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Pomegranate, succulent grains

Pomegranates have always been considered a symbol of fertility. We’re struck by its beauty: it looks like a big yellow-red berry, its stalk seems a crown and, inside, it has those fleshy, irresistible, red and translucent grains. Pomegranate trees are as beautiful as their fruit: they adorn luxuriant Mediterranean gardens, have wonderful reddish trumpet flowers

The Dirty Dozen (plus two)

As every year, EWG compiled the list of the top twelve pesticide-heavy fruits and vegetables. For the fifth time in a row, apples ranked first. Here’s the full list.

Daikon, to lose weight “at the root”

Originally a radish native to Asia, daikon is harvested since a few years even in Europe. It looks like a big white carrot but it is a radish belonging to the cabbage family, Brassicaceae, with turnip-like leaves. Daikon has many unbelievable therapeutic virtues and it is rich in nutrients. It is high in

The WHO says sausages, hamburgers, bacon and other processed meats cause cancer

Le carni rosse lavorate entrano nella lista dei cancerogeni stilata dall’Oms. Proprio come sigarette, alcol, amianto e arsenico.

At the Humus Bar, Arabs and Jews who eat together are given 50% off

An Israeli restaurant decided to give a 50% discount to Arabs and Jews who eat at the same table, in order to promote reconciliatioon and soften racial tensions.

At Stanford University leftovers become animal feed

The American university adopted a new system that turns leftovers into animal feed, water and ingredients for the production of biofuel.

The many uses of pumpkins in cooking

There are different types of pumpkin depending on the shape and colour: some are sold unripe and unready including sea pumpkins from Chioggia and winter pumpkins from Naples because they’re more tender; some others are “overweight” such as Mammoth pumpkins (up to 50 kilos); some have smooth and thin skin, some others have bulbous and thick skin;