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Soy Sauce: Tamari and Shoyu

Soy sauce is made from soybeans, wheat and salt. The traditional process begins with toasting the cracked wheat and steaming the soybeans. These are then mixed together and inoculated with spores of an aspergillus mold. A three day incubation period is needed for the koji (mold) to grow. Once the koji has formed, the mixture […]

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Kale, A Kool Cruciferous Vegetable

Dark, ruffled, lacinato kale is sold under a number of different names: Black , Tuscan and Dinosaur. All share the nutritional background of cruciferous vegetables. Free of fat and cholesterol, rich in fiber, low in fat, high in Vitamin A, kale does well in produce starved winter months. Its rich, full-flavoured contribution to minestrone, risotto, […]

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