Discovering local foods

Reading books and hearing people speak about raw opens you to so many new raw foods.

I'm in Singapore now and guess what it is a land of mushrooms, goji berries and many asian greens. Thanks to the mix of cultures here, I get to know discover so many new greens, fruits, vegetables and many other foods.

My latest discovery is Jicama a white root that is crispy and tastes sweet. It is used in veg rojak.

I also discovered Miso the fermented soy and rice sauce. It is salty but good fermented food.

I also tried the Shiitake and wood ear mushrooms. There is a whole new world of mushrooms here. Visit a Chinese herbal stores near your place or in the China town.

And then there are herbal teas, chrysanthemum tea, Ginseng etc. These can be easily tasted in China town.

There are a lot of greens yet to be explored by me here. Mustard greens, water cress, bok choy etc. Then there is Ginger flower, lotus stems etc.

A world to explore out here and hope I get some time to do it and enjoy!

Non fluoridated toothpaste

I was in search of a good non fluoridated toothpaste for a while. Now I got one. Its "K.P. NAMBOODIRI'S". It is a herbal toothpaste from Kerala in India. I've tried other herbal toothpastes but they do not explicitly mention that they are non-fluoridated. This one does :)

The ingredients listed are: Calcium carbonate, Glycerine, Water, Dicalcium Phosphate Dihydrate, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, Extracts of Ginger, Black Pepper, Long Pepper, Terminalia Chebula, Gooseberry & Liquorice, Camphor, Menthol and Clove oil, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Red Ochre, Silica, Sodium Benzoate and Sodium Saccharine.