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It's kapok blossom season again - a complete guide to understanding the hero flower
In the streets and alleys of Lingnan, when the spring chill has not yet fully faded, bright patches of red quietly climb onto the branches, passionately and boldly announcing the arrival of spring. This red is the color of the kapok flower, affectionately called the "hero flower" by the people of Lingnan. The kapok, belonging to the Malvaceae family, is a large deciduous tree. Seen from afar,
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Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition Uses 400 Boxes of Staples to Reconstruct Our Understanding of Flower Arrangement
In the public's conventional perception, the world of flower arranging seems to be dominated solely by vividly colorful fresh flowers and lush green foliage. However, a recent spring Sogetsu Ikebana exhibition arrived like a bombshell, overturning everyone's fixed impression of the art of flower arranging. When 400 boxes of staples transformed into
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Linux Foundation launches open source project AgStand for agriculture to achieve intelligent agricultural information
The AgStand Foundation will build and maintain global food and agriculture data infrastructure to help with digital transformation and address climate change, rural participation, and food and water security issues. On May 5, 2021, Calif. San Francisco, the Linux Foundation, a nonprofit that drives innovation on a massive scale through open source
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Tea Science Popularization: A One-Time Guide to Understanding the Six Major Tea Types
When it comes to beverages, if coffee represents Western culture, then tea is certainly an important part of Eastern society's centuries of development. Coffee, alcohol and tea are called the world's three major beverages, each with its own characteristics and each with its own adherents, and unlike the strong flavors of coffee and alcohol,
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Is the Lady's Finger grape genetically modified? Understanding its calories and nutritional value in one article
There is a grape that looks just like a beauty's finger painted with red nail polish, so it is called Lady's Finger. Because of its appearance, rumors spread online that it is a genetically modified food, but it actually is not. It is simply a newly bred fruit, sweet and refreshing in taste, low in acid content,
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Climate-Driven Extinction of the Bramble Cay Melomys Highlights the Importance of Understanding the Environment
If we do not properly protect the environment, there will be fewer and fewer animals around the world, and the quality of the environment people live in will get worse and worse. The Australian government recently confirmed that the Bramble Cay melomys, which lived in the Great Barrier Reef area, is believed to have gone extinct between 2009 and 2014, becoming the world's first
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Is horseradish the same as mustard? Understanding the difference in taste and heat in one article
Do you know horseradish? It is a plant - do you know what it looks like? Many people say that mustard and horseradish are the same, that it is one plant - is that really so? Horseradish is also known as western wasabi, wasabi radish and so on, and is not a plant native to China. Horseradish originates
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Understanding food safety knowledge and recognizing the impact of the food environment on safety
As people's awareness of food safety gradually rises today, many choose to make food at home, and some even take their homemade food to market to sell. But it is difficult to judge food safety standards in a home environment. Therefore, the national laboratory
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Do all soy milk beverage brands meet the standards? Is Vitasoy soy milk high in sugar, and does it contain sucrose?
Rich and mellow soy milk contains nutrients such as protein and lecithin, and in recent years it has become a new healthy dietary choice for more and more people. However, when choosing, you need to pay attention to whether you are unknowingly taking in too much sugar. A survey by the John Tung Foundation at the end of last year of 115 soy-based drinks on the market found that supermarket
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What harm can long-term consumption of substandard soy products cause?
The government health bureau recently conducted spot checks on Qingming festival foods sold on the market. Of 33 items, 5 were substandard. Among them, 4 soy products were found to contain residual hydrogen peroxide, and 1 peanut powder was found to contain aflatoxin exceeding the limit. The substandard rate was 15.2%. The health bureau stated that if the investigation is confirmed,
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