Kunafa is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert that traces its roots to the Levant and Egypt. Often considered a celebratory pastry, kunafa has been enjoyed for centuries at weddings, family gatherings and religious festivals such as Ramadan. Its name derives...
HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points. It is a systematic preventive approach to food safety that originated in the 1960s when the Pillsbury Company worked with NASA and the US Army Laboratories to ensure astronaut food would...
Gelato hails from Italy, where its roots trace back to the Renaissance courts of Florence. In the mid sixteenth century, artisans known as “gelatai” began crafting frozen desserts by mixing sweetened flavoured liquids with ice and salt, a technique inspired...
Gelatin’s history stretches back centuries, with early chefs discovering that simmering animal bones, skins and connective tissues produced a clear, flavourless jelly as the liquid cooled. Medieval European kitchens used these stock jellies as a means of preservation and presentation,...
Gammon is the hind leg of pork that has been cured by dry salting or brining, and sometimes smoked, to preserve the meat and deepen its flavour. Unlike bacon, which comes from the pig’s belly, gammon begins its life as...
Matcha is a finely ground powder made from specially cultivated green tea leaves. Its origins lie in China during the Tang dynasty, but the form of powdered tea that became matcha was perfected in Japan by Zen Buddhist monks in...
Ghee is a form of clarified butter that has played a central role in South Asian cooking and Ayurveda for thousands of years. Its roots stretch back to ancient India, where it was first produced by simmering butter made from...
’Nduja is a spreadable pork sausage that originates from Calabria in southern Italy. The name likely derives from the French saucisse d’oyeu, an old term for a spicy sausage introduced during French rule in the region. Over centuries Calabrian charcutiers...
Eggshell paint takes its name from the subtle sheen that resembles the surface of an eggshell. Historically interior paints ranged only between flat matt and glossy finishes. As modern decorating techniques developed during the twentieth century, manufacturers introduced intermediate sheens...