One saying suggests that eating ginkgo nuts, also called silver apricots, can help keep our skins young and enable us to live longer. If this is true, then the nut might be a economical yet edible....

What is Nagaimo? Everything you ever wanted to know about nagaimo. Starting with, â € œ What is it? â € � Nagaimo is a nutrient-rich tuber than can be cooked like a potato and is loaded with....

Other Names: Maize Usage: Boiled, microwaved or roasted. Selection: Good quality corn has full, evenly formed and filled ears with straight rows of kernels. The husks will be fresh-looking and....

The fruit can be peeled and eaten raw, but it can be somewhat astringent, especially if the pellicle is not removed. Another method of eating the fruit involves roasting, which does not require....

Also Known As: Field mushrooms Appearance: Portabello are large, flat, dark, open-capped mushrooms. Characteristics: Portabello are robust mushrooms with a meaty texture. Shelf Life: Portabello....

Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. It is native to central and southwestern Asia. It is an annual plant ( rarely biennial) , which grows to a....

The lettuce plant has a very short stem initially ( a rosette growth habit) , but when it gradually blooms, the stem and branches lengthen and produce many flower heads that look like those of....

Gai Lan is a slightly bitter leaf vegetable featuring thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves with thick stems. It does look somewhat similar to broccoli with green flower heads at the top, which are....

Pak choy is a vegetable which has been cultivated in China for thousands of years. In addition to being widely used in Chinese cuisine, Pak Choy is very popular in other parts of Asia as well. Pak....

Choy Sum is recognizable by its small yellow flowers and medium green leaves. It has a sweet, mustard flavour. Nutritionally, it is rich in calcium. While the stems of Choy Sum are generally....

Fresh and dried shiitake have many uses in the cuisines of East Asia. In Chinese cuisine, they are often sauteed in vegetarian dishes such as Buddha' s delight. In Japan, they are served in miso soup....

Konnyaku a.k.a Shirataki is a Japanese traditional food. Konnyaku is a traditional Japanese jelly-like health food made from a kind of potato called " Konnyaku potato" and calcium hydroxide or oxide....

Seasons/ Availability White Hon Shimeji Mushrooms are available year round. Current Facts Hon Shimeji, White Beech mushrooms, scientific name, Hypsizygus tessellatus is known as Bunapi-shimeji.....

Seasons/ Availability Hon Shimeji Brown Beech Mushrooms are available year round. Current Facts Hon Shimeji, brown beech mushrooms, scientific name, Hypsizygus tessellatus is known as Buna....

Snowy buttons, brown-capped shiitake and parachute-topped portobellos grab much of the mushroom love among fungi fans. But the king oyster mushroom ( or king trumpet or eryngii) is commanding more....