was similar to the way a drug addict’s brain reacts to cocaine. Slightly different study, similar conclusion. Read the rest of this entry »
The folks at Food Network are launching a new network to appeal to a grittier, hipper food crowd at a more grassroots level called The Cooking Channel.
Here’s to hoping Sandra Lee doesn’t come within five feet of it.
Source: April 20,2010 NY Times article
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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.
If you are, you are lucky, because plenty of Americans are not. Bloggers in Austin, Texas are trying to draw attention to this issue by cooking for a week straight with what you would typically receive from an Austin food bank, and chronicling it on their blogs.
Source: April 21, 2010 Austin360.com article
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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.
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