Water is amongst the most common liquids found on our planet and throughout organic life forms, making up the vast majority of the human body. In the culinary world, ice is used for a massive variety of purposes, ranging from long-term storage to temperature control for drinks and desserts.  As such, it is not an uncommon need for home chefs ...

Smoothies are an excellent way to introduce large amounts of micronutrients and other vitamins into your body without the time and hassle of cooking a full meal1. Owing to the ease and portability of making a smoothie, they are commonly enjoyed throughout the world as a drink available at any time of the day. As the specific ingredients of which ...

Gravy in its most common form is simply the lipids and similar liquids that are effused from meats while cooking and are then subsequently thickened using flour or cornstarch. Though there are other forms of gravy such as instant broth or vegetable gravy, it is this meat-sourced gravy that is found in most traditional gravies1. It is because of the ...

Gnocchi, called gnocco in its singular form, are a form of Italian miniature dumplings made from a variety of ingredients such as wheat flour, eggs, dairy products, or even potato flour. Gnocchi dough is often rolled out and cut into miniscule pieces before being seasoned with herbs and various differing types of spices1. It is because of the tiny size ...

Grapefruit are a descendent of a cross-species union between oranges and the pomelo fruit. With a lineage that can be traced back to the Caribbean islands, grapefruit soon became incredibly popular throughout much of the western world. With an orange-red outer skin and flesh-colored inner meat, grapefruit has a distinctly sweet and sour taste that is often added to complement ...

Flan, otherwise known by many names such as crème caramel, caramel custard or egg custard is a soft and jelly-like dessert primarily consisting of eggs, milk and sugar. Originating in Europe, flan is now enjoyed all throughout the world owing to the ease in producing it, especially in larger quantities1. As flan’s primary constituents are egg and dairy, two of ...

Figs are the edible off-shoots of a fruit-bearing tree traceable to the mulberry family of plants. Cultivated throughout most of Asia and parts of the Middle-east, figs have been popular in human cuisine for hundreds of generations1. Because of the relatively small size of figs as well as the ease at which they are farmed and harvested, it is commonplace ...

In the culinary sector, clams are the colloquial term for several different species of mollusks with an edible inner flesh1. Unlike oysters and mussels, most species of edible clams are found half-buried along the seafloor and do not require salt-water to survive. It is because of this ease at which clams are grown that they are often sold in large ...

While the term crab refers to a massive variety of crustacean animals based on both land and sea, the culinary usage of the word instead refers to a small sub-section of these species that are readily eaten in most countries across the globe. Crabs are such a popular dish that they compromise up to twenty percent of all crustaceans captured ...

A bread product much resembling that of a muffin top – hence the name-, English muffins are often enjoyed for breakfast in most parts of Europe and the U.S.A. These English muffins can be made from a wide variety of different grains, and topped with all sorts of sweet or savory ingredients. Because of the small size of English muffins, ...