Recipes that make the most of the pantry and crisper essentials you have on hand
Go directly to recipes Lettuce was first cultivated in ancient Egypt in the third millennium BCE for the production of oil from its seeds, but over time was selectively bred into a plant grown for its edible leaves. From the Egyptians, lettuce cultivation was passed onto the Greeks and by …
Go directly to recipes The canning of tuna dates back to the 1820s in France. However, it was not until the mid-1800s that canned tuna became more widespread and popular as a commercial product. Canned tuna is a convenient and readily available source of protein that has a long shelf …
Go directly to recipes Instant noodles (or ramen as they are known in the US) are a great standby for a quick and easy snack. While they started out as a mainstay of East Asian cooking, instant noodles have been warmly embraced by the western world. The process for making …
Go directly to recipes Coleslaw (from the Dutch term ‘koolsla’ meaning ‘cabbage salad’), is a salad consisting primarily of finely shredded raw cabbage with a salad dressing or condiment, commonly either vinaigrette or mayonnaise, which originated in the Netherlands in the 18th century. Since then, many variations have been developed …
Go directly to recipes Mushrooms have been gathered and eaten since time immemorial. While mushrooms have been cultivated in China since ancient times as both food and medicine, Europeans did not know how to cultivate them until making a chance discovery. In about 1650 French farmers noticed that mushrooms grew …
Go directly to recipes The potato is a native of South and Central America and was brought to Europe by Spanish Conquistadors and English explorers. The potato was distrusted at first by Europeans and either used as fodder for animals, or considered food for peasants. However, it was eventually recognised …
Go directly to recipes Capsicum – also called a bell pepper or sweet pepper – is native to Mexico, Central America and northern South America. Capsicum seeds were imported to Spain in 1493 and then spread through Europe and Asia. The earliest capsicum brought to Europe were the more pungent …
Go directly to recipes While tomatoes are usually consumed as vegetables, strictly speaking the tomato is a berry or fruit. The tomato originated in western South America, Mexico and Central America. Its domestication and cultivation may have originated with the indigenous peoples of Mexico and it was used by the …
