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US Citizens Travel to Mexico – for Ozempic
Mexico Despite all of the recent political turmoil, high demand for Ozempic and resulting international medical tourism continues to thrive. In fact, it’s nothing new. It’s been happening for years and shows no signs of slowing. Access to healthcare and pharmaceuticals has become prohibitively expensive. As a result, people will…
Is It Safe to Eat ? Artificial Intelligence AI Tongue Predicts Food Safety and More
In the latest list of new and innovative AI applications in the field of Artificial Intelligence, a sensor linked to an artificial neural network can accurately analyze both solid foods and liquids. Developed by a research team from Penn State1, the “AI tongue” can detect specific characteristics such as freshness,…
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World’s Most Underrated Foods – The Serrano Pepper
One of the world’s most underrated foods has to be the serrano chile pepper. Most people are familiar with the world famous jalapeno or the infamously hot habenero. The serrano deserves widespread recognition for its incredible flavor profile, multicultural recipes and medicinal uses.
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Henry Highland Garnet : Cuba and A Narrow Escape from Slavery
The history of slavery in Cuba is a complicated one. Dependent upon free slave labor to run its plantations, slavery…
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Tepache – A Low Alcohol Drink You Can Brew At Home
One of Mexico’s most popular drinks is tepache – a traditional mildly alcoholic beverage made out of fermented pineapple rinds and sugar. Notable for its low calorie characteristics1 as a beverage and cocktail mixer as well as potential health benefits, tepache can either be purchased ready to drink (RTD) or made at home using a home…
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Chile Peppers : The Serrano Ceviche ~ Family Recipe
The serrano pepper (Capsicum annuum) is frequently found in local supermarkets in its green unripened form. The serrano originates from the mountains in Mexico and resembles a miniature skinny jalepeno. With a Scoville rating of 10,000 to 25,000 serranos are hotter than the jalapeno and tend to have a fruitier more complex flavor with a bit…
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Recipe Obsessions : Pan de Elote
Pan de Elote is one of the most popular online searches in Latin America. Google recently revealed the most popular search terms for 2022 and the results were very interesting but not entirely surprising. Soccer, for example, was one of the most popular searches. Topics such as “Where to watch the World Cup?”, “Who is playing…