fruits
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Pre-Peeled, Pre-Halved Avocados Are The Worst Example Of Wasteful Packaging Yet
Like bananas, avocados come direct from nature wrapped in their own durable protective packaging. So why is a California-based avocado grower and distributor selling the savoury fruits pre-peeled, pre-halved, sealed in plastic and then wrapped in a cardboard box?
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Why Storing Tomatoes In The Fridge Is A Bad Idea
Most foodies warn against storing tomatoes in the fridge, saying it saps them of their flavour. New research confirms this culinary opinion, revealing the way cold temperatures prevent critical flavour-enhancing genes from doing their job.
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The Inside Of Fruits And Vegetables Look Like Galaxies And Alien Guts
I love Andy Ellison’s Inside Insides blog, a world of wonder where he posts the guts of food as taken by an fMRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner. This display of reverse fireworks — or a nuclear chain reaction — is broccoli. Some of them look like alien guts, like this kiwano.
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This Is The Shiniest Living Thing On The Planet
Hidden away deep in a Central African forest is something quite special. The Pollia berry’s name doesn’t quite do it justice, because this thing is shiny. Damn shiny. In fact, it’s the shiniest living thing in the world.