In most Indian households, it is a common sight to find big glass jars filled with freshly made pickles sitting on a sunny window sill. It is a method of developing the flavours and letting them mature. The taste of pickles in Bengal is distinctly different than that of north India, ...
In India, my parents grew up eating chikoos, custard apples, fresh coconut, and dozens of types of mangoes. Here in the U.S., the fruit variety is much more limited. So year-round, my dad, our family’s designated grocery shopper, would visit the various Korean, Vietnamese, and Indi...
The first step is the tastiest, which is to eat the mango from which you intend toharvest the seed. ‘Glenn’ mangoes have creamy flesh without the fibrous texture that is common to many cultivars. As a result, it comes off of the seed easily. Make sure to remove any flesh left on ...
Wondering about the types of mangoes, how to know if they're ripe, and how to cut them? Read on for a guide to mangoes, plus some tasty mango recipes.
A study released in 2019 estimated that 95% of baby food products on the market contain harmful chemicals and toxic heavy metals — and many are from the most popular brands. (1)(2) These baby foods contain dangerously high levels of arsenic, lead, mercury, and cadmium. Exposure to these...
Philippine mango (the national fruit) is known worldwide as the best tasting variety of Carabao mangoes in the world.The Philippines produces about 1 million metric tons of mangoes a year (3.5% of the world production) – 95% for local consumption & 5% for export -it generates about US$35...
Mangoes can be planted in the ground or in containers. Regardless if you are planting in the ground or container, mango trees require a warm sunny location and good drainage. The best time to do this is in the fall or spring when temperatures are cooler. Do not bury the graft union; ...
When toasted and ground, the flavor of these seeds is slightly bitter with a sweet burnt-sugar undertone. It is a popular spice in many countries due to its medicinal properties. Perhaps its most well-documented property is as an aid in stimulating lactation in new mothers, according to...
Do you think returning to India after so many years also played a part? Seeing the many different types of work that people are engaged in here, particularly informal labor and its constantly shifting nature? Jenny Bhatt: I had left my corporate job, which was such a big part of my ...
India is the world's second-largest producer of fruit and the global leading producer of lemons, bananas, mangoes, papayas, and limes. Forestry might be a relatively small contributor to the country's GDP but it's a growing sector. It's responsible for producing fuel, wood-based panels, p...