Persian Shirazi Salad Salad Shirazi Small Persian cucumbers or large English cucumber: It’s important to use seedless cucumbers. Also, Persian and English cucumbers have a thin skin that doesn’t need to be removed. Other types of cucumbers are bitter, too watery, and have thick skin. Tomatoes: The two best tomatoes for this salad are Roma …
The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, it has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world, both for its fruit and as an ornamental plant. Ficus carica is the type …
Loan is the lending of money by one or more individuals, organizations, or other entities to other individuals, organizations, etc. The recipient or the borrower incurs a debt and is usually liable to pay interest on that debt until it is repaid as well as to repay the principal amount borrowed. An act or instance of lending, an act or …
Insurance involves pooling funds from many insured entities to pay for the losses that only some insureds may incur. The insured entities are therefore protected from risk for a fee, with the fee being dependent upon the frequency and severity of the event occurring. In order to be an insurable risk, the risk insured against …
Oven-baked pasta This one is great when you have leftover pasta and odd vegetables in the kitchens. Not enough to make a whole dish one way or the other. Ingredients vegetables – carrots, corn, etc. leftover pasta 2 eggs 400 milliliters milk salt, pepper and other seasonings cheese (optional) Instructions Whisk the eggs and milk …
Börek or burek are a family of pastries or pies found in the Balkans, Middle East and Central Asia. The pastry is made of a thin flaky dough such as filo … Alternative names: Burek, börek, bourekas, boreg, byrek Main ingredients: Flaky pastry (usually filo), various fillings Variations: Meat, potatoes, leafy greens, cheese, eggplant, mushrooms Here’s …
Mexico has always been a major player on the world food scene. But increasingly, top chefs are embracing and promoting the country’s richly varied regional cuisine, driving the Mexican gastronomic experience to a whole new level. One of the poster boys for the trend is Alejandro Ruiz, whose Mexico City restaurant Guzina Oaxaca drew a …
Adults who ate more than two tomatoes a day had a slower rate of natural lung function decline, with ex-smokers seeming to benefit most of all, scientists said Thursday. Similar benefits, they said, were observed for people who ate more than three portions of fresh fruit a day, especially apples. “This study shows that diet …
Balkan cuisine is one of the most delicious cuisines in the world and its favorite side dish is unquestionably ajvar. Used in the Balkans in Gottscheerich, Slovenian, Albanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian cuisine, ajvar is characterized as the signal of the winter season. As it is prepared at fall, it is also accepted …
Research and development company in Balıkesir’s Edremit that focused on olives and various herbal essences for the past 15 years has started producing a new product, olive coffee. Speaking at a press conference, company owner Faruk Durukan said they carefully process the olives before fermentation to preserve their antioxidants and other health benefits, which later …
