A look at local food discoveries, whether it’s a particular dish or an ingredient, often with one or more recipes.
The test and the use of man’s education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind” – Jacques Barzun, French educator Buenos Aires – I think I did well, really. It was the last day of class, and I guess back on day one they’d said something about a final exam, though… Read More Final Exams
“Smoke, night, the dark lunar fortnight, and the six months of southern solstice of the sun; departing by these paths, the righteous person attains lunar light and reincarnates.” – the Bhagavad Gita Buenos Aires – What does one do to celebrate the Winter Solstice? In doing a bit of net surfing, I came across numerous… Read More Winter Solstice
If it weren’t for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we’d still be eating frozen radio dinners.” – Johnny Carson Buenos Aires – Liquid nitrogen is cold. Really cold. To paraphrase Wikipedia: “It is a cryogenic fluid which is potentially capable of causing instant frostbite on contact with living tissue. When appropriately insulated from ambient… Read More The Deep Freeze
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) – Vegetarians from around the world pledged Sunday to convert millions of meat-eaters by the end of the century and launched an Asian Vegetarian Union. The Bangkok-based Asian group seeks to foster the still-fledgling vegetarian movements in many Asian countries and counter a trend among the continent’s youth to ape Western… Read More Countering Carnivorous Habits
Changes to nature do not occur in a vacuum.” – Kevin Lafferty, scientist Buenos Aires – Though I know what Dr. Lafferty means, and I’m sure he went on to clarify this in regard to whatever he was talking about, he clearly hadn’t attended a class on vacuum cooking. Now, the first thought that popped… Read More Smoke and Mirrors
Culture is a window reflecting the history, culture and spiritual world of a nation. Cultural exchange is a bridge to enhance the mutual understanding and friendship between the people of different nations.” – Hu Jintao, President, People’s Repulbic of China Buenos Aires – I admit it, I didn’t participate in any exchange student programs during… Read More Student Culture
We may never understand the full story behind the snap, crackle, and pop, because finding money for experiments on cereal noises isn’t easy.” – Corey Binns, Live Science Buenos Aires – I realized I forgot to post up notes from the class nearly two weeks ago, along with last week’s which I knew I was… Read More Snap, Crackle, Pop
“World Ocean Day began on June 8, 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is is an opportunity every year to honor the oceans and products they provide, such as seafood, as well as marinelife itself. The oceans also provide sea-lanes for international trade. Global pollution and over-consumption of fish have… Read More Fishing the Waters of Brazil