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Goyaves de Chine or Chinese guavas!

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Have you ever tasted Goyaves de Chine or Chinese guavas? They are small fruits that resemble guavas but are miniature in size.  Goyaves de Chine or Chinese guavas  These small-sized fruits are found in ample in Mauritius in the month of April. They ripen in that month and are a traditional delicacy sold in the streets.  The color of these fruits range from green to red to yellow. The green fruits are not yet ripe and are a bit firmish. The red ones are softer and have a sour taste while the yellow ones are larger in size with a sweet taste.  Chinese guavas or  Goyaves de Chine  These fruits get softer and rot faster. Therefore consume them on the same day you purchase them. Also, this is the reason that vendors pluck them up early from the trees when they are still red.  These fruits are also called cherry guavas or strawberry guavas or lemon guava. It is native in Brazil and also grows in Hawaii.  The skin or peel of the fruit is quite thin and i...

Why is sugar harmful for the body?

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  Sugar and its ill effects Sugars are monosaccharides or disaccharides that are present naturally in fruits or available as sucrose or refined sugar. They add sweetness to foods. But studies have revealed that excessive consumption of sugars is bad for health. It causes weight gain and chronic diseases in the long term.  Sugars are simple carbs. Each gram of it provides 4 calories. But eating them leaves us yearning for more. It's capacity to make you feel full is limited. Hence you tend to overeat foods containing them. This leads to weight gain, overweight and obesity.  Drinks to avoid in migraine In the first two hours of eating sugars, you feel energetic. You are alert and your mood is uplifted. You feel energetic. But after that comes the crash. As your blood sugar normalizes, you feel tired and fatigued. You get headaches, feel sleepy and there is an increased urge to urinate.  Moreover, sugar can increase heart diseases, cause body inflammation and atheroscle...

Popular Chinese food dishes in the USA that are not Chinese or authentic

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 Chinese restaurants are present worldwide. But do you know that some of the popular Chinese food dishes served in these restaurants are actually not authentic. They are not eaten in China and they are not traditional Chinese foods. Which are these foods?  Chinese restaurants and their Chinese food dishes Chinese restaurants globally serve a lot of Chinese food dishes. But some of these are not Chinese. No one in China eats those dishes. And they are actually just a westernized version of the Chinese dishes in order to cater to the wider appeal. They are entirely new or just modified versions of the original Chinese foods.  In China, diet is mostly plant based with little meat. Whereas, the Chinese foods in American Chinese restaurant usually meat heavy and sweeter and more fried. These 5 Chinese dishes are not known in China.  General Tso's Chicken Not found in China. This is fried chicken with sweet to spicy taste. This is high in calories and saturated fats as wel...

Manchurian thorn: health uses and safety

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 Manchurian thorn is a medicinal tree. Its bark and roots have therapeutic uses. What are the indications of its use? What are its safety concerns? Manchurian thorn Manchurian thorn is actually a tree. It has medicinal use. Its bark and roots possess therapeutic properties. Its scientific name is Aralia mandshurica or Aralia elata. And it belongs to the family Araliaceae. It is a small shrub growing in eastern parts of Russia, Northern China, Japan, and Korea. Its other names include Angélique du Japon, Aralie Japonaise, Espino de Manchuria, Manchurian Angelica Tree, and Mandschurische Aralie. Its orally consumed for weight loss, weakness, tiredness, stress, depression, headaches, and as a stimulant, immunostimulant, and an adaptogen.  Its mechanism of a tion is unclear since there are very few studies on this product. A limited studies have shown that Manchurian thorn combined with Engelhardia chrysolepsis causes weight loss by elevating the levels of a body enzyme that helps...