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How can one tell from the outside if a Java plum is sweet or just astringent?
Some Java plums (aka syzygium cumini, Malabar plums, Jambolan plums or black plums) are very astringent and some slightly sweet. How can one tell from the outside if a Java plum is sweet or just ...
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How can one tell from the outside how sweet a cempedak is?
Some cempedaks are very sweet, some are moderately sweet, and some are not sweet at all. How can one tell from the outside how sweet a cempedak is?
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Why are there (at least in the UK) two completely different-tasting kinds of "extra virgin olive oil"?
EDIT: In my question below, I asked about the existence of an apparent dichotomy that I've noticed in the taste of extra virgin olive oils; anticipating that my experience of this dichotomy might ...
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Is frozen Pacific Salmon wild?
The Guardian is reporting on the change to drop the word "farmed" from Scottish farmed salmon in the protected geographical indication scheme. It says:
An application by the industry body ...
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How to avoid buying chestnuts that are green or rotten on the inside?
Hello I live in Wisconsin and bought some Chestnuts imported from Italy early December from a grocery store. I noticed while I was scoring them that majority of them were green or powdery inside I ...
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Why is part baked wholemeal bread not readily available to the consumer?
In supermarkets in the UK, either in store or online, their are multiple types of bread, of which two are:
"Sliced" bread, eg. this. A large proportion of this bread on the shelves is ...
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How to identify fresh pork liver?
I cook pork liver very often.
Sometimes when grocery shopping, I find pork liver that's kind pale in color and with not much blood. Other times, I find liver that's very red and full of blood.
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Can I recognize insecticides in tea?
I am a tea fan (especially Chinese teas but Japanese as well)
I found many places on the Internet to buy teas. Good quality and natural tasting.
What is important to me is the quality in term of taste ...
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What are the proportions of the parts in a broken down chicken?
I'm debating whether to start buying whole gizzard-less and organ-less chickens and breaking them down myself into parts. I would only do this if it was more cost effective than buying the parts ...
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Is hydrolyzed vegetable protein available in consumer quantities?
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
(HPV)is vegetable protein, principally soya, hydrolyzed such that it is split into its constituent amino acids. It is a very strong stimulator of the umami taste ...
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What are the most yeasty fruits sold in supermarkets suitable for providing yeast for making bread?
Various fresh fruits, such as grapes, apricots, and dates, can be used to provide the yeast that is needed in breadmaking. But often in commercial production fruits are sprayed with pesticides, and ...
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Why can't I keep chicken in the refrigerator for more than 2 days when the supermarkets can
So I have this raw chicken breast that I haven't opened (sealed shut in the original plastic container) in my refrigerator for 5 days now and there is still 2 days until the expiry date printed on the ...
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What is 91/100 CV when referring to olives?
I often see numbers like 91/100 CV when buying olives.
Example: GREEN OLIVE MACARICO GORDAL 91/100 CV 500G
What do these numbers mean? I tried to do some research, and I think it might have to do with ...
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Potato for a purpose
I noticed that my super market sells packaged potatoes for different purposes, for example they sell:
potatoes for a salad
potatoes for baking
potatoes for frying etc..
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Where can I buy piranha in UK?
I've heard that piranha is delicious (for some) and I'm curious about it. I live in Surrey, UK. I've checked various supermarkets (Tesco, Sainsburuy's, ...) and found nothing. Even Amazon says "...
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