Glycyrrhizin, one of the active components in licorice root, is 50 times sweeter than sugar and gives licorice its characteristic taste. Pure licorice root is also a herbal medicine that, while very effective, carries risk of side-effects at high doses or in susceptible people.
Vegan Cooking and Lifestyle. Vegan Moroccan Bisteeya (aka Bastilla or Pastilla) This recipe comes from the March/April 2012 issue of VegNews magazine. I could not find an online link for it though. Bisteeya is also called Bastilla or Pastilla, and is a favorite Berber dish from Morocco, served at the beginning of special meals. Itâs often made from pigeon, chicken, eggs and chicken fat (yuck).
Tender raw jackfruit, called Panasakaya in Telugu and Kathal in Hindi, is an exotic vegetable in India and is considered as vegetarian meat because of its meat like texture and flavor. The tender jackfruit is used to prepare curries and biryani while the semi-ripe fruit is used to prepare chips.The fully ripe jackfruit is devoured as a fruit and is also used to prepare desserts.The seeds of the jackfruit are edible and usually boiled or roasted over hot coal and eaten.Fresh tender jackfruit is available in our farmerâs market.Bought some recently and prepared Jackfruit Biryani over the weekend.he fully ripe jackfruit is devoured as a fruit and is also used to prepare desserts. The seeds of the jackfruit are edible and usually boiled or roasted over hot coal and eaten. Fresh tender jackfruit is available in our farmerâs market. Bought some recently and prepared Jackfruit Biryani over the weekend.