Showing posts with label spices. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spices. Show all posts

December 22, 2009

Thoughts, like Spices


Spices have a long history ; they were the most luxurious products and they were widely traded between cultures..Even religious books like the bible, and the poem of king Solomon refer to spices.
Indeed, their function range between adding flavor to food, changing its color and even to preserving food ..


I rememeber a story that my Food Chemistry teacher told me about which is that hot chilli pepper was primarily added in Indian food to cover the bad flavor of the food which is usually of low quality because of poverty. Maybe that's how spices became later essential & inevitable in certain foods.




But the magic of spices is in their blending! This is called " Masala". Actually, mastering the art of cooking is in knowing how to blend different spices.


Primarily, the subject of this post is not about spices. Indeed, just like spices add a distinct flavor to foods, so do my thoughts.
I believe that i just have random thoughts that are sometimes not even related and i blend them all together and come with a personal message or a song or even a paragraph.
Some might say its non-sense, others might say its creativity. But i just say it's me & i love Spicing thoughts!!!!

November 15, 2009

Cocaine, Spices, Hormones Found in Drinking Water ?? NAtional Geographic Reports

A New "water product"?? Apparently , Its not a " Vitamin Water"... Its the water we unfortunately drink or wash with ..Yes - Tape water..
And No its no part of a Government plan to supply " SMART water"
That's what scientist from Washington university found out after tracing amounts of substances—from sugar and spice to heroine, rocket fuel, and birth control—that might be having unintended consequences for humans and wildlife alike.

Education and awareness about this NEW problem needs to be raised.

The article Featured on National Geographic shows that what we do on land affects our waters. Check it out , its really interesting :( NOvemeber 2009 issue)


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091112-drinking-water-cocaine.html