John Westfield

I'm a lifelong cooking enthusiast with a special love for strange and underused ingredients. I hope this blog helps open your mind to more of the wonderful edible treasures around us.

What does no soy mean?

No soy ( noh soy ) phrase 1. (used to talk about identity) a. I’m not No soy la persona que tú crees. I’m not the person you think I am. (used to talk about characteristics) a. I’m not No soy ingenua, soy optimista. I’m not naive – I’m optimistic. (used to talk about origin) …

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Can soy cause cancer?

In some animal studies, rodents that were exposed to high doses of compounds found in soy called isoflavones showed an increased risk of breast cancer. This is thought to be because the isoflavones in soy can act like estrogen in the body, and increased estrogen has been linked to certain types of breast cancer. This …

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When was soy milk invented?

Li Yuying established Caséo-Sojaïne, the first soy milk “dairy”, in Colombes, France, in 1910; he received the first British and American patents for soy milk manufacturing in 1912 and 1913. A. Chard began production of “Soy Lac” in New York City, United States, in 1917. In 1916 a British researcher, Melhuish, in a US patent, …

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