This bitters "starter pack" is to drinks like your spice rack is to food! Several of our favorite classic and current mixed drinks share an ingredient that nearly all professional mixologists swear by ...

<strong>Bitter Kola </strong>is known in Yoruba land as Orogbo, in Hausaland as Miji-goro, and in Igboland as Akiilu. Learn about its <strong>health benefits</strong ...

We’ve been programmed to crave sweet, salty, and fatty foods since childhood. Just think about it. What tastes dominated your favorite snacks growing up? Probably not bitterness. That sharp, sometimes ...

Surveys show that only 5% to 8% of the calories we eat are bitter. But the phytochemical compounds that make foods taste bitter (such as the flavonoids in kale and polyphenols in wine) also make them ...

Get an answer to the age-old question: What are bitters? Plus, learn why you'll want to use them for cooking, not just making cocktails. Here’s a riddle for you: What do old fashioneds, Manhattans, ...

The following is an excerpt of Botany At The Bar: The Art And Science Of Making Bitters by Selena Ahmed, Ashley Duval, and Rachel Meyer. Bitters have been used since prehistoric times, and bitter ...

It is possible to use bitter kola to improve several medical conditions for a short period. This might work for depressions, fatigue problems, atonic diarrhea, migraine, and other disease conditions.

Chairman, Bioresource Development Group (BDG) Prof Maurice Iwu answers the question from his Enugu base. Bitter Kola, Garcinia kola, used extensively in West Africa as a social beverage and offered to ...