Day: February 6, 2016

FOOD HOLIDAY: Make A Pisco Sour For National Pisco Day

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Pisco Portón is an acholado mosto verde pisco. Its sister brand, La Caravedo, is a pisco puro, from estate-grown Quebranta grapes. See the definitions below. Photo courtesy Pisco Portón.   Quinoa isn’t the only hot product from Peru. Pisco, Peru’s national spirit, is another. Peruvians honor their pisco so much there are two annual holidays…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Winter Fruit Substitutes

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Fuyu persimmons can substitute for summer tomatoes. Top photo by Jirkaejc | IST. Bottom photo courtesy Good Eggs | San Francisco.   Eating seasonally, a practice that has always existed in culinary meccas like France and Italy (and existed everywhere by default prior to modern transportation and food technology), is an idea that’s been promulgated…
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