Food Meditations...: Grocery Shopping Tips, Functional-Food and Unusual Ingredients

Unusual Ingredients
What's Next in Nose-to-Tail Cooking? Testicles

"The nose-to-tail cooking is a trend toward cooking and eating all parts of an animal, which means that chefs are finding ways to prepare and present also testicles. A video shows the preparation techniques."

Nose-to-tail eating is an ethos that embodies political correctness. Who can't get behind the idea of using every part of an animal? Sure, ...
Full Story: What's Next in Nose-to-Tail Cooking? Testicles; theatlantic.com

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Hard-to-find food
A growing number of specialists work with foragers and farmers to secure unusual ingredients for restaurants. ...
Full List: Foragers track down hard-to-source ingredients; nrn.com

Saving on Grocery Shopping
Want to save more in the new year? Make your resolution a reality with these smart shopping tips. ...
Full Story: 10 Money-Saving Tips for Grocery Shopping; more.com

Functional Food
The grocery aisles are filled with functional foods that claim to improve your health. How to choose? ...
Full Story: 7 Must-Do's Before You Buy a 'Functional Food'; usnews.com

Veggie Tips
So far so good on the weekly veggie post resolution. ...
Full Story: How to Keep Your Vegetables Colourful; christiescorner.com

Nutrition
Yogurt is a great source of calcium (and, in some cases, vitamin D). ...
Full Story: Yogurt; usnews.com