Category: Tasty Bites

Sesame is a food ingredient that comes from the Sesamum indicum plant. Its culinary offerings are most recognizable as sesame seeds and sesame oil. Sesame is a food allergen for some people. A...

Freeze drying is a method of food dehydration that has been primarily used in commercial food manufacturing but is starting to make its way into home kitchens. Freeze drying works in a three-stage...

It’s that time of year. We’ve taken down our Christmas decorations, thrown out the remaining leftovers, and watched the ball drop. What’s next? We contemplate our New Year’s resolutions, of course!...

For many, the holidays are about friends, family, fellowship, and food. So, it is safe to say that many holiday traditions center around the kitchen table. Food is an important part of any...

Oktoberfest season is upon us! It’s a time for sausage, pretzels, lederhosen, dirndls, Bavarian flags, and most famously, beer. It is not uncommon to see your local downtown German restaurant or...

Are you looking for ways to contribute to your community in a way that strengthens food systems? Becoming a South Carolina Master Food Preserver enables opportunities to volunteer and contribute to...

Iced tea has been on the menu since the 1870s. What made the iced tea novel wasn’t the tea but the ice, which was quite a luxury back then. Tea is rich in polyphenols, which are a type of...

The phrase “you are what you eat” has been around for as long as we can remember. Whether we stand by the statement or not, many of us use food to express our identity. In every culture, food is an...

Extra precaution should be used when thawing fish that has been vacuum packed and frozen. The aquatic environment in which fish live can be a reservoir for the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. When...