Scandinavian seafood spread

For residents of the US peanut butter, probably one of the most ordinary and popular products. But in other countries such as the Scandinavian, peanut butter is perceived as a curiosity that those crazy Yanks what for smear that gather there. The Scandinavians also believe spreads are a perfect complement to your favorite foods, but unlike those of the Americans, they prefer to only fish pate. Northerners made from herring is not only delicious savory pies, and marinate it in banks.

In Scandinavia, pickled herring - one of the most popular dishes, the recipes of which are countless. The presence of fish spreads omega-3 prompted the Swedish scientists in the study of the product and its benefits to human health. If you do not live in Scandinavia, but you have a desire to join the traditional Scandinavian cuisine, check out the nearest store IKEA.

Do oysters in months with the letter "P"?

You may have heard that the shellfish should be eaten in months whose names contain the letter "r". There are many explanations for this, and they all sound equally doubtful. Some still follow this rule, others - doubt its intelligence.

Probably, the idea with the letter "p" is rooted in the culture of the American Indians who shared their wisdom with the pilgrims and settlers from different countries. While the idea of ​​giving up eating oysters at a certain time of the year really made sense. All months whose names do not have the letter 'r' occurs in the summer season, ie the period of algae bloom. From algae oyster meat can enter the dangerous toxins from entering the human body which is highly undesirable. In addition, it is hard to breed oysters in the summer, and in this regard, there is an opinion, the period of active reproduction is not the best way affects the taste of oysters. Today, virtually all of the above is no longer relevant.

Oysters that we buy in the store are usually grown on a commercial basis, also in the hot season oysters imported from other countries. If you are not going to go into the sea and his own catch for dinner oysters, then you can safely forget about all these rules, irrespective of what is now a month.

Acne and the discovery of anaphylaxis

As we know, before serving, raw sushi Sushi - Japanese delicacy   frozen and sashimi. But there is a marine delicacy that under any circumstances be subjected to a heat treatment - acne. Eating raw eel is not just ruin your day, everything is much more serious, as even a small amount of raw eel can lead to death. The thing is incredibly poisonous blood eel. Freezing ability to cope with the bacteria, but can not remove toxins from the blood of the eel. The only way to make the eel suitable for consumption - to cook it properly, exposing the heat treatment.

Poisonous blood eel is clearly not the most suitable product for digestion, but at one time it was used during the very important research. In the early 1900s, Dr. Charles Richter Louis Pasteur became interested in the idea according to which the immunity to the disease can be built on the infecting organism it easier to form. To test this theory, Richter introduced the dogs to a small dose of the blood eel. However, instead of the consistent development of immunity in dogs observed anaphylactic reaction. This severe (and sometimes fatal) reactions observed in repeated contact with a particular allergen. Opening of Dr. Richter is not happy about the poor dogs, but has opened new possibilities for further research in this area. Merit Dr. Richter was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine.