Home Tips to Keep Green Chillies Fresh for Weeks Without a Fridge
A few simple kitchen habits, from removing stalks to storing chillies dry and wrapped, can keep green chillies fresh for weeks without a fridge.
A few simple kitchen habits, from removing stalks to storing chillies dry and wrapped, can keep green chillies fresh for weeks without a fridge.
Properly cleaned and cooked, Malabar spinach is a safe and nutritious leafy green to eat during the monsoon, nutritionists say.
Warm milk with honey can be a nutritious bedtime drink that may help sleep and digestion, though it is no cure and needs some precautions.
A two-layer ice lolly of ripe mango and coconut milk, made at home without artificial colour or flavour, offers quick relief on a hot day.
Rosti, Switzerland's crisp-edged potato pancake, can be made at home quickly with a handful of ingredients.
FruitsNeither fruit is simply better, the Bengali news site Jagonews24 concluded on 11 July 2026: apples offer more fibre for fewer calories, bananas more potassium and quick energy. USDA data, NIH, WHO and published studies show where those claims stand.
HealthResearch suggests garlic supplements may lower blood sugar slightly in people with diabetes; crushing garlic and letting it stand for 10 minutes before eating or cooking helps, but it is no substitute for medicine.
VegetablesKoshari, Egypt's national dish of rice, lentils, pasta, chickpeas and crispy onions under a tangy tomato sauce, can be made at home with simple ingredients; UNESCO added it to its intangible heritage list in December 2025.
Whether tilapia is good or bad for you depends largely on where and how it is farmed and how it is cooked.
Bananas are highly nutritious, but when you eat them affects how well the body uses their nutrients.
CookingIn early July 2026 Jagonews24 published a recipe for encebollado, Ecuador's popular soup of tuna, cassava (yuca), tomato and lime-cured onion, which the country declared part of its intangible cultural heritage in 2024.
A small red spot in an egg yolk is usually a burst blood vessel and is harmless once the egg is well cooked, though discoloured whites are a warning sign.
FruitsAbout a third of the watermelon grown in southern Bangladesh is rind that is thrown away; researchers said in June 2026 that rind and seeds could be made into pickles, jam, oil, feed and citrulline.