Is there anything wrong with not eating sugar? From morning tea to sweets. Sugar adds sweetness not only to our food, but also to our lives. Without this sugar, we would not be able to eat foods like sweets, chocolate, cakes or soft drinks. But where did this sugar come from and how did it reach our kitchen? Sugar and then brown sugar were first made in India from sugarcane juice. Historical books and various reports from India and abroad provide evidence of this. According to a research report titled ‘A History of Sugar: The Food Nobody Needs, But Everyone Craves’ published by the British media outlet network ‘The Conversation’, sugar was made in India around 2,500 years ago, i.e. 500 BC. From here, the technology to make it spread eastwards to China and reached the Middle East via Iran. In the first century, the historian Pliny the Elder, who wrote the encyclopedia ‘Naturalis Historia’, said that Indian sugar was better than sugar made in Arabia. It is said that sugar first reac...
How do you know if a market banana is poisonous or not? Banana is an evergreen fruit that is rich in nutrients. Bananas are rich in iron, calcium and vitamins. But sometimes bananas can prove to be harmful to health. Bananas can be harmful to health if chemicals and pesticides are used in it. Therefore, it is important for consumers to know something about bananas available in the market. What types of bananas are available in the market? Malbhog banana, Chini Champa, Dhusre, Mungre etc. are the most popular and available in the market. Among these different varieties of bananas, Malbhog bananas are preferred by many. Although local production can meet the demand in the Nepali market, bananas are imported in large quantities in India as well. Do bananas ripen on the plant or are they cooked? Banana is a 'climacteric fruit' i.e. a fruit that ripens even after being picked from the plant. But bananas also ripen on the plant. Ethylene is a hormone that is naturally produced in fru...