Although green onions (scallions) and chives look remarkably similar with their long green stalks and both belong to the allium family along with other onions, leeks and garlics; there are differences between the two. The main difference between green onions and chives is that green onions are a vegetable and chives are a herb.In this …
Probably one of the most popular of the condiments, mustard is a favorite topping or dip for many snacks, not least hot dogs and pretzels. Although mustard or yellow mustard is the most popular type in the US, Dijon mustard is also available in grocery stores. If you always ignore the Dijon mustard to pick up …
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Gyro and shawarma are both street foods deriving from Turkish Kebab Doner and are marinated fattier meats slowly spit roasted and served either directly on a plate or a flat bread. Although they can look similar, the main differences between gyro and shawarma is that gyro is Greek and shawarma is Arabic, thus both are …
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The main difference between pickles and cucumbers is that cucumbers are vegetables (or more strictly, fruits) usually consumed raw on salads and sandwiches, while pickles are cucumbers which have undergone processing or fermentation with brine or vinegar to turn them into pickles. For a more detailed answer to the pickles vs cucumbers debate, we will …
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In this post, I take a look at heavy cream vs whipping cream to find out just why they are different consider if you can use whipping cream instead of heavy cream for that new recipe you want to try out. Heavy cream contains at least 36% milkfat while whipping cream contains between 30% and 35% milkfat. …
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