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What you need to know about: food & drinks

What you need to know about: food & drinks
Your everyday questions answered on food and drinks.
highlights from
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
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Guacamole is ideally made from overripe avocados. Photo: Mission Produce
Food and Drinks

How chefs are reimagining avocado beyond guacamole

Just as good in ice cream and cocktails as on toast or in salad, the fruit known as ‘green gold’ offers all-round benefits and great taste.

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Chinese culture

Made in China: 5 of its top cultural exports, from noodles to writing

The products of Chinese civilisation that began more than 3,000 years ago, these cultural exports have had a lasting influence in East Asia and the wider world.

China has had a huge influence on its neighbours during its 3,000 years of history, and its cultural exports to East Asia and the wider world include tea, writing, noodles (above) and tofu. Photo: Shutterstock
Food and Drinks

Frequently asked questions: how to eat using chopsticks?

Diners in East Asia have used chopsticks to eat for thousands of years. We break down step by step how to eat with them, and the difference between ‘pincers-pinching’ and ‘scissors-pinching’ modes.

Food and Drinks

Cooks’ questions: how long does leftover soup last in the fridge?

With winter upon us in the northern hemisphere, home cooks will be making warming pots of soup, and there is bound to be some left over. Follow our refrigeration tips to keep it good to eat for longer.

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Food and Drinks

Frequently asked questions: is smoked salmon cooked?

Is smoked salmon cooked? Yes, and no – it depends on the method of smoking used. We explain the difference between them, how it affects the finished product and ways to handle smoked salmon at home.

Smoked salmon with dill and lemon. Not all smoked salmon is cooked, and that means it needs handling with care and that some people should avoid eating it, according to food safety experts. Photo: Shutterstock
Food and Drinks

Why there may be something fishy about calling kimchi vegetarian

Preserved vegetables seasoned with spices and fermented seafood – that’s Unesco’s definition of Korean kimchi. But wait, some producers offer a solution to satisfy vegetarians.

Food and Drinks

Why cooking oil eventually goes bad, and what happens if you cook with it

All cooking oil goes bad. Depending on their ingredients and packaging, some oils last longer than others before turning rancid. Cooking food in rancid oil is bad for the health of those who eat it.

Wellness

Health questions: is pickled ginger good for you? We chew over the evidence

Pickled ginger is often eaten to accompany sushi. It’s known that fresh ginger is packed with health benefits, but what does the science say about the benefits or otherwise of the pickled kind?

Pickled ginger slices are typically served to accompany sushi. Raw ginger benefits health in a variety of ways, and some, but not all, of these are preserved when the root is pickled. Shutterstock Images
Wellness

Tomato soup: we boil down the health benefits for you

Think of what goes into a good tomato soup. Onion and garlic, and lots of tomatoes – which are rich in a substance that helps lower ‘bad’ cholesterol, and another that is a source of a key vitamin.

As well as its many nutritional benefits, tomato soup’s water content helps keep you hydrated. Photo: Shutterstock
Food and Drinks

Cooks’ questions: how long does ground turkey last in the freezer?

With roast turkey a Thanksgiving and Christmas tradition, and ground turkey – also called turkey mince – a food you can cook all year round, we answer a burning question for home cooks.

Health & wellness

Health questions: is organic food and drink better for you?

Are there clear nutritional differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat? A recent research paper sheds light on the matter.

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Health questions: does eating ice cream make a cold worse?

Health questions: does eating ice cream make a cold worse?
Health & wellness

Health questions: does microwaving vegetables destroy their nutrients?

Many people choose steaming or stir-frying over microwaving vegetables for fear microwave energy destroys nutrients. Are they right to worry?

Health questions: does microwaving vegetables destroy their nutrients?
Health & wellness

Health questions: Does sugar make children hyperactive?

It's commonly believed that eating sugar puts children on a 'high'. But what does the science say about the issue?

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