What the Heck is Yacon?
Have you heard of yacon? This is another blog topic from my What the Heck is list, pre worldwide pandemic. But like everything else in 2020, it was disrupted. As we navigate 2021, I’m viewing it as year of transition. …
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What the Heck are Lupins?
As consumers’ interest in high protein plant-based ingredients become more popular, plant-based innovations continue to grow across all categories. Now, what the heck are lupins? Lupins known scientifically as Lupinus L., or as lupine. They are legumes grown in western …
What the Heck are Basil Seeds?
You know I’m a big fan of seeds. My book The Need for Seeds: How to make Seeds an Everyday Food in your Healthy Diet was published three years ago and is available on Amazon. However, basil seeds weren’t on …
What the Heck is Konjac?
Konjac is an herb with a tuber-like corm (underground plant stem). It’s also known as elephant yam, devil’s tongue, snake palm, and voodoo lily. Overall, konjac is highly versatile in a number of products and dishes notwithstanding its Japanese cuisine …
What the Heck are Mung Beans?
Mung beans are showing up on ingredient lists of plant-based foods including the Beyond Burger. I wasn’t familiar with them, and thought what the heck are mung beans? So my team did a bit of research and this is the …
What the Heck are Lotus Seeds?
There’s an increase in healthier puffed and crunchy snacks on the market. Traditional popped corn is getting competition from popped chickpeas, sorghum, quinoa and wait, lotus seeds. What the heck are lotus seeds? You know I’m a big fan of …
What the Heck are Tiger Nuts?
You are probably asking yourself: “What the heck are tiger nuts?” Tiger nuts, aren’t actually nuts, but instead grow as a wild weed and are classified as tubers (1). They were originally cultivated in Egypt in 4000 B.C.E. and then …
What the Heck is Kamut?
Kamut also known as Khorasan wheat is simply an heirloom variety of wheat, originating from the Middle East with historic ties to Egypt. This ancient grain’s recent popularity seems to come from the interest among health-conscious consumers, as it’s touted …
Food Trends for 2017 Part Two
Are you enjoying a delicious start to 2017? At the beginning of a new year, I love checking out what’s hot on the food scene and what’s making a culinary comeback. I look forward to trying out new foods and …