WTFood is Wakame? Wakame (wah-KAH-may) is a dark green sea vegetable, otherwise known as seaweed! This soft sea veggie has been eaten and Japan and Korea for hundreds of years. You may have seen some Wakame in your miso soup [...]
WTFood is Coconut Oil? Coconut Oil is an edible oil that is extracted from the meat of coconuts. Because of its saturated fat content, it’s a very heat-stable oil making it more resistant to rancidity (rancidity causes free radicals in [...]
WTFood is Liquid Aminos? Liquid Aminos is like soy sauce, only better! It is a salty-tasting condiment, very similar to soy sauce or tamari. Soy sauce originated in China a couple thousand years ago and soon became a common condiment [...]
WTFood is Tempeh? Tempeh (temp-ay) is a nutty-tasting high protein food (loved by vegetarians everywhere) that has been an Indonesian staple for over 2000 years. It’s recently made its way over to our grocery stores and is touted as a health [...]
WTFood is Maca? Maca is considered a superfood! This radish-like little root, grown in the Peruvian Andes of South America, is the highest altitude crop. Looking for a little pick-me-up in the boudoir? Look no further, you animal you! [...]
WTFood is Kimchi? Kimchi, also spelled kimchee, is a Korean dish made with fermented vegetables. Don’t turn your nose up just yet – this stuff is pretty delicious and has oodles of health benefits! It’s usually made up mostly of [...]
WTFood is Quinoa? Quinoa (keen-wah) is a cute little South American “whole grain.” Whole grain is in quotes, cause this little guy isn’t really a grain at all. It’s really considered more of a seed and is closely related to dark [...]