Why Burn Money on these Foods when You Can Make them at Home?
Let’s face it, not all of us have the money to walk into a supermarket and buy virtually everything that catches our eye. The average person works on a really tight budget and with the economy taking a nosedive, it has only become tighter. The amount of planning, strategizing, budgeting, and choosing that goes into meeting your family’s food requirements is nothing short of amazing. As a result, if there is any way you can save money on unnecessary expenses, I’m sure you’d like to know. In this article, let’s look at some of the more common packaged vegetable we tend to buy and see why exactly you shouldn’t drop them into your shopping cart from now on. (more…)
A Guide to Buying, Storing & Serving Caviar the Right Way
Caviar is an exotic food, not to mention an expensive one. Since it is one of those occasional indulgences that you allow yourself on special occasions or festivals, you need to spare extra thought to how you buy it, store it, or serve it.
When buying caviar do not hesitate to ask questions. Like I mentioned before caviar can burn a pretty hole in your pocket and you may as well make sure that you are getting your money’s worth. Unopened caviar has a shelf life of 3-4 weeks and after it has been opened, it stays good for only about three days. For this reason, make sure you’re buying only fresh caviar. Stay away from supermarkets. It’s best to turn to high end gourmet stores for what you need. Sure, it will be expensive, but you can take comfort in the fact that you aren’t being ripped off. (more…)
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Pairing Wines with Foods: What’s the Secret?
Pairing wine with foods has been described by many to be the most nerve racking experience they’ve come across. And for beginners in this field, it is a task not very different from the ones that were set in front of Hercules – highly impossible. Some have no clue where to begin while others find it such a daunting prospect that they declare themselves happy with their cans of Budweiser. (more…)
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Truffles: What makes them so Expensive?
Two thousand dollars for a pound does seem like an indecent amount of money to pay for mushrooms, even if they are known as “white diamonds.” However, you generally expect that when you shell out so much for something it should look impressive enough to justify the cost. However, white truffles disappoint sorely in this respect. They look very much like potatoes, except dustier and lumpier. It is when they are cut open that you are able to see the true worth of white truffles. Apparently, the scent is intoxicating enough to give you a high and it has a marbled interior, with creamy, ivory veins.
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The Most Expensive Steak Restaurant in the World
Your trip to the most expensive restaurant in the world may not be as grand as you expect it to be. Somehow, we have this notion that anything that comes with an exorbitant price tag has to be equally ostentatious and ooh-la-la! Aragawa restaurant, Japan’s first steakhouse located in Tokyo’s Shinbasi district, disproves exactly this notion.
Believe it or not, Aragawa is not just one of Japan’s high end restaurants; it is the most expensive restaurant in the world. Reservations to this restaurant are extremely hard to come by and if you are among the lucky few who do manage to get in, make sure you are loaded with cash or your credit card has enough limit on it, since meal tabs start at $368 per head.
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