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Ingredient Spotlight: Lotus Root

When most of us think "lotus," we may think of the beautiful aquatic flower or the yoga position. But did you know that the rhizome of the lotus plant is edible? On the outside it looks like a long ...

The Strangest Food I Ever Ate: Shirako

I consider myself a pretty adventurous eater. I'm nowhere near the level of Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern, but I'm willing to experience strange new culinary delicacies more than most people I ...

The Most Exotic Food I've Ever Eaten Is An Egg

I wish I could say the most peculiar food I've ever eaten was something fabulous like bugs from a rotting log, or Tofu that smells like a gym locker. Although I've tried plenty of off beat things lik...

Fresh Mangosteens Now Available In The US!

Long illegal in the US due to the belief that they harbored the Asian fruit fly, mangosteens are no longer contraband. The ban was lifted in October of 2007, and the first fruits were shipped in Apri...

What Is an Ugli Fruit?

While we believe in buying local and buying in season, we sometimes allow a splurge on an exotic unknown from another part of the world. This week, it was the ugli fruit we saw at Whole Foods. Here ar...