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Donuts, sometimes spelled doughnuts, are tasty treats made from fried dough. Some of us Indians consider it the western vada. They come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and flavors. Probably the most popular and familiar type of donuts are the classic ring-shaped donuts with a hole in the middle. Many of us are fascinated by…
Do you drink water that’s been left sitting out overnight, or even for another day? Have you noticed it tastes different? Tap water that has been left to sit out slowly begins to acquire an off taste. Many assume that this is because of microorganisms. Treated water’s added chlorine will take care of small communities…
Coffee is an incredibly healthy beverage. It contains hundreds of bioactive compounds that contribute to its powerful health benefits. Many of these compounds are antioxidants, which fight the damage caused by free radicals in your cells. Caffeine, present in the coffee, affects the central nervous system in several ways. Caffeine is the key reason why coffee boosts brain…
From Broccoli to Big Macs – All of your favourite foods, shown as 200 calories! ‘Diet’ foods’ might seem healthy, but do you know how many calories they really contain? Depending on your height, women need 2,000 calories a day to maintain their weight and 1,500 to lose weight, so knowing which high-calorie foods to…
Have you ever wondered why honey never expires? Ancient Egyptian tombs were excavated and archaeologists found pots of honey that were thousands of years old, and still edible. Raw honey can keep for an indefinite amount of time, as long as the container is sealed. So, yes, honey mostly doesn’t spoil. However, honey can contain spores of Clostridium botulinum. This…
Chocolate is made from cocoa beans, the dried and fermented seeds of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), a small, 4–8 m tall (15–26 ft tall) evergreen tree native to the deep tropical region of the Americas. Theobroma is Greek for “food of the gods.” Cacao is native to Central and South America, but it is grown commercially…
Try helping your mother in the kitchen, you will feel great. Cooking different varieties of food and serving it to your family, friends and relatives gives us a sense of fulfillment. But imagine making food for 40,000 people every day. Is it even possible? One of the largest kitchens in Asia, the Shri Saibaba temple…
Did you know that water is more important than food? Yes, it is true. More than half of your body weight is water. Your body can’t survive for more than a few hours without having a drink, even less if you live in a hot country or if the weather is hot. This doesn’t mean that your…
Most of you might have come across the names Amazon, ebay, Flipkart etc; if not, they are modern online shopping and home delivery brands. You might not have heard about ‘the Dabbawaalas of Mumbai’ though. They are a lunchbox delivery and return system that delivers hot lunches from homes and restaurants to people at work…
Nowadays, most of us use steel, glass or other types of containers at home, but earlier it was different. People used to eat on leaves or containers made of leaves. In south India, still, a lot of people eat on the banana leaf. It has apparently has a science behind it. Banana leaves contain polyphenols, which…