Archive for February, 2010

Root Of Ginger

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Native to Asia, ginger root grows in fertile, moist, tropical soil. Although ginger is used in many foods ranging anywhere from soups and stews to meats, poultry, salads, sea foods and just about anything else that can be thought up.

What you may not know is that aside from being a wonderfully delightful cooking agent, ginger has been found to aide in remedies for many, many things. A few examples include common cold, flu-like symptoms, headaches, menstrual periods, diarrhea, upset stomach, nausea, colic and heart conditions! It has been said that ginger root can alleviate everything from morning sickness to arthritis pains, and can be found in a few different forms, including extracts, tinctures, capsules and oils.

Below, I have added a few links, including recipes, remedies and stories of people that have been helped by ginger root.

References

1. her ginger story

2. remedies

3. recipes

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Fried Spiders

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

There are many food choices in the world, some more common than others. But what happens when people get tired or bored with these foods? Then they resort to more exotic animals like emu, kangaroo, and even gator. But have you ever heard of eating spiders or deep fried spiders. To us in the western hemisphere this may seem like a disgusting thing to eat but to the Cambodians this is a delightful snack or meal.

Most of the time fried, these spiders are becoming to grow in demand. They are also becoming more popular, because they are served in a town that most buses stop by on the way to Angkor Wat. Now you may be wondering what would anyone gain from eating these eight legged freaks, well they actually serve as a good medicine for backaches and sore throats. Also the locals say that they eat them for the taste too.

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