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Made from grape juice or grape must, balsamic vinegar has been in use since the middle ages. The dark-brown syrupy vinegar was originally produced in the Modena and Reggio regions of Italy. It has a slightly sweet-sour taste that adds a special flavor to dishes while cooking. The must is allowed to age in different wooden barrels allowing the vineg...

A very popular Indian dessert, it is commonly cut into cubes, triangles or diamond shapes to serve. The most common preparation method is to thicken milk with sugar and other spices, spread out in a shallow dish and cut to desired shapes and sizes. These are often decorated with pieces of silver leaf which is edible and flavored with fruit. Type...

Beer is an alcoholic drink that is made by hydrolisis of starch and fermentation of resulting sugar. The basic ingredients used in beer are water, starch, brewer's yeast and flavouring. The alcohol content varies in every beer depending on the way it has been produced (usullay between 3%-14%). Is beer healthy? Surprisingly beer is a healthy dri...

Brown sauce is a condiment used in the British and French cuisine. It is used in various recipes depending on the content used to prepare the sauce. In the British cuisine, brown sauce is made from butter and flour. It is made of browned roux and meat stock in classical French cuisine. It is basically a mixture of ketchup and Worcestershire s...

It is a white crystalline chemical compound usually found in powdered form. This white powder is commonly used as a raising agent in baking. It is used in cakes and baking products. Also know as cooking soda or bicarbonate of soda. It combines with an acidic component to produce tiny bubbles which lightens the dough or batter. However, extra amount...

A leavening agent that is a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and other acids, used widely in cakes. It increases the volume and lightens the texture of goods baked. A very common ingredient around the kitchen, it is used a raising agent in cakes, breads and biscuits.Since its a combination of an acid and alkaline, recipes with acid making baking powde...