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It’s squishy and bouncy. Sweet, but not extremely so and flavored delicately. And, even though it’s jelly-like, it doesn’t contain that typical jelly ingredient: gelatin. Instead, the secret behind the unique texture of a piece of pistachio Turkish delight is…
Ever opened a new pot of peanut butter only to find a thin liquid layer lying on top of the peanut butter? If so, don’t worry! This is a completely natural thing to happen for unstabilized, natural peanut butter. That…
All you need to make peanut butter are peanuts and some strong grinding power. Break those peanuts up into small pieces, and a previously hard, crunchy product turns soft and smooth. Pretty amazing isn’t it? But that’s not all. There…
A good sauce doesn’t just depend on its flavor. The consistency of that sauce is just as important. Is it runny and thin, or thick and gloopy? To control consistency, cooks all over the world have developed a wide range…
Ever tried making pistachio ice cream? And ended up with brown ice cream? Not at all like the vibrant green pistachio ice creams you’d find in ice cream shops? Turns out, creating bright green pistachio ice cream needs some help…
Walking into a kitchen or production location where nuts are being roasted tends to be a delight. The air is full of nutty, caramelly aroma’s. Taking it one step further and burning those nuts deftly removes all that pleasantness and…
Baking bread is one of my favorite things to do in the kitchen since it’s a great way to experiment new recipes and involves plenty science and ingredients understanding. And the good thing is, we eat bread every day, but…
Have you ever tried chopping peanuts and walnuts and just being frustrated with them jumping over literally everywhere? Nuts are quite hard, so not the easiest foods to chop into pieces for sure. However, there’s a really simple trick for…
If you’ve ever eaten both a freshly roasted as well as a raw nuts of any type, you will have noticed how different the two are from one another. An unroasted walnut can be kind of boring and flat in…