Frivolous things I don't understand
Sep 20th 2017, 6:38 pm
#151
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
Sep 20th 2017, 6:42 pm
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Sep 20th 2017, 6:50 pm
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
... Unless you're talking about bacon in the US, which really is "just not right".I like proscuitto, and salami, and buy both frequently, but Canadian bacon is just disappointing.
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Sep 20th 2017, 6:51 pm
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
Actually, no. Canola and rapeseed are not the same. It's the same genus of plant, but a now distinctly different cultivar from which canola oil is extracted. Canola was developed (by selective breeding) from rapeseed - which has been used for thousands of years as a source of plant oil for heating and lighting, and more recently as an excellent lubricant for steam engines. But regular rapeseed oil is, in terms of its use as a cooking oil, both much greener in colour than the "acceptable" yellow of canola, and - importantly - is high in erucic acid, which has a somewhat questionable effect on human health.
Since your comments on engine oil seem to be all about the standards, it's worth pointing out that both US and EU food safety regulators publish maximum acceptable levels for erucic acid in canola oil - at 2% and 5% respectively, these levels are very much less than the typically 40-50% content in rapeseed oil.
Since your comments on engine oil seem to be all about the standards, it's worth pointing out that both US and EU food safety regulators publish maximum acceptable levels for erucic acid in canola oil - at 2% and 5% respectively, these levels are very much less than the typically 40-50% content in rapeseed oil.
Sep 20th 2017, 7:18 pm
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Sep 20th 2017, 7:28 pm
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Sep 20th 2017, 9:33 pm
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
Actually, no. Canola and rapeseed are not the same. It's the same genus of plant, but a now distinctly different cultivar from which canola oil is extracted. Canola was developed (by selective breeding) from rapeseed - which has been used for thousands of years as a source of plant oil for heating and lighting, and more recently as an excellent lubricant for steam engines. But regular rapeseed oil is, in terms of its use as a cooking oil, both much greener in colour than the "acceptable" yellow of canola, and - importantly - is high in erucic acid, which has a somewhat questionable effect on human health.
Since your comments on engine oil seem to be all about the standards, it's worth pointing out that both US and EU food safety regulators publish maximum acceptable levels for erucic acid in canola oil - at 2% and 5% respectively, these levels are very much less than the typically 40-50% content in rapeseed oil.
Since your comments on engine oil seem to be all about the standards, it's worth pointing out that both US and EU food safety regulators publish maximum acceptable levels for erucic acid in canola oil - at 2% and 5% respectively, these levels are very much less than the typically 40-50% content in rapeseed oil.
Goodbye, olive oil: why we've all fallen in love with rapeseed - Telegraph
"And in the last few years there's been a surge in artisanal, British, "cold-pressed" rapeseed oils, which are marketed much like single-estate olive oils. You can't go to a food festival or farmers' market without seeing the stuff on sale. Duncan Farrington, who helped to start this process when he launched one of the first such bottles in 2005, turned over £1m last year from his Northamptonshire farm. He tells me his company grew 94% on last year.
What has prompted this sudden interest in an unfortunately named brassica? The word derives from the Latin for turnip, as it happens, and the Romans probably introduced rapeseed to this country. <<<SNIP>>>
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Sep 20th 2017, 10:00 pm
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
My girlfriend and I avoid canola oil. We won't even buy anything for our puppy that includes canola oil.
https://draxe.com/canola-oil-gm/
for a good read, and with references.
Sep 20th 2017, 10:00 pm
#161
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
According to my Canadian/American husband Canadian Bacon is not Canadian.
Sep 20th 2017, 10:11 pm
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
I missed this, sorry.
My girlfriend and I avoid canola oil. We won't even buy anything for our puppy that includes canola oil.
https://draxe.com/canola-oil-gm/
for a good read, and with references.
My girlfriend and I avoid canola oil. We won't even buy anything for our puppy that includes canola oil.
https://draxe.com/canola-oil-gm/
for a good read, and with references.
Generically this oil is good for frying as it has a very high oxidation temperature so is safer to cook with unlike olive oil.
Sep 20th 2017, 10:17 pm
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
Salami / spanish dry cured ham vs bacon have fundamentally different curing processes. I wouldnt comment on its history or authenticity, but I really like the real maple syrup recipe canadian bacons, but they are home made. Canadian bacon as she is created in recipes should be made exclusively from the loin, which really is the finest lowest fat cut you can get, then its down to what you flavour it with in the cure, a basic rub plus maple syrup - more dark brown sugar and smoked paprika are common.
Sep 20th 2017, 10:20 pm
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
Of course, all bacon is good, its just some is gooder than others....
Sep 20th 2017, 10:24 pm
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
BACON key to long life: 105-year-old - NY Daily News
Should I be eating something that claims to be 100% real bacon?
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