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Barberry

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on April 6, 2017April 6, 2017

Berberis is commonly known as Barberry, and they are found throughout the temperate and subtropical regions of the world…

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Lemongrass

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on April 4, 2017April 4, 2017

Lemongrass, botanically known as Cymbopogon citratus, is a part of the Poaceae family and is…

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Turkish Eggplants

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on April 3, 2017April 3, 2017

Turkish eggplants are known as Scarlet eggplant, Ethiopian eggplant, Gilo, Garden Eggs and Mock tomato. …

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Kimchi

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on March 31, 2017March 31, 2017

Kimchi is a uniquely pungent mixture of fermented vegetables and its variations amounted to roughly…

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Bitter Melon

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on March 30, 2017March 30, 2017

Momordica charantia, known as bitter melon, bitter gourd, bitter squash, or balsam-pear, is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in…

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Gooseberries

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on March 14, 2017March 14, 2017

The gooseberry is a species of Ribes, which also includes the currants.  It is native to Europe, northwestern Africa, west, south…

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Forbidden Rice

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on February 28, 2017February 28, 2017

You may have seen black rice, sometimes described with luxurious-sounding names like “forbidden rice” or…

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Millet

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on February 1, 2017

Millet is a kind of grain that grows wild in Africa and all across Europe and Asia.  It grows about…

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Arugula

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on January 26, 2017January 26, 2017

Arugula (otherwise known as rocket, roquette, rugula and rucola) is a dark green salad leaf…

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Bird’s Nest Soup

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on October 18, 2016November 3, 2016

In some Asian cultures, bird’s nest soup is not only a delicacy but a medicinal concoction, believed…

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