Harissa - Tunisia
The Harissa of Tunisia is a hot chilli sauce consisting of
several spices, herbs and peppers including Serrano and piri piri peppers,
caraway, red chilli powder, garlic paste, corriander seed as well as olive or
vegetable. It is a loved hot sauce for the African dishes-especially Moroccan.
It is also found in places with strong Arab presence like Germany and France . In Israel , harissa
is usually used as a falafel topping. In a number of European countries, it is
sometimes used as spreads for rolls or tartines.
Harissa helps lower blood pressure, burn fat and is rich in
Vitamin C. It is sold in plastic bags, tubes, bottles, jars, cans and some
other containers.
Black Garlic - Asia
Black garlic is fermented garlic used in Asian cuisine as a
food ingredient. It is created by fermenting garlic bulbs in high temperature,
thus resulting in black cloves. It has
sweet and syrupy taste with hints of tamarind or balsamic vinegar. Black garlic
has also become popular in United
States since it became a sought after ingredient
for preparing high-end cuisines. It is not related to the plant Allium nigrum
or with the black garlic or six clove garlic known in Korea .
Black garlic has
twice the amount of antioxidants in regular unfermented garlic and has natural
antibiotic properties as said by the private chef and nutitionist Tricia
Williams. She suggests that households use it like an ordinary garlic for
stronger immune system specifically
during cold and flu
months.
Horned Melon - Southern Africa
Horned melon also called melano, jelly melon, hedged gourd,
or African horned cucumber or melon is an annual vine of the cucumber or melon
family. It is known in the southern United States as blowfish fruit and
is bred for its oval fruit with horn-like spikes. The fruit is used for food as
well as for decoration. Once ripe its texture becomes similar to cucumber, its
jelly like flesh acquires a tart taste, and its skin becomes yellow orange in
color. Native to southern Africa, horned melon is now grown in New Zealand , Australia ,
Mississippi , California and Chile.It has low calorie
content thus it is great for a weight loss diet and is rich in minerals and
beta-carotene.
Baobab - Africa
Baobab trees are native to Africa
and has fruits with coconut-like shells. The pale powder coating the seeds are
mixed with drinks and foods within centuries for boosting health. Baobab is
rich in magnesium, calcium and potassium. It has also great anti-inflammatory
properties and has much antioxidants.
Monkey brains - China
Monkey brains are a debatable foodstuff in Chinese cuisine
and that of some other countries. Eating monkey brains resulted to overhunting
in Indonesia
because of the belief that it can cure erectile dysfunction. Consumption of
monkey brains have been portrayed and debated over and over in Western popular
culture often in connection with portraying exotic cultures as cruel, strange
and callous. The brain is portrayed as eaten raw or cooked.
However, eating monkey's brains also poses a number of
risks. It can cause diseases such as Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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