Foody food

Oct 01, 2008 21:12



Setting: Present day

Searched: Yahoo/google for food critics/critiques, read "How to be a Foodie" on slashfood.com,currently reading through the dining&wine section of the NYTimes.

My character is really into food, you could call her a foodie.

I do not know th difference between virgin and extra virgin olive oil let let alone between high/low grade ( Read more... )

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sugardlightning January 20 2009, 04:15:57 UTC
For general research, I would recommend watching Food Network - online episodes, if you don't have it on cable. Besides getting more info for your story, you might improve your cooking too, always a bonus. :) Good Eats is one show which provides a lot of scientific and trivial information in addition to the normal procedural guide. (The one cooking show I haven't gotten bored by).

Extra virgin olive oil is supposed to have a better flavor than virgin olive oil, fruitier, I'd say. It's less acidic than virgin olive oil, in terms of actual content. Looking it up, http://www.oliveoilsource.com/definitions.htm says that extra virgin has less than 0.8% acidity, while virgin is only less than 2 ( ... )

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