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   Bosc Pear I visited No frills market in Ennerdale road to select my fruit for the blog.I tried to visit St Lawrence market but it was closed since it was Monday. So I decided to visit No frills market near my house. I saw a lot of fruits like Dragon fruit, red plum, pomegranate etc. , but I decided to choose bosc pears because I have never seen that in India. Even though we have D'Anjou in India, I have never seen bosc pears in India.So I was very excited to choose this fruit even though it is common in North America. Brief summary of Bosc Pear : The Beurré Bosc or Bosc is a cultivar of the European Pear grown in the northwestern U.S. states of California, Washington, and Oregon; Australia; as well as in British Columbia, Ontario and Europe, where it is sometimes called Kaiser. The Beurré Bosc was cultivated first in France. The name Bosc is given after a French horticulturist named Louis Bosc.  It is called the "aristocrat of pears".It is sui...

Your chosen raw food product I would like to choose aam ka achar because it is one of the most common pickle consumed in India.  Your chosen pickling, preserving or fermentation method Aamka achar is basically a Indian style mango pickle. Aam ka achar is very hot and spicy in taste since red chili powder is one of main component in it. It is eaten in every part of India. There are many types of aam ka achar like Punjabi aam ka achar, Maharashtrian aam ka achar, Kerala manga achar etc. Punjabi aam ka achar is one of the most common pickle in India. Salt and mustard oil are used as preservatives. I will be making Basic Aam ka achar. Recipe   Ingredients : Raw Mangoes 500 grams Mustard Oil filtered 1 cup Fennel seeds (saunf) 2 1/2 tablespoons Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 1 tablespoon Clove 1 seed Cinnamon stick 2 gm Black pepper 2 seeds Salt 3 1/2 teaspoons Turmeric powder 2 1/2 teaspoons Split mustard seeds ...

                                         Palak Paneer                                                              Photo credit: www.emaze.com Last week for the first time I tried Palak Paneer. Even though I 'm not a big fan of vegetables and especially green leafy vegetables, I decided to try this because I heard a lot of good reviews about this dish. It is basically spinach and cottage cheese curry. The spinach is first blanched and then put in a processor to make the paste. And then different types of Indian spices and pan seared cottage cheese is added to make this delicious dish. It is finished with cream as garnish. Now I would like to do the sensory evaluation of  this dish: Taste : Since its a s...

Soups are nothing but liquid food made from mixing stocks with vegetables or meat.They are generally served hot.It is the second course of the french classical menu. Soups are generally classified into two types : clear soups and thick soups.  I'm honestly not a big fan of soups.I have rarely tried any soup in my life. I think the reason for that is that I like my food to be solid and also drinking soup reminds me of being sick. I generally have it when I'm either sick or when I go to restaurants with my family. My mom is a big fan of soups. Her favorite is chicken soup.So, I will be choosing Chicken soup as my topic. Chicken soup is one of the most common soup.Following is the recipe for chicken soup: 500 gm Chicken with bones 100 gm White Onion 20 gm celery 100 gm carrot 20 gm leeks 10 gm green peas 10 gm tomato 1-2 clove of garlic 5 gm parsley Parmesan cheese Butter 1 spice bag salt and pepper 1) Boil chicken in water for 3-4 hours.Also add large dice o...

My name is Vishnudas Madambath Jayasankar and I'm a student of culinary management from George Brown College, Toronto. I just migrated to this beautiful country from the land of spices, India. India is a multicultural country with approximately 1652 indigenous languages. The food from northern part of India is totally different from southern part of the country. Most of the people in Northern part are religiously vegan so their food basically consist of vegetable, fruits and pulses. Whereas southerns are basically meat eaters.        Photo Credit :  Arjun Singh                                       Becoming a chef was always my dream. From my childhood days, I loved cooking. I used help my mother in her cooking. The biggest pleasure I get from cooking is when someone compliments me for my cooking.I started my career as a commie chef with InterContinental Hotels G...