Nutrition Fundamentals from a Culinary Perspective Blog 1

BLOG 1 Protein One topic that interests me is PROTEIN. Protein is an essential nutrient for growth and maintenance of human body. It is found in plants as well as in animals. They are made up of thousand small units that are linked together called amino acids- “the building blocks of life”.  Proteins contains of…

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Innovate With the passage of time, world has seen great number of inventions and innovations that has shaped our lives in a manner that has made major activities easy.  Talking about culinary industry, some of the great inventions of product, service and even process brought a positive change. Technological Products like oven, microwave, or even…

Hug a Farmer

Over the past few years,it can be seen that people have become more diet concious and eat more vegetables .Frequently ,there is an increase in the consumption so farmers are using more pesticides,fertilizers and growth harmones for the increment in the size and quality of the plant which is not sustainable for the human consumption…

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Purchasing meat and game CHICKEN After exploring local market around here, I chose ‘chicken ‘ for my assignment. It is because chicken is always been my one of the favorite meal in non vegetarian cuisine and also can be used in producing different recipes.  A Chicken can also be used as whole bird or also…

Food Theory BLOG 4

Quick Cucumber Pickle Recipe Ingredients : 1 sliced cucumber5g Dries Thyme5g Whole black peppercorns3 cups vinegar1 to 2 teaspoons pickled salt2 tablespoons sugar1/2 teaspoon brown mustard seeds2 bay leaf10-12 whole cardamom 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon red chilli Method: 1.Make sure to clean jar nicely with warm water. Dry them well and put aside. 2….

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My experience on palate : Lucky Rice What did i learn? When i first tasted my dish “lucky rice” , I experienced it too sweet and sour because of the presence of oyster sauce and lemon in it. Also it had dipping sauce named prik naam pla which is a chilli dip from Thailand.The taste…

Nutrition Fundamentals from a Culinary Perspective Blog 2

Blog 2 Plant-based or Vegan diet A diet that is based on foods derived from plants, including vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds and fruits, with few or no animal products is plant based diet.  It  focuses on food derived from plant sources. It includes fruit, vegetables, nuts, pulses, grains and meat substitutes such as…

FOOD THEORY BLOG 1

CULINARY BIOGRAPHY Welcome My name is Bhavya Vinayak. I am a first year student in George Brown College. Originally i am from New Delhi , India. India is a hub of various cuisines specially Mughlai , South Indian and North Indian. It is one of the country having rich culinary heritage. Why you want to…