by Joshua Arimi | May 6, 2010 | Arimi
Whenever I tell people that my PhD thesis was on microwave heating of foods, they look at me with awe and ask endless questions. One of the common question is simple but very touch. They ask me whether warming food in a microwave oven is safe. I respond with...
by Joshua Arimi | Apr 29, 2010 | Arimi
Ugali is a staple food of many African countries including Kenya. Ugali is cooked by mixing either maize, sorghum or millet flour with water and cooking until it forms homogeneous mass. Ugali pepared from maize flour is white in colour while Ugali prepared from millet...
by Joshua Arimi | Apr 24, 2010 | Arimi
What is Garlic? One of the the spices that has been used for many years is garlic. Garlic belongs to the same family with onion and leek. In addition to culinary purposes, garlic has been used for medicinal purposes. [note]Many love garlic mainly because of the...
by Joshua Arimi | Apr 21, 2010 | Arimi
The big question Many people have asked me whether ripening of bananas with chemicals is harmful to health. I understand their concern. This is because numerous artificial compounds are used in foods nowadays. Again, banana is a favourite fruit to many, so they may...
by Joshua Arimi | Apr 13, 2010 | Arimi
Introduction I received a very important question from one of the readers of this website (Arimifoods.com). I would like to answer it in this article. The reader was concerned whether the coating on apples is good for health or has negative effects. To start with, the...
