“Welsh onion” originated in northern China or Siberia, definitely not Wales.* Sorrel is often called “Lemon Sorrel” because of the gentle lemony flavour in its leaves, and is highly prized in European and A
One of the more unusual wildflowers found in this little hillside meadow is the Wild Onion, or Nodding Wild Onion as it is sometimes referred to. In previous years I have found it was particularly attractive to the little Common Blue butterflies, but alas there were no blue butterflies to ...
Lancashire Hot Potdates back to the 19th century and it originated in Lancashire, north-west England. The cotton industry was booming at that time and many housewives went to work in the cotton mills. So they needed to prepare an evening meal that they could leave to simmer for hours whilst...
The history of Com Lang Vong: The making of Com (Vong village), originated from the legend: In the fall of a thousand years ago, when the rice plants began to bend, it rained heavily, strongly wind, broken dikes, and the highest rice field copper also drowned. Vong village people had ...
Coriander, according to the language of flowers, symbolizes hidden worth. The Bengali region of India from which our recipe is named is where the ancient art of Kantha originated. The predominant color yellow in the saris symbolizes learning. The woman who sewed the Happy Scarf together, escaped...
I am currently readingMy Life in Franceby Julia Child – the list goes on and on. Not sure where all this originated, though I have a suspicion it started after watchingMidnight in Paris,which now reminds me of the time I had a very strong desire to live in Spain after watchingVicki ...
This is a way of eating soba that originated in Hanamaki city, in Iwate prefecture. It is an essentially never-ending bowl of soba - a small dish of soba that is constantly refilled by the staff standing and waiting on you as you take the noodles and dip them into a separate dish of...
According to Wikipedia, the word couldhave originated as a variant of cop, meaning head. Cob could also have come from the English word cot for cottage, the Welsh cob for top of tuft or the German Kuebel, a large container. What is a cob in Australia?
Some claim that it originated as early as the 8th or 9th century in eitherPoland or Russia. Regardless of when or where it originated, a liquor called vodka was present in Russia during the 14th century. What alcohol did Ireland invent?
Which cities have the best tacos? Based on average Yelp ratings of taco restaurants, Virginia Beach, Virginia (4.5); San Antonio (4.35); and Los Angeles (4.34) have the best tacos. See what else made our other top taco cities stand out. ...