Health & Nutrition: Ethnic Foods
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Stir-Fry’s
Stir-frying is a basic technique in Chinese cookery. It simply means that the food is cooked quickly in a wok or a skillet over high heat in a small amount of oil. Stir-frying is the most widely used of the Chinese cooking methods because it is the most economical. The wood and coal used as cooking fuels in China were scarce and costly so a very quick method of cooking was developed. Stir-frying has the added advantage off retaining most of the nutrients in food because the cooking time is so short.
Read more....Tortillas-Adventures in Mexican and Southwestern Cookery
The tortilla, known as the bread for Southwest and Mexican cookery, was an Indian invention. The Indians heated whole corn grains in water containing a little dissolved lime to make the skins come off. They then ground the softened kernels into smooth dough called masa, which the women tossed and patted into thin cakes. They were placed in a hot frying pan or comal and baked until the edges became dry. These (almost) whole grain breads have no added fat, which makes them very healthy.
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