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| ( Tamarind ) |
Tamarind is an ingredient in Worcestershire sauce?
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| ( Tandoor ) |
A Tandoor is a traditional Indian clay pot used as an oven? It achieves very high temperature (700 degrees F) thus cooking the food in very little time.
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Tiramisu in Italian means "Pick me up"? That's because of Tiramisu's highly energetic content of eggs, sugar and caffeine.
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| ( Tomatoes ) |
Tomato is actually a fruit?
Tomatoes are very high in carotenoid lycopene? a nutrient that can lower your risk of cancer. Other vegetables high in carotenoid are spinach, carrots and sweet potatoes.
The tomato was originally cultivated by the Aztecs and Incas since 700AD?
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| ( Truffle ) |
Truffles can cost up to 1500$ a pound?
In the Middle Ages, monks were prohibited from eating truffles? Considering truffles an aphrodisiac they feared that once they ate them they would forget their calling and get the hots for medieval maidens!
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| ( Uncle Ben ) |
Uncle Ben was an African American rice grower? He was so popular for the quality of his rice that it became a standard with which to judge all other rice.
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