Month: July 2010

A fragrant stem named fleur d’ail

July 3, 2010 2 Comments

Originally published in the Journal de Montréal on July 3, 2010. Have you ever tasted garlic scapes (also known as fleur d’ail), those spiral shaped stems that suddenly appear in the local markets and fruit and vegetable stores at the end of June? If your answer is no, I suggest that you go out and […]

Red as a beet

July 1, 2010 No Comments

Originally published in the Journal de Montréal on July 12, 2008. The beet owes its beautiful red color to a class of pigments known as betalains, which give it such a marked color and are also used industrially for making dyes.

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