We took a short break from grocery surfing to give you the inside scoops of the technicalities of running grocery stores. But that’s partly done with, so grab your shopping carts and baskets. Because today, we’re looking for where to buy quinoa in the grocery store. Before that, you should know a few things about … Read more
We helped you find hot pepper sauce before. Now it’s time to find spicy barbecue sauce in the grocery store. Barbecue sauce is a condiment often used as a marinade or topping for all kinds of meat. E.g. pork, chicken wings, or beef ribs. It’s more popular in the southern region of the United States … Read more
Wonton wrappers are just exactly as the name implies. They’re fine thin sheets of dough that you can use to wrap fillings for wontons, egg rolls and dumplings. They’re also made out of wheat flour, eggs and water, and are easy to make at home. But if you’d rather have us show you where to … Read more
You cook with capers, but do you know what they really are? Well, the Capparis Spinosa, which we know in the less tongue-twisting term as Capers, is a type of plant with edible flower buds. These edible buds are mostly hand-picked because they’re too tiny and fragile to be collected with machines. It’s one of … Read more
Gelatin is one of the 37 things to avoid as a vegan. Why? Well, prepare yourself for this next horrifying part. It contains crushed animal body parts. Gross, right? Automatically, this fact cancels gelatin from being a vegan food item. However, there’s an alternative you should consider, which is agar powder. What is agar powder? … Read more
You’ve heard of yeast and how it plays an important role in food, from the bread we eat to the beer we drink. It’s especially a great raising agent for dough. Now, picture yeast without the leavening factor and you’ve got Nutritional yeast. It’s a fat, sugar, dairy and gluten free version of your regular … Read more
Nobody likes watching fresh food go bad before their eyes. If you’re a constant victim of this, you should consider preserving food by drying. But before that, you can purchase pre-dried food items from a grocery store. They’re basically your regular tomatoes, but with a plot twist. The bulk of the squeezing and drying out … Read more
Oh, sweet Cannoli! We’re back to finding groceries again! And this time, it’s crusty pastries for us. Cannoli is a popular dessert made out of flour, cocoa, coffee, sugar, and butter. This mixture is hardened by frying into a crispy outer shell in the shape of a tube, and then stuffed with ricotta cheese fillings. … Read more