Mozzarella

(Milk, American cheese, processed cheese made from pasteurized milk, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, cream cheese, and part-skim mozzarella cheese are allowed.) Fermented condiments and other foods Miso soup Pickles Sauces: Fish sauce Shoyu Soy sauce Tamari Teriyaki sauce Soybean products: Natto Soybean curd (tofu) Tempeh Yeast extracts Beverages Korean beer The items listed above may…

According to Mary Maxfield in “Food as Thought: Resisting the Moralization of Eating”, French people tend to be more healthy than most Americans, due to the confusion over how properly they choose what to put in their bodies. Moreover, it is widely shown in this chapter that over the years and the tripling amount of overeaters, that here in America we’ve become so openly accepting of those who choose to make unhealthy choices. Maxfield explains, “the problem is that our understanding of health…

Italy Italy is a country located in Southern Europe and is made up of lots of mountains and it runs from the Alps to the Central Mediterranean sea. Italy isn’t just made up of mountains though it also has quite a few islands like the Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and about 70 other smaller ones. Italy is a huge tourist place any many people travel there every year due to all the things they are popular for like their fashion, engineering, vehicles, and above all things food. Another big thing to…

Gluten Free Sloppy Joes Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 celery rib, finely chopped 1 small green bell pepper, finely chopped 1 lb (500 g) lean ground beef 4 gluten free large sandwich buns, split 1 can (15 oz) no-salt-added stewed tomatoes 1/2 cup (125 ml) chili sauce 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 teaspoons cider vinegar 1 large carrot, cut into very thin matchsticks 1/4 small head cabbage, slivered…

The Cheesecake Factory, I once believed that the establishment would be a bakery that primarily sold cheesecakes, sweets and such. Although, I’ve never heard much about the restaurant, or what it actually was other than people are familiar with the establishment and only comment on the cheesecakes. Yet, I had not known that that was the place I was dining in, I only believed under the presumption of its name that we were going to eat at some other random place when I walked through the doors of…

Vegan refers to a lifestyle that exclude animal products as far as possible from all daily purpose, such as food, clothing, etc. Vegan diet avoids animal products that include meat, egg, milk, butter and all other animal derived ingredients. People, who are following vegan diet, are at high risk of nutrient deficiencies because of excluding two main food groups; animal protein and dairy. Our bodies need to consume iron to synthesis red blood cells. Iron has to main forms; the heme iron that…

Chivito is the name for a sandwich-style dish that consists of thin slices of meat with options of various fixings, such as: mozzarella, tomatoes, mayonnaise, olives, bacon, hard boiled eggs and ham. The story of how the Chivito came to be is quite interesting. One evening at a restaurant called El Mejillon, the chef, Marcelo Gallardo was asked to serve a unique dish by a young…

What is lactose intolerance? A common misconception that lactose intolerance is that it is just a diary intolerance. A lactose intolerance is the body’s inability to break down the sugar or lactose commonly found in dairy products. When someone is affected by lactose intolerance, all it means is that the patient's small intestine isn’t or stops making enough enzyme lactase to digest the lactose properly, the lactase then makes its way to the large intestine. The bacteria found in the large…

The life of herbs When growing up I was always surrounded by interesting herbs but nothing stands out like basil, parsley and mint. My father being an Italian who loves food and being in the culinary industry as a small manager of a market team for Unileaver’s food and beverage department he was never shy to try new things. I can remember growing up and all recipes he stock piled from books and magazines with pride and how excited he was when he found a new recipe to add to the pile. But even…

historians say it dates back to 600 B.C. When did it actually start? In 1889 King Umberto I and Queen Margherita visited Italy and were tired of their French diet. They asked for a variety of pizzas, Queen Margherita loved the pizza called pizza mozzarella which was later changed pizza Margherita. By 1901 the first pizza documented in the Americas was from New York. By the end of World War II pizza became popular after American GIs stationed in Italy loved the taste of pizza and wanted to have…