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Month: June 2012
Mackerel, nice, tasty, affordable and… rich in omega-3
Mackerel, a medium sized (30 to 40 cm) migratory fish belonging to the same family as tuna, swims in cold waters in the summer and in warmer waters during winter. It mostly feeds on microscopic algae, but from March to July during its breeding season, it turns into a predator and devours tiny fish and […]
The World Population is 15 Millons tonnes overweight
A new report published a week ago on the BMC Public Health, using data from the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2005 the global adult population collectively weighted 287 million tonnes, of which 15 million tonnes were due to overweight (BMI > 25) et 3.5 million tonnes to obesity.
Italy honoured with world’s largest lasagne at Euro 2012
The Guinness World Record of the biggest lasagne has been broken last week in Poland. An Italian restaurant in Krakow has created a gigantic meat feast to celebrate the Italian soccer team, headquartered nearby during the Euro Soccer Championship.
Tune in to the right tuna
The term “tuna” refers to a dozen species of migratory fish from the family Scombridae. They are very fast swimmers – with records of up to 80 km/h – and voracious predators that daily eat up to 30% of their weight in small fish and crustaceans. Intensive fishing of tuna has taken place for a […]
Fruitful visits!
We wait all year long for the local strawberries and finally … here they are, filling up our markets and supermarkets with their cheerful presence.
Our Customers are Very Happy
This survey was conducted in May 2012 on a sample of 580 Diabetes Meal Plan The questionnaire was validated and answers were compiled by our nutrition team, headed by Danielle Lamontagne, R.D. Customers were asked to: Sort a number of objectives by perceived importance Indicate to what extent the meal plans helped them achieve each […]
How to Get Ketchup Out of the Bottle?
Do you have a secret trick to get those last globs of ketchup out of the bottle? Whether you violently shake the bottle or have a more elegant method, this may soon be a thing of the past. Why? Thanks to LiquiGuide, a new “super slippery” coating, developed by a group of MIT engineers. It […]
Cod, a fish under high surveillance
An inhabitant of the cold waters of the globe, cod has been an important food source for Europeans since medieval times, especially for Catholics who made it their source of protein on Fridays, and on any other days they had to abstain from meat.
Rice Field Murals in Japan
My Japanese friend Shizuko Ohno sent me a few pictures that I’d like to share with you: they show huge agricultural works of art in the rice paddy fields of Inakadate, a village located in the Aomori prefecture, northern Japan.
World’s Most Expensive Hot Dog
The competition is strong for the official title in the Guinness Book of World’s Records. Vancouver’s DougieDog with its $100 Cognac-infused Kobe-beef hot dog has lost the crown to Sacramento’s Capitol Dog. The main ingredients of this 18 in. delicacy include: moose cheese from Sweden, focaccia bread, and a 3/4 pound all-beef frank. Some of […]
Sole plaice for delicious fish
Sole and plaice are closely related and share several common features: the two are flatfish with both eyes on the same side of the body, they swim on their side (eyes on top) and live in shallow sandy bottoms, where they conceal themselves thanks to their camouflaging ability.
Soda Ban in the Big Apple. Tell us what you think.
In a unprecedented move against obesity, New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed last week a ban on soft drinks that are larger than 16 ounces, from movie theaters, restaurants and street cars. This will not affect beverages sold in grocery or convenience stores. New York City’s statistics show that 58% of the adult population […]
