The Foodies Companion

  F OOD HISTORY: CULINARY INFLUENCES ON CUBA As with many others of the islands in the Caribbean, the Taino people were the indigenous pop...

 FOOD TRIVIA: Origin of Food Names Food Name                Language of Origin                    Meaning in Original  Language tapioca     ...

COOKING TIP: SAUCES AND SOUP  PAN SAUCES: The base of a pan sauce is the “FOND”, the flavorful brown bits clinging to the bottom of a skille...

FOOD HISTORY:  JUNETEENTH, "RED DRANK" AND AFRICAN/AMERICAN CULTURE   Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan,1 1863...

FOOD TRIVIA: Cake, Crackers, Biscuit and Cookies The expressions, "Cake Walk", "A piece of cake" and "Takes the cak...

 COOKING TIP: Debunking Food Myths POTATO added to a TOO SALTY SOUP or STEW will NOT make the soup or stew less salty. This is a popular, bu...