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What is Risotto? Risotto derives its name from the Italian word riso which means rice. Rice is cooked in a broth from meat, fish, or vegetable until it reaches a creamy consistency. This dish had...

Porcini Mushroom Fungo porcino (plural: porcini) or Boletus edulis is an edible mushroom from the fungi family. It is commonly used as an ingredient in soups, pasta, risotto, and many other...

Our ancestors have created different ways to satisfy the need to prolong food's shelf life and had established different food preservation techniques. One method that has often yielded good...

When you hear the word “dried fruit”, the first thing that comes to mind is raisin, or prune, or any dried fruit candy your grandmother used to make. Who doesn’t love dried fruit candies? Not...

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a large edible fruit grown mostly in the tropics. It is a special kind of berry because it has many seeds. It has a hard, green to dark green rind (some with...