Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth. Different species of animals have different feeding behaviours that satisfy the needs of their unique metabolisms, often evolved to fill a specific ecological niche within specific geographical contexts.
Omnivorous humans are highly adaptable and have adapted to obtain food in many different ecosystems. Historically, humans secured food through two main methods: hunting and gathering and agriculture. As agricultural technologies increased, humans settled into agriculture lifestyles with diets shaped by the agriculture opportunities in their geography. Geographic and cultural differences has led to creation of numerous cuisines and culinary arts, including a wide array of ingredients, herbs, spices, techniques, and dishes. As cultures have mixed through forces like international trade and globalization, ingredients have become more widely available beyond their geographic and cultural origins, creating a cosmopolitan exchange of different food traditions and practices.
Today, the majority of the food energy required by the ever-increasing population of the world is supplied by the industrial food industry, which produces food with intensive agriculture and distributes it through complex food processing and food distribution systems. This system of conventional agriculture relies heavily on fossil fuels, which means that the food and agricultural system is one of the major contributors to climate change, accountable for as much as 37% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Addressing the carbon intensity of the food system and food waste are important mitigation measures in the global response to climate change.The food system has significant impacts on a wide range of other social and political issues including: sustainability, biological diversity, economics, population growth, water supply, and access to food. The right to food is a human right derived from the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), recognizing the "right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate food", as well as the "fundamental right to be free from hunger". Because of these fundamental rights, food security is often a priority international policy activity; for example Sustainable Development Goal 2 "Zero hunger" is meant to eliminate hunger by 2030. Food safety and food security are monitored by international agencies like the International Association for Food Protection, World Resources Institute, World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, and International Food Information Council, and are often subject to national regulation by institutions, like the Food and Drug Administration in the United States.
INGREDIENTS:
4 large banana leaves, rinsed and dried with a kitchen towel
8 chicken drumsticks (or breasts if you prefer)
Enough oil to lightly grease the banana leaves
Marinade:
6 tbsps green curry paste (you can substitute with red or other varieties)
2 tbsps light soy sauce
1 tsp salt
4...
Prep. time: 5 minutes
Kneading time: 10-12 minutes {I always use electric dough mixer onboard.}
Proofing time: 1-2 hours 1st dough raise, 1 hour more to raise the formed
Pandesal dough
Baking time: 10 minutes {or a little more until golden brown}
Oven Temp.: 200′C
Difficulty: Easy but need some...
INGREDIENTS:
1, 4- to 5-pound chicken, innards removed
1 Fuji red apple, cut into thin wedges
1 celery stalk, chopped
Sage leaves
2 ounces butter, at room temperature
salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat an oven to 425°F.
Wash and dry the chicken well, inside and out. Place the...
INGREDIENTS:
2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 tablespoons hot sauce of choice, use more or less depending on heat preference
½ cup flour mixed with 2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon...
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound chicken tenderloins (or skinless and boneless chicken breasts), cut into tiny bite-size pieces
2 cloves garlic, pressed through garlic press
½ teaspoon salt, divided use
¼ teaspoon, plus a pinch, black pepper, divided use
½ cup flour
2 ½ cups corn flakes
2 tablespoons...
INGREDIENTS:
3 tbsp. butter
6 cloves minced garlic
2 chicken breasts-chopped into bite size pieces
sea salt
¼-1/2 cups parm cheese
2 cups spinach
INSTRUCTIONS:
Saute garlic in butter for a minute or two
Add chicken pieces, salt, and cook until no longer pink in the middle.
Make sure to stir...
Ingredients
2 bags of 16 oz Grated Cassava
2 bags of 16 oz Coconut Milk
1 can of 12 oz Evaporated Milk
2 Whole Eggs
2 tbs of Pure Vanilla Extract
2 jars of 12 oz Macapuno Strings
1 cup of Dark Brown Sugar (optional)
Serves 6-8 people
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 1/2 hours...
INGREDIENTS:
Pork:
¼ kilo all-lean. Boil to tenderness in 500 ml. tap water added with
2 grams fine salt &
2 grams ground black pepper
Once done, remove from broth cut to cubes.
Broth will be used as the main soup later.
Chicken:
1 small ******, de-boned and cubed.
Shrimp:
6 pieces, head &...
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound brisket
3 middle size tomatoes; cut into small wedges
1 tablespoon ketchup (optional for coloring and favoring)
pinch of salt
pinch of ground pepper
2 star anises
water as needed
1/4 red onion, cut into shreds
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon cooking oil
4 ginger...
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb. cooked lean ham, cut into bite sized pieces
2 c. peeled and diced ripe mango
2 Tbsp. cold butter, cut into small pieces
¼ c. packed brown sugar
1 tsp. curry powder
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat your oven's broiled to high. Adjust an oven rack to be about a foot from the heat...
INGREDIENTS
8 oz mung bean or sweet potato noodles (might be called cellophane or glass noodles or Chinese vermicelli)
1 sweet onion, sliced into thin strips
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 pound baby spinach, parboiled
2 carrots, julienned
3 scallions, chopped
1/2 cup chopped Napa cabbage
5...