Posts Tagged ‘Foodie Friday’

Foodie Friday – A few foodie myths busted

Thursday, November 25th, 2010 by Green Food Safety Coach

It is only safe to eat food after it’s use by if the amount and type of bacteria in it are less than legally allowed.

It is not safe to eat food that has been on the floor or ground for only 3 / 5 /10 seconds.

It is not safe to put cooked food onto a plate or container that has held raw food, unless the plate / container has been thoroughly cleaned.

Bacteria are not generally dead when a food is frozen, they are usually just dormant.

Use by date is not the same as Best before.

Gluten is the number one food allergen in Australia.

Chickens in Australia are not given hormones to help them grow, it is done through a very carefully balanced and controlled diet.

Fridays Green Tip – Keep the vents of fridges and other equipment clean. It reduces potential contamination whilst reducing running costs and therefore using less electricity.

World’s biggest tiramisu

Friday, May 28th, 2010 by Green Food Safety Coach

Today is Foodie Friday and I thought a little sweet celebration of food may be in order.

A 2.3tonne tiramisu has been made in the last week by a group of 155 Swiss volunteers to claim back the title of the World’s Biggest Tiramisu according to the Guinness Book of Records.

 They used 799 kilos of mascarpone cheese, 6,400 eggs, 350 litres of cream, 189 kilos of sugar, 300 litres of coffee, 35 kilos of cocoa, 66 kilos of liqueur and 64,000 biscuits. It was made in an ice skating rink , is eight cm high and 50m long, and took 14 hours to construct.

Friday’s green idea – keep the vents of all equipment, eg refrigeration units, clean and free of dust. This is not only essential to stop contamination in a food business but will help the environment because the air will not be reduced, allowing the equipment to run more efficiently. It will even save running costs – not bad for just a little effort regularly.