Questions tagged [seeds]
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Ground coriander vs coriander seeds
What is the difference between ground coriander and coriander seed? Can you use coriander seeds instead of ground coriander? If yes, Can you use whole coriander seeds?
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What method can be used to remove the seed from a peach other than just trying to pull both sides after cutting it?
I tried to find an answer to this question in this community but I couldn't find one. Therefore I'm asking it. So far the method I'm using is cutting the top and the bottom with a knife and then ...
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How do commercial sauce companies remove seeds from tomatoes?
When I remove seeds from tomatoes it is a tedious process. I scoop out the pulp which is in different compartments inside the tomato and push it through a strainer. It takes a long time.
How do food ...
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Help needed to identify the seeds
I've received the following seeds from one relatives, used in our for some recipes. I want to know what this seeds are.
They taste bitter like fenugreek seeds, and the person who bought it calls it ...
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Sesame Seed replacement
What can I use to replace [beige] sesame seeds? What could be a close visual match?
I want to make an "everything bagel" inspired scone, but want to avoid sesame seeds due to allergy concerns.
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Do you de-hull seeds when making pumpkin seed flour?
I was interested in finding ways to use leftover pumpkin seeds, so I thought I'd try to grind them up into flour.
Although I found a few websites (e.g., here and here) that mention doing this, none ...
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Why do some plant based milks require more emulsifiers than others?
I used to making milk from sunflower seeds and I always add the same amount of xanthan gum. I made my first raw quinoa milk and the water separated - but just a bit, maybe 1/4 of an inch - despite the ...
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Non dairy types of milk taste raw seeds/nuts, how to get rid of it?
I usually use sunflower seeds to make homemade non dairy milk and it has a taste of raw seeds and homemade soy milk has the same issues. Well, it's an issue for me.
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What is the typical shelf life of grains and seeds?
I would like to make a large amount of multi-grain porridge mixture in one batch, to store and use small amounts of when I need it.
The recipe says that the fattier seeds will go rancid if kept for ...
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How can I grind sesame seeds in my coffee grinder better?
When I grind sesame alone or with flax seeds, I can see that many of the sesame seeds are not ground.
When I grind several things together including sesame, flax seeds and mixed nuts, like walnuts, ...
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Do I need to wash the flax and sesame seeds before grinding them?
I have a bag of flax seeds and a bag of sesame seeds from Food to Live at Amazon. I want to grind them in a coffee grinder, and eat their powder.
For food safety and health consideration and best ...
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What does it mean when chia seeds are bitter?
I have bough some chia seeds in bulk and when I add liquid their gel have a bitter, almost chemical taste. What does it mean (bad quality? stale?) and how can I get rid of it (if that's safe)?
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Why are there caraway seeds in rye bread?
I love rye bread, so something I have always wondered about is why there are caraway seeds in it. It seems to be some kind of tradition.
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How to perfectly separate hemp hearts from hemp seeds
I often buy shelled hemp seeds, but there is still a lot of hull in the bought
product. No manufacturer sell hemp seeds perfectly shelled (only hemp hearts).
You can see the typical product on the ...
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Do I have to adjust anything to add seeds to bread?
I have a go-to recipe for Honey-Oat Pain de Mie. I'd like to add about 1/2 cup total of combined sunflower and pumpkin seeds. Since I do bake it in a Pain de Mie pan,
I'll pull a small dinner roll's ...
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Cooking with papaya seeds - what does heating them do?
I've got a bunch of papaya seeds left over from a ripe fresh papaya and I'm trying to work out what I can do with them.
Pic from Livestrong
Researching this comes up with precisely two types of ...
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Poppy seeds with bitter aftertaste from boiling
I've followed the recipe here to make a poppy seed filling. The filling ended up with a somewhat bitter aftertaste, and I am wondering the following:
At what point of that recipe could something have ...
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Fixing oily dukkah
We just made some dukkah by blitzing a mixture of baked nuts/seeds: almonds, pistachio, fennel, coriander, sesame, caraway, cumin (and raw chia at the very end).
It smelled and tasted amazing, but ...
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Do cooled-down/chilled toasted black sesame seeds taste nearly raw again?
The consensus seems to be that toasted (black) sesame seeds taste better than their raw counterpart.
But what happens to the improved flavour when those toasted sesame seeds cool down or get ...
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What is the difference between Seed, Grain, Nut, Kernel, Pit, Bean?
What is the difference between Seed, Grain, Nut, Kernel, Pit, Bean?
Seed (as in apple)
Grain (as in wheat),
fruit
Nut (as in almond)
Kernel (as in corn)
Pit (as in olive)
Bean (as in fava/broad bean)...
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Baking with unhulled sesame seeds versus hulled
I'm baking a sesame seed bread recipe from the Tartine Bread book and it calls for toasting the hulled seeds. Penzey only had hulled so, not having written it down, I figured that was what I was ...
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Mandarin and orange pips
Mandarin skinned and blended tastes bitter, is it safe too drink?
Also tried blending Mandarin after skin was removed. It is very bitter. Is it ok?
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Are avocado seeds edible?
I've seen article about great benefits of eating avocado seeds. And another here.
Does it mean avocado seeds are edible? How do you eat it then?
On Wikipedia page we can read:
Avocado leaves, ...
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Is it safe to drink the water that basil seeds are soaked in?
Is it safe to drink the water that basil seeds are soaked in?
Also would it be okay to drink that water with and/or without removing the soaked seeds?
Thanks and regards :-)
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differences in caper berry seeds
I use caper berries in salad sometimes, but honestly I mainly like to just eat them straight out of the jar. I've noticed that in a single jar, each berry has 1 of three types of seeds inside:
Black ...
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How to deseed a guava?
I found guavas in the local Asian store and bought one out of curiosity. While I have had guava juice, I've never eaten the fruit before.
I bit into the fruit only to find my mouth full of hard ...
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How long will soaked chia seeds last?
I was just wondering how long you could keep chia seeds in the refrigerator after they have already soaked in the water. I know dry chia seeds have an extremely long life if stored properly but I can'...
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Why remove the skin and seeds of a tomato?
Many recipes ask for peeled and seeded tomatoes, which I find both wasteful and too hard work.
What is the point of removing seeds and skin of tomatoes? Just texture and presentation?
Or can it ...
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How to pick avocadoes with small seeds?
Two avocadoes may look the same size from the outside, but the one with a smaller seed will have more flesh and may thus be more desirable. So how do I tell which avocadoes have smaller seeds?
(...
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How do I make bread with LOTS of seeds?
A local bread shop cooks a loaf of bread that is packed with seeds, much more than a couple tablespoons. The seeds are mixed within the matrix of the bread, plus sprinkled on top and in the baking pan....
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Easier way to shell out sunflower seeds
I like the taste of sunflower seeds, however I really dislike the process of shelling them. The bags say "Eat. Spit. Be happy." But I have found that shelling it in one's mouth is not only messy, it ...
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Coconut Water from White vs Brown Coconuts
The warning label on each coconut describes how to treat the water within each. The water on the brown coconut is to be discarded; the water on the white coconut is safe for consumption.
In what ...
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What to do with grapefruit seeds?
I have several grapefruit trees and get tons of grapefruits almost year round. When I eat the grapefruits, which is fairly regular, I typically eat a good amount of the seeds with the fruit for ...
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Mixing a banana with homemade sunflower butter turned into a horrible, leathery substance. Why?
I often make sunflower butter in my food processor by pureeing raw sunflower seeds. Today I decided (after the seeds became creamy) to blend a banana into the mixture. The result was horrible:
Almost ...
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Can you eat the seeds of Tamarind if you roast them or boil them?
I just bought some fresh Tamarind & was told that I can eat the Tamarind seeds. Are they really edible? How would I prepare them if so?
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Sprouting fenugreek seeds? Are seeds for sprouting different than the ones in the spice aisle?
I was about to add 4 ounces of fenugreek seeds to my Amazon order when I saw that I could buy a pound for just a couple of dollars more. The 1 pound package emphasizes sprouting, whereas the 4 ounce ...
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How do I prepare ground flaxseed for consumption? (If needed at all)
I haven't prepared or eaten flaxseed before. I just purchased a bag from Sprouts Farmers Market in their bulk section. The flaxseed appears to already be ground up. Do I need to wash or cook/heat ...
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Is a seed different from a nut?
I bought a bag of cocoa beans and it is written "Nut Free" on it. I always thought seeds/beans where the same a nuts except we called them this way because there is more than one in one fruit.
So is ...
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Does flax seed lose its nutritional properties after it's ground up?
I am from Santiago, Chile. Here, there's a rumour that smashed (ground) flax seed loses its properties in around 4 hours. Do you know anything about this?
Basically, the rumors say that the flax seed ...
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How do they extract kernels from sunflower seeds in mass production?
Every time I seed a gunny sack of sunflower seed kernels in a supermarket, I wonder how they are extracted from their seeds. It is very difficult to extract even one of them by hand without smashing ...
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Why are my pomegranate seeds white?
I just seeded a pomegranate, and instead of red / deep pink seeds, the seeds are pale pink / white. What does this mean? Are they ok to eat?
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Are nectarine seeds edible?
Eating a nectarine this afternoon, I found the pit was cracked open. Curious, I broke it apart and found an almond-like seed (or nut?) inside.
I remember hearing that some almonds, or perhaps their ...
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How to get raspberry flavor into a smoothie without seeds?
I often enjoy (when it's not dead of winter) a fruit smoothie for breakfast; generally I use orange juice or some other juice flavor (V8 has a few with fruit flavors masking veggie tastes that I ...
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Hulling pumpkin seeds - Possible? Easy?
I have a recipe I want to use that calls for "hulled pumpkin seeds (the green ones)". I have pumpkin seeds saved from carving pumpkins. Do I just... peel them? Any fast way to do this? Is there any ...
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How to store seeds so that they will not get full of insects?
I am trying to use my seeds in fruits, but when I store them they become very soon full of insects. Because I do not get a lot of seeds at once, I am not going to dry individual seeds in oven.
What ...
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Are seeds in melons and other fruits good to eat?
I usually throw away seeds in melons (and other fruits) and I paradoxically buy different seeds from the store. Are seeds in such things good to eat and where can I use them? Because they are not dry, ...
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Are caraway seeds and fennel seeds the same?
My mom always called the seeds in rye bread caraway. But they are in Italian sausage and a jar labeled fennel seeds.
Are they the same thing?
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Best Practices for Cooking with Psyllium Husk?
A couple months ago, I went on a diet primarily consisting of Nutraloaf (with Tabasco or other flavor-adding sauces) for meals, and sunflower seeds for occasional snacking. Three weeks in, I started ...
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What are some different ways of preparing flax seeds?
I recently got to know the nutritious value of flax seeds.What characteristics of these seeds should I know about and how can I incorporate them into my cooking?
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What's the fastest way to seed grapes (e.g., Concordes)?
I've got a bunch of grapes, with seeds. I need to seed them for a recipe. Cutting them in half and prying out the seeds with a paring knife makes me yearn for stringing beans. Any suggestions on how ...
