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WHAT´S FOOD? Food makes your body work, grow and repair itself. The kind of food you eat can affect the efficiency of these processes. Body function and the food that sustains it is infinitely complex. Food is in fact one of the most complicated sets of chemicals imaginable. Getting to know which nutrients are in which foods can help you to understand something of this complex relationship between your food and your body.
“Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It’s a grain. It’s like, like, grits, but with high self-esteem.” “Am I tough? Am I strong? Am I hard-core? Absolutely. Did I whimper with pathetic delight when I sank my teeth into my hot fried-chicken sandwich? You betcha.” James Patterson
“There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.� Mahatma Gandhi
FRENCH FOOD French food and cooking are generally considered the backbone or the underpinning of many cuisines across the Western world. The influence and recognition of classical French cooking techniques are legendary. This status is precisely why French cuisine can be intimidating for a beginner to learn.
VEGAN FOOD Swapping out non-vegan foods with vegan versions may seem overwhelming at first, but we promise the process gets easier with time. You’ll become familiar with what food products are vegan and which ones aren’t, and you’ll figure out what brands you like best through trial and error. Below is a list of popular vegan meats, non-dairy products, and egg and baking substitutes. Don’t get overwhelmed swapping everything out at once! Take it slow and have fun trying a new way of eating!
COOKING TECHNIQUES
IT LOOKS LIKE SCIENCE There are many ways to cook food. The outcome of a dish varies nearly as much through cooking methods as it does through the ingredients. Different cultures tend to have their own unique ways of cooking. These differences often come from historical necessities. Cooking techniques can generally be divided into dry and wet methods of cooking.
“Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating only in Hard Rock Cafes and McDonalds? Or do we want to eat without fear, tearing into the local stew, the humble taqueria's mystery meat, the sincerely offered gift of a lightly grilled fish head? I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.� Anthony Bourdain
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ENRIQUE OLVERA / PUJOL In mexico is established one of the 15 best restaurants around the world in charge of which you can say the best chef in Mexico Enrique Olvera
“I've long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk. Whether we're talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working for organized crime 'associates,' food, for me, has always been an adventure� Anthony Bourdain
“No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.� Laurie Colwin