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What's the difference between Mondongo and Menudo? I realize that one is Puerto Rican (mondongo) and the other is more properly Mexican (menudo), right? And also that mondongo is supposed to be...

Picked up two boxes at Iqbal today. They said they arrived yesterday. A little more expensive this year at $32/box.

Hi, not sure what section to put this is in although I would like to do most of the cooking from home so maybe it fits here. I'm at the beginning of the journey of starting my own business for the...

I have been making a lot of hard-boiled eggs lately. I used to poke a little hole in one end, just because that's what my mom does, but I became frustrated with the fact that some of the eggs alway...

by rworange 8 years ago

Whe knew there was more than one type? In addition to watercress (Nasturtium officinale) there's GARDEN CRESS (Lepidium sativum) which has sprouts with a hot-sweet peppery bite like horseradi...

by Aromatherapy 4 years ago

There's a lively thread on the Boston board about a new Mexican restaurant that brags about using lard in its corn tortillas, with a lot of comments that lard is traditional. I'd always thought tha...

by FoodFuser 12 years ago

Factory-shaved katsuobushi are easy to find, but is the intact block of dried bonito available in USA? There's no dashi experience to match the freshly shaved. But even in Japan, most people ha...

After all these years, I suddenly remembered having to skim fat off the ground beef when I made pasta sauce with it. Now, even with 20% fat it still has little taste. I've tried adding half with gr...

I can't buy makrut lime leaves or curry leaves locally. What is the best way of getting them by mail and then keeping: fresh? frozen? How long do they last? Also, I have seen that makrut lime l...

I am just trying to find a picture of the packaging. From what I can recall they were bite sized beige donut shaped cookies and they came in a mostly red pouch with mirror/foil/reflective surface i...

We spent a lovely 11 days in Northern Italy just a a few weeks ago. I wanted to share with you where we ate, in case it is helpful to anyone, as so many of your suggestions have been to me in the ...

I grew up in Midwood and every Sunday for a dozen years would stop at Butterbun's Bakery on Nostrand Avenue. I could never get enough of their seven layer cake and eventually they closed and when I...

Memories. Like the corners of my mind... Retro recipes/dishes. Any of you remember and still make them, or any that make you groan? Clicking around the web, I came across - Dinner is Served - 19...

I bought a pack of fats from Fatworks back in October of 2015. About a month after that purchase I had no choice but to leave the country. I have just returned last week and have a ton of bottles o...

by lilith 1 month ago

I am looking for red yeast rice (紅曲米) for cooking and colouring in Toronto or in the GTA. I am looking for inexpensive food item and not those expensive red yeast rice pills you get from health foo...

We grilled out burgers yesterday and set up the buffet inside the house. When I was putting things away a few hours later, I realised the leftover hamburgers were still sitting out. How long do you...

The link below is for my go-to carrot cake recipe. However, I do take liberties with the frosting recipe. My question is: how do I convert this cake recipe, which uses (3) 9' rounds to (2-3) 13x9...

What are some good hot dogs brands around the country. In Hartford we had grote & weigel and i really like them. We also had Hummels out of new haven. I don't mean a hot dog stand. I mean the brand...

I am moving in with my father next month, who is aging and disabled and now needs around the clock care. His house is packed full of stuff (ugh..) so I am only bringing essential items with me. I...