Kitchen

The best clues of ripeness of the pomegranate are its weight and angular shape with flattened sides rather than being a perfect sphere.

As papaya starts ripening, its color changes from green to yellow or orange depending on variety, and the flesh softens and sweetens.

Picking a good watermelon is quite simple; look for the field spot, listen the hollow sound and feel the heaviness. And you are done.

Pineapple is one of the fruits that does not ripen after harvesting. Though some color change and softening may happen on storage, it will not improve the taste of the fruit. It will simply soften and rot on the kitchen counter.  So choosing a ripe one is always better. However, picking a ripe pineapple is […]

What is more frustrating than biting an apple that appears to be fresh, crispy, and tempting from the outside just to get grainy, powdery, tasteless, and dry stuff in your mouth? In this article, I am going to share a few tips on purchasing and storing apples at home so that you end up with […]

Choosing grapes rightly is very important as they are very delicate and thin-skinned. They easily get damaged or bruised. They also shrivel up very quickly. Another thing is that grapes do not ripen once taken off the vine. So if you are looking for sweet and juicy grapes picking them rightly will pay off.

Banana is a perishable fruit, so it is very difficult to keep it fresh for a long time. After ripening, it starts decaying within two days. To keep them fresh for longer, we can refrigerate them. However, the color of peel will turn brown on refrigerating, but the fruit inside will remain fresh.

Washing fruits and vegetables with plain water helps in removing about 80% of pesticide residue, bacteria and other disease-causing germs. In this article, we discuss proper way of washing fruits and vegetables at home.

Buying fruits and vegetables seems such a routine and simple activity that we often think that anyone can do it. What is new in it? Go to the shop, pick needed fruits and vegetables, pay and come back home. But… What can be more frustrating than when you are ready to prepare dinner after a […]