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substitute for snakehead fish

A friend of mine mentioned he wished he could find snakehead fish (Channa marulius) to make me a fish curry his mother used to make him in India. I haven't been

Cooking eggs too soon for Keto dough

I've recently been looking at Keto recipes and Fathead dough came up. The recipe specifies that I should be careful to not cook the egg before you put the dough

How does sunlight degrade cooking oil?

Why exactly is it recommended to store cooking oil away from sunlight? How does sunlight accelerate spoilage?

pizza with baking soda instead of yeast

I have a friend who is allergic to yeast so I'm looking for a way to make a pizza dough with baking powder instead of it. Should I add a bit of lemon juice to c

Oversalted and too matured kimchi (like sauerkraut)?

I made kimchi more than a year and a half ago. Because I live in Europe, I know and I often eat sauerkraut (fermented sour cabbage). When I made the kimchi, I c

How to tell if fish is subjected to Ciguatera?

Is there any way to tell if fish is infected/subjected to ciguatera. I understand that if you ingest fish that is infected with ciguatera you run the risk of b

What are these white flecks in my lentils and split peas? [duplicate]

I was cooking a pot of red lentils and yellow split peas, and noticed these white flecks all throughout. What are they? Are they safe to consu

How will this cookie crust consistency change if overworked?

My daughter is making pumpkin pie bars and the cookie crust instructions say the ingredients (listed below) need to be pulsed in the food processor until the mi

Sourdough starter bubbling but not rising after months of feeding

I have successfully made sourdough whilst living in Texas - USA then back in Australia and now i am currently living in Nashville - USA. Since moving to Nashv

What is the difference in the making of yoghurt to produce carbonated (like Kefir) vs non-carbonated yoghurt?

What is the difference in the making of yoghurt to produce carbonated vs non-carbonated yoghurt? I'm not a proper cook, and am just researching this 'cos i'm c

How to interpret this recipe for walnuts harvested at a given time?

I have the recipe for a liqueur which requires using walnuts harvested around the 21st of June. (Yes, the walnuts have to be far from ripe. The recipe ca

Shelf life of apples in muffins

Some muffin recipes incorporate sliced apples inside muffins. My question is, will these apple slices become either rancid or old-tasting inside the muffin whil

Pane Buccellato de Lucca

Has anyone tried baking the buccellato de Lucca? I'm looking forward to find the original recipe from Lucca. You can find several recipes over the internet, in

Old frozen ground lamb - safe to eat? [duplicate]

I found some old frozen ground lamb in the back of the freezer. It is vacuum sealed, and was placed in the freezer after a couple days of bei

Homemade Dressing [duplicate]

I made a homemade pasta salad dressing. These are the ingredients: - Mayo - Sour Cream - Fresh Lemon Juice - Dried herbs/spices I'm just wo

Mystery ingredient in cookies with cream tartar

The attached picture is of a cookie recipe from my grandmother who passed a year ago. I would like to make the cookies, especially since they share my daughter'

Is it possible to make sugar cookies without butter?

I don't have any butter and don't have the money to buy some right now, but I really badly want to make a batch of cookies for some family friends who recently

What can I make with vinegar-soaked chilli peppers?

I misread a fermentation recipe and ended up putting a pile of chopped chilli peppers in a jar of vinegar with huge helpings of rock salt. It’s been left

Interpreting a recipe from Mrs Beeton: "carbonate of soda"

Prompted by a discussion at English.se I may be going to make Mrs Beeton's soda biscuits recipe: SODA BISCUITS. INGREDIENTS.—1 lb. of flour, 1/2 lb. of p

Interpreting a recipe from Mrs Beeton: "rather a brisk oven"

Old recipes are well-known for being imprecise, especially about temperature, but when they call for a "hot" or "cool" oven we can get a decent idea of what the

Soups: Can I leave bones in indefinitely?

Taste and appearance aside, is there anything wrong with leaving bones in a soup indefinitely, ie all throughout cooking, cool, refrigeration, freezing, reheati

Which foods become shelf-stable on cooking and why?

Certain foods are normally refrigerated, but after cooking can be kept at room temperature for a few days at least. An obvious example is cheese -- e.g. chees

English muffin collapsing

I bake yeasted english muffins following this recipe https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/bas-best-english-muffins, however skipping refrigerating the dough. When

On-top-of-fridge storage

Is there any concerns (food safety, quality, otherwise etc) with storing dry goods [spices, protein powder], or bottles [wine bottles, pop cans] on top of a ref

Small baskets for fries

Are small baskets for french fries actually used to cook them or just to serve?

How to make Menthol crystal from mint leaves? [duplicate]

I have peppermint/mint growing in my garden backyard. I want to make mint candies for children and in one of the YouTube videos they have ment

Found a kind of worm in my rice bag, what should I do? [duplicate]

I poured some rice from a bag into a glass and noticed there was a worm(which looked like the rice) moving around in the rice. How did it get

One side of the cake rises higher than another

It doesn’t happen always but at times one side of my cake rises higher than the other side creating a lop sided cake, it is not a dome, but more a problem

Question regarding percent hydration for 100% whole wheat bread dough

Can someone suggest a typical hydration for strictly 100% whole wheat bread, (no refined flour added). Since whole wheat absorbs more water, I assume that for

Substitutes for Italian sausage

I have a recipe for an Italian sausage, sweet potato and kale soup and I don't have the sausage. Can I use chicken and turkey meat or are there seasonings I ca