When I came across this recipe, it reminded me of the tofu patties a classmate from Indonesia taught me.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Tofu Patties
Monday, October 7, 2024
About fats and oils
Do you know what the most healthy or the least healthy cooking oils are? I used to think that vegetable cooking oils are healthy until I saw this cooking oil scorecard by Dr Steve.
I did a search online and came across a video by Dr Steve Ekberg. I do not know if he is the same doctor mentioned on the scorecard. This is his list of the worst cooking oils which I have extracted from his video.
I am glad to see that the worst cooking oils listed by him turned out to be the more expensive types of oil sold in Malaysia.
As the doctor said in his video, if you are extracting oil from vegetable, you would think that it should be edible throughout any part of the processes. However, as hexane is used as a special-use solvent to extract edible oils from seeds and vegetables and also as a cleaning agent, the oil has to be refined before it is edible. Hexane (C6H14) is a hydrocarbon extracted from crude oil. I read that it has gasoline-like odor which is why it has to be deodorize so that its flavour will become mild. Also, the oils may still contain trace amounts of hexane after the process.
He also shared the negative result of refined vegetable oils.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Stir-fried Okra with Eggs
I usually stir fry or steam okra with chilli paste. This is an interesting way to cook it with eggs and onions.