Many organisms, such as humans, ingest food to get the nutrients needed to maintain life. Cooking and preparation are often a necessity, but also a joy for many people. The Food and Cooking category includes questions and answers on the ingredients in food, recipes, nutritional information, cooking utensils, where to find certain foods, and much more. Bon Appetit!
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I am a foodie person but now I have started drinking whenever I
feel hungry. But, it's very important to have 3 meals in a day.
This keeps you healthy and fit without putting efforts in gym.
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The only time I've ever heard of this happening was when someone ate LOTS of carrots - I think it was some screwy diet. the beta carotene in the carrots turned their skin orangish. I would imagine you'd have to eat an awful lot of carrots for that to occur. There may be other foods that will do thi…
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Yes. All sweets can. This is usually the little culprit. If you have a good diet going, exercise and drink those 8 glasses of water per day it will certainly maintain a better complexion, but again, it depends on your gene pool. Certain blood conditions can cause Acne, scarring, and general bumps o…
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Here are some great recipes and they are full of colour for the
festive season (or any time.)
RED/GREEN/YELLOW BELL PEPPERS IN A POCKET:
(NOTE: YOU CAN MAKE ONE BIG TIN FOIL POCKET OR DO INDIVIDUAL ONES.
IF YOU ARE HAVING A BUFFET I SUGGEST THE BIG TIN POCKET.)
THIS WILL SERVE 4-5 PEOPLE:
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lobster, clams, mussels shrimp, moose, deer, and beans. if you can find out what palatable plants and animals are native to this region, you'll have a muchclearer answer.
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Yes if your tongue has been burned by a hot bevarege or food it
may cause some small dots on your tongue. If this happens,
your tongue may feel pain, it will probably feel kind of
like sand paper at first but you may put an ice cube and
that will make it feel better. The tougue is a very sensiti…
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While marijuana is not harmful, no matter how it is taken (it is the smoke that is unhealthy), when put in food the pesticides or other chemicals used on the marijuana during growing would also go into the food, it's best to leave the marijuana to soak in water beforehand, THC isn't soluble in water…
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The word 'spaghetti' comes from Italian. This food is popularly believed to have been introduced to the West by the Venetian explorer Marco Polo following his visits to China. But while the Chinese have indeed been making noodles for thousands of years, they more commonly used rice flour …
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sugar
salt
pepper
rice
potatoes
dried pasta
flour
dried beans
soups
breads
puddings
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I would recommend using a product named "Oxi Clean". It is a
wonderful product and has removed several stains from my carpet,
such as: pizza stains, grape juice, pet stains, etc....
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Most foods are not bad for you when eaten in moderation. There are,
however, foods that are less healthy for you than others. Some
examples are:
fried foods
fatty foods
foods that contain sugar
junk foods
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It depends on the food, as well as the to and from locations. I have sent care packages of food and snacks from the USA to military personnel in Iraq many times and have not had a problem.
You may want to check with the USDA if you are in the US, or contact your countries general h…
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Answer: Cooked foods should be used within 3 days of refrigeration. ---------------------------------------- Leave cooked rice uncovered until it's cooled slightly. Refrigerate in its cooking container and cover when cold. Next day, use a serving spoon to transfer to a freezer bag, separating the …
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Peppermint has been used as a carminative, or an agent that helps an upset stomach.
Peppermint foot creams are good for relaxing and cooling the feet. All types of mints are typically used to calm and soothe stomachs, which is one of the reasons so many restaurants will provide after-dinner…
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It has a big influence. If it's not appealing to the eye, you wont buy it or eat it.
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A component pre-prepared that can be used when producing a new product. Eg. a standard component may be a pre-made pastry case you would use if producing a new line of flans.
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The word spaghetti is originally from Italy and is very popular.
Spaghetti bolanase comes from Italy
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banana mango Examples of Glow Foods are: Yellow and orange fruits and vegetables, dark green leafy vegetables, bran, blackstrap molasses, brown rice, brewer's yeast, nori, oily fish, eggs, yogurt, citrus fruits, rose hips, red and green peppers, broccoli, bean sprouts, cultured milk products such…
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High density paper treated with acid Baking paper (Vegetable parchment) is made using high density paper (made from regular wood sources) that goes through an acid treatment. The result is strong, non-stick and heat-resistant. Silicone and other oil-based coatings are sometimes added to make it no…
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Yes! They carry many germs. Don't eat after bugs! This is common sense. No offense.
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if you feel a bit ill after eating too much, you could have a lie down, sleep it off, you feel better when you wake up as your digestive system has been working while you were asleep also remind yourself you don't feel too good when you've eaten too much when you are eating something you may eat to…
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There are many foods that contain calcuim - such as dairy products and green vegetables. Here are a few examples of foods that contain calcium (there are many others, but not all of them are healthy foods, such as ice cream, or foods that are good for you in the long term): broccoli kalecollard gree…
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Non-edible Flowers
There are many flowers that are not OK to consume or even place on food. Some flowers that are used on food in advertising or recipe illustrations are highly toxic. Check the Web Links to the left for further information and charts, bearing in mind that none of the lists would …
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I didn't know they were on a diet!
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Protestants are a large and diverse group. Ethnic or regional foods will be served on their tables, and you won't see "Protestant food" on a plate.
Protestants have no dietary restrictions generally speaking, although some fundamentalists might fo…
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Basically all you did was rinse your spaghetti after you cooked it. You removed the starch which makes the sauce stick. When you do this the pasta becomes waxy and the sauce will run off. Contrary to popular reading, I quit rinsing my pasta after cooking, with the exception of elbow noodl…
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Food and beverage service is the "food flow" (from the purchasing
of the foods to service to the customer) mainly concerned with the
delivery and presentation of the food to customer, after completion
of the food production. Sometimes, it involves transportation if
there is a separation of productio…
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The majority of the world's caloric intake come from rice, corn, and wheat. People do eat way too much pizza, also. I would say that more than half of overweight kids are the way they are because they eat way too much chocolate and other candy.
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Bolognese is a meat sauce and although meat sauce is made throughout Italy it is traditionally called Bolognese because it is claimed that it originated in the town of Bologna, Italy.
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Diners in the US have a wide variety of foods to choose from and
there are regional and even local specialties. Pizza is a favorite,
so is a burger, fries and a shake. The limit as to what is a
favorite is only limited by an individual's imagination.
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Pasta and noodles of other types did not originate from Italy it came from China first. They have been making pasta there from at least 3000 b.c. However spaghetti in its current form (long thin noodles made from semolina flour) was first made in Italy.
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Scrape off an much of the spaghetti as you can. Pretreat the stain and rinse it with hot water.Rub the stain with laundry detergent and wash in the washing machine with hot water. I do my best to replace clothing with stains, but if I cannot, I read the labels for each type of material or cloth is d…
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GO Foods are foods with a high carbohydrate content. These foods a great at supplying the body with quick-burning energy. Some examples of GO Foods are: CerealBreadPastaPotatoesRiceDried fruitJamsPizzaCookies/CakesApples & bananas
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As with other countries, it depends on the region you travel to,
because the foods reflect the areas surrounding them, as well as
the people who lived there or migrated there. The U.S. is divided
into MANY regions, all of which have their own special dishes.
Southern Cuisine includes grilled or ba…
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There are many popular foods in the state of Alabama. One of the
most popular dishes there is barbecue ribs.
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There are hundreds of variants of Pennsylvania Dutch struedels that
cry-out for consumption and all or the yummies that must be tried:
Hershey Chocolate
Soft Pretzeles
Shoofly Pie
Potato chips
Scrapple
Cheesesteaks
D. G.
Yuengling's beer
Pierogies
Strombolis
Apple Pan Dowdy
The Philly ch…
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Because they show people eating spaghetti a lot?Just kidding.Western produced in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s are called Spaghetti Western simply because they were produced in Italy. If they had been filmed in France they might have been called Baguette Westerns.
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Global warming may affect globai food production, the overuse of
pesticides which is said to be killing all the bees will affect
plant pollination.
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A food economy is all of the components of the food 'chain' that grows, produces, processes, distributes, prepares, and disposes of food. A local food economy strives to create this inside the confines of the city limits - serving those living inside that particular city.Greg PetersonUrbanFarm.org
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Variety of food that is available to us to try and not get bored.
Easier to eat the right food as there so much chose because of diversity.
That also helps with are health.
Brights more opportunity for jobs.
Finding it hard to think of any myself... hmmm sorry could not help more.
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put it in the refrigerator and then warm it up in the microwave for lunch
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The flowers of violets are an old fashioned treat. I remember having candied violets at summer teas as a child. I have since recreated them once or twice as an extra treat for friends. I also regularly add flowers to my salads, drinks and desserts, in the summer time. Not all flowers are edible, but…
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Food consists of edible substances, by definition. Things that are not edible are not considered food.
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Through canning or freezing. Freezing is simpler.
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According to the USDA food database, 2oz of dry enriched spaghetti contains 70 mg of glucose
and 60 mg fructose(both are monosaccharides).
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It really comes down to energy. Heat is a form of energy, and if you look at two plates of the same meal and wonder what the differences are, it will be the heat energy exciting the molecules in one and the absence of said activity in the other. The reason hot food gives of a gas is because the heat…
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Some of it is cultural, and other aspects of food color perception
may be an evolutionary advantage (survival mechanism). As humans,
we innately know, for example, that meat is not supposed to be
green. If it is, it might be spoiled and could kill you or at least
make you very sick. In general, huma…
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The food that I saw most often in Texas was Barbecue, and most
anything that was fried. Hush Puppies and Corn Dogs are very
popular.BBQ, Tex-Mex, which is spicier and more authentic than most other places in the U.S., a lot of soul food: fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, macaroni and cheese…
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It is important to have a variety in your dishes so that you have a
balanced diet, such as to get calcuim into your bones to help your
body grow fast and very strong.
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Pennsylvania is a major producer of beef, dairy products, poultry, eggs, and honey. Important crops include food grains, soy beans, crops raised for vegetable oil, garden vegetables, a wide variety of fruit and nuts, and mushrooms. Heinz products are also from Pennsylvania.
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There are six major classes of nutrients: carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fats, minerals, protein, vitamins, and water. Groups based on the Food Guide Pyramid: Carbohydrate group, Vegetable group, Fruit group, Fat Group, Dairy group, Protein group
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Some foods enjoyed by teeneagers are:pizza-pocketsbagel-bitspizzafrench friessaladsvegetablesfruitschipsdonutssodasfast foodpastahamburgers or cheeseburgerscakecookieschocolatecandypuddingsnack cakesmilkshakesice creamKentucky Fried ChickenBurger KingMcDonald'sWimpyPizza HutCheesecake
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It totally depends on the time it takes to come to you. Every
food item has a different perishibility limit.
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Tomato sauce. On the side you can try a vegetable such as broccoli, or maybe an Italian salad. Of course garlic bread is always yummy with any pasta!
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food handler's permit....... serving is technically handling food, so yes, you can serve hot food, in a food establishment, nursing home, hospital, for your job, you can't just sell hot dogs on the side of the road, for that you would need permits and licence's.
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Nowhere, as there are no Spaghetti trees. Spaghetti is made mainly from flour.
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Normally, no. Back in the 1920s, however, they used to make hotdog franks, sausage, and balogna from whatever was left from the meat they processed and left on the floor. This would include sawdust and the occassional worker's finger that had been cut off.Other than that, nowadays, sawdust would not…
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Smell of food is described in different ways by different people .Smell can be described in form of facil expressions which usually the other person is unable to understand OR you can describe smell of food in some rhythmic motion of body. Mostly people and I describe smell of food by relating it t…
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Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta of Italian origin. Spaghetti is made of semolina or flour and water. Italian dried spaghetti is made from durum wheat semolina, but outside of Italy it may be made with other kinds of flour. Pasta in the West may first have been worked to long, thin form…
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It hasn't been discontinued. Campbell's bought Franco American. So Campbell's Spaghetti is the exact same thing.
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fresh salads
ice cream
hot dogs/ hambugers
cold soups
pasta salads
green vegetables
cole slaw
potato salad
sundaes
milk shakes
jello
frozen yogurt
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Obviously a woman who can't cook.
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Vermicelli in Italian means 'Little worms'. If you really look at that certain spaghetti when cooked, it's small and at times is like a tiny worms' body. Hope this helps :)
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CheeseBeer and cheese.A lot of cheese and also some German foods such as the Bratwurst (which is like a sausage) and German Potato salad.
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As far as appearance of the food:
Appetizing, Colorful, Crumbly, Dry, Fresh, Smooth, Greasy, Soft,
Cold, Steaming, Creamy
Smells of food:
Fruity, Spicy, Sweet, Burnt, Peppery, Sour, Garlicky, Aromatic
Flavor of food:
Acidic, Bitter, Sweet, Fruity, Strong, Salty, Peppery, Tasty,
Tangy, Sour, B…
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There are lot of complicated foods to make, but really good lasagna
is complicated to make because of all the layering and ingredients
that are used.
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Have a look on the tin and you will find out if not look on the internet it will be there somewhere!
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Because nowadays we get a lot f adultrated fruits and vegetables so i suggest u should soak the vegetables n fruits in salt water for some time
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140 warhead challenge (you have eat 140 lemon warheads)spoonful of cinnamon challenge (swallow a spoonful of cinnamon)saltine challenge (eat six saltine crackers within sixty seconds, also eating ALL the crumbs )milk challenge (drink a gallon of milk without throwing up [more fun if your competing a…
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There are a number of things which could potentially make
everything you eat taste salty. These include:
a) potentially you are adding too much salt to your food during
cooking
b) your local water supply may contain a lot of sodium (you could
try filtering your water
c) old, corroding pans can ad…
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Certainly you can. It's better to cover it with foil to cut down on over browning at the edges. Personally, I use a steamer and a stainless steel bowl to do the job.
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Yes, strongly flavored foods can make your perspiration take on an odor. Alcohol and garlic are two examples. It would require consuming a large amount, but it can cause your body to assume their odors.
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The name of a salesman would be a vendor, or shop-owner. For specific foods, you would have butcher for meat, baker for bread and cakes etc. , fishmonger for seafood, and confectioner for sweets.
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250g per person, so for 30 that'll be a 7,5 kg turkey
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est-ce que je peux faire des spaghetti ? -
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The pronoun to use is "it," since spaghetti is a thing.Example : "Come eat your spaghetti before it gets cold."(In Italian, spaghetti is the plural of spaghetto, and uses theplural pronoun gli.)
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They ate Sop: a kind of thin soup with a piece of bread in it:-)
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I do agree with the statement that anyone can cook.
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i think that its because when its hard all its stuff is stuck inside and when you heat it (heating things makes them expand, usualy) all the stuff it realesed and it streches and goes floppy
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