Wheat

History
Wheat originated in Southwest Asia in the area known as the Fertile Crescent. The genetic relationships between wild and domesticated populations of both einkorn and emmer wheat indicate that the most likely site of domestication is near Diyarbakir in Turkey.
Wild wheats were domesticated as part of the origins of agriculture in [...]

10 Most interesting traditional foods

1. Siwa Oasis dates, Egypt
In 332 BC, Alexander the Great followed birds across the scalding sands of northwestern Egypt to find the legendary Siwa Oasis. His goal was a private consultation with the oracle of the Sun God, Amon-Ra, who would anoint him the next Egyptian pharaoh, but there [...]

Seafood is any aquatic animal that is served as food and eaten by humans. Seafoods include fish and shellfish (including mollusks and crustaceans).
The harvesting of seafood is known as fishing and the cultivation and farming of seafood is known as aquaculture, mariculture, or in the case of fish, fish farming. Seafood is distinguished from meats [...]

Powerful Benefits of Soy

Heart Health
The cholesterol lowering effect of soy milk and its role of heart disease was widely recognized in the mid 90s when the results of a meta-analysis of 38 clinical studies were published. The results demonstrated that a diet with significant soy protein reduces Total Cholesterol, LDL cholesterol (the “Bad” cholesterol) and [...]

5 Reasons to Eat Fish

1. Fish, Not Defibrillators
Each year, thousands of Canadians with no prior history of cardiovascular disease die of sudden cardiac death, which occurs when the heart starts beating erratically. To battle this problem, health officials are encouraging people to learn how to use defibrillators, which shock the heart back to steady rhythm. [...]

Potential Benefits and Drawbacks of TEA

Potential benefits
Anti-cancer properties
An article in New Scientist magazine mentions that numerous studies suggest that green tea protects against a range of cancers, including lung, prostate and breast cancer. The reason cited is the antioxidant epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), according to Hirofumi Tachibana’s team at Kyushu University in Japan. Their research showed [...]

Unusual Uses For Beer
Even though most of us just enjoy drinking beer it can be used for lots of other things around the house. If you had a big party and there are a lot of leftovers or a keg that is going to go bad you can try some of these great beer ideas.
Soak [...]

Iced Coffees

Here are some iced coffee recipes that you’ll surely enjoy this summer!!! Try them all!

Vietnamese Iced Coffee
INGREDIENTS

4 cups water
1/2 cup dark roast ground coffee beans
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
16 ice cubes

DIRECTIONS

Brew coffee with water using your preferred method to make brewed coffee. Spoon 2 tablespoons of sweetened [...]

Benefits and Drawbacks of Food Processing

Food Processing is defined by wikipedia.com as the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by humans or animals either in the home or by the food processing industry. Food processing typically takes clean, harvested crops [...]

Soup recipes
Cold winter nights call for liquid nourishment and these soup recipes are just what the doctor ordered!

Vegetable, bacon and risoni soup

Warm up the middle of the week with a soup which is just brimming with veggies and flavour!

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
125g 97% fat-free bacon, chopped
2 [...]