This hearty, Brazilian stew is from the state of Bahia. Bahian cuisine is known for being a crossroads for African, Iberian and indigenous flavors and spices, and this dish is no exception. While some components vary from recipe to recipe, palm oil and coconut milk are always included.
Ingredients
6 oz. dried salt cod
½ cup small dried shrimp
¼ cup cashews
¼ cup plain, unsalted peanuts
3 scallions, trimmed … Read More
This is a traditional West African dish. Locals recommend serving the stew with rice to soak up the delectable sauce!
Ingredients
1 (3- to 3 1/2-lb) chicken, cut into 10 serving pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1 (14- to 15-oz) can whole tomatoes in juice
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/4 cup peanut or palm oil
1 medium onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste … Read More
Malaysian Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, announced a Government-endorsed initiative to brand responsibly produced Malaysian palm oil.
Malaysian palm oil producers are already required under Malaysian law to produce sustainable, environmentally-friendly, and high quality palm oil.
Branding of this by the government will guarantee these attributes to consumers and global manufacturers, differentiating Malaysian palm oil from other palm oil sources.
Palm oil that is branded as … Read More
The environmental management of a crop is as important as the type of crop when it comes to emissions, according to a new study in Global Change Biology. The new research points out the fallacy of blaming a specific crop (e.g. palm oil) for emissions, when poorly managed alternatives can have greater environmental impacts.
Biofuels – in particular those derived from palm oil as a feedstock – offer a sustainable … Read More
The recent endorsement of red palm oil by one of America’s most recognized medical professionals, Dr Mehmet Oz, has led to a frenzy of activity in the activist community. In an effort to denounce both Dr Oz and the palm oil industry, organizations like Rainforest Action Network have taken to proclaiming inaccurate attacks against palm oil for fear that the nutritional benefits of the crop may in fact become recognized … Read More
Food labelling provisions have become the latest cause by the Western environmental movement to mischaracterize and cast doubts on Malaysia’s thriving palm oil industry. Having seen the issue advance in Australia, Western environmental NGOs have promoted their cause at the European Parliament in Brussels to implement regulation that would mandate the labeling of vegetable oil sources and restrict Malaysia’s palm oil trade for food producers, retailers and consumers.
Despite the … Read More
Today, representatives from the Malaysian palm oil industry appeared before a public hearing of the Australian House Standing Committee on Economics to provide testimony and answer questions regarding the Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling – Palm Oil) Bill 2011. The delegation, appearing before the Committee to outline concerns and the implications of the legislation to the Malaysian palm oil industry, included: His Excellency Dato Salman Ahmad, High Commissioner of … Read More
As Malaysia announces plans to develop a national palm oil certification scheme to ensure continued opportunity for growers, the Malaysia Star published an editorial questioning the ability of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to deliver these services. This weekend the Star posed the question: Do we need the RSPO? The representation of Malaysian industry and especially growers compared to NGOs and to large Western consumer goods manufacturers is … Read More
The Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Y.B. Tan Sri Bernard Dompok expressed Malaysia’s deep disappointment by the actions of Senator Nick Xenophon, the Australian Greens Party and the Liberal/National Coalition. Their action in supporting legislation requiring the labelling of palm oil in food products deliberately threatens the palm oil industry in Malaysia, an important pillar in the country.
2. Minster Dompok stated that support for the “Truth in Labelling … Read More
Mr Kurt G. Berger is a food technology expert based in the United Kingdom. Mr Berger first studied palm oil and its use in food applications in the 1950s, while working in the London research laboratory of a large food manufacturer. Mr Berger has spent 50 years researching the quality, function and practical application of the best food ingredients with the aim of continuously improving food products, positioning himself as … Read More