Author: Patty

Global Noodles + Soups 7: A discussion of how to eat noodles + soup in various countries. The etiquette of eating noodle soup varies, but is generally around these questions:… [Continue Reading]

Per usual, I take a roundabout path to the crux of the post. This post starts with myths and horrible truths about the American Thanksgiving holiday. Then shares what we… [Continue Reading]

Global noodles + soup 6: This week I focus on a Vietnamese national dish of noodles + soup called Phở (or Pho). There are some “reasonably good” instant Pho, although… [Continue Reading]

This is a spicy post (pun intended), full of definitions, directions on how to buy, and how to store culinary spices. With hints here and there on how to maximize… [Continue Reading]

Global Noodles + Soup 5: How the popularity of instant noodles + soups allows us to spread important, and necessary nutrition needed by poorer populations around the world. But also,… [Continue Reading]

I have a strong interest in the details about how we operate our food systems, from planting through dinner. Previously I have written about chemical contamination (PFAS chemicals) and what… [Continue Reading]

Global Noodles + Soups 4: Looking at what is actually in the instant noodles + soups packages in terms of health, diets, toxicity, and how to improve the soup’s nutrition…. [Continue Reading]

Let me say up front, I like porridge, which means I inherently like grits. Porridge is a usually warm, ground cereal that provides the eater with a full belly and… [Continue Reading]

Global Noodles + Soups 3: A discussion of the precooked noodles in instant noodles + soups packages. Followed by tastings of Chinese healthy instant noodles + soups, geared for the… [Continue Reading]

My Story My Tex-Mex food experience is mainly what I have eaten in restaurants, and many “hole in the wall” places in California and areas in the Southwest; specifically: Arizona,… [Continue Reading]

Global Soup + Noodles 2: Each of the package of instant noodles + soup, seen in the photo above, shows this weeks topic. The packages all look similar, and in… [Continue Reading]

Introduction A reader asked me to explain Regenerative Agriculture. However, because this is one of those very large topics that books, academic journals, and web authors have written about for… [Continue Reading]

History + Importance I have spent over $80 on purchasing a variety of Asian-inspired or imported quick noodles and soups from local stores, and from a new website called Noodelight.(Noodlelight… [Continue Reading]