Comments on: A Nice Beef Curry http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/12/19/a-nice-beef-curry/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:58:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on A Nice Beef Curry by: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/12/19/a-nice-beef-curry/#comment-115812 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:32:48 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/12/19/a-nice-beef-curry/#comment-115812 Neil--I bet you believe the urban legends about canola oil that have circulated the Internet and which include such baseless attacks as it has something to do with the spread of BSE (Mad Cow Disease) and was used to produce mustard gas--which has nothing to do with mustard or rapeseed, which is what canola oil comes from, but instead, was called mustard gas because it smelled like mustard. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/canola.asp http://blessingsforlife.com/dietnutrition/canolaoil.htm http://tafkac.org/ulz/canola.html As to why this chef uses it--it is because it has a high smoking point, so it is useful for stir-frying and making curries without adding any flavor of its own to the dishes cooked with it. And it is a polyunsaturated fat rich in Omega 3 fatty acids. BTW--it has been used traditionally in India and China for hundreds of years with no ill effects. Neil–I bet you believe the urban legends about canola oil that have circulated the Internet and which include such baseless attacks as it has something to do with the spread of BSE (Mad Cow Disease) and was used to produce mustard gas–which has nothing to do with mustard or rapeseed, which is what canola oil comes from, but instead, was called mustard gas because it smelled like mustard.

Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/canola.asp

http://blessingsforlife.com/dietnutrition/canolaoil.htm

http://tafkac.org/ulz/canola.html

As to why this chef uses it–it is because it has a high smoking point, so it is useful for stir-frying and making curries without adding any flavor of its own to the dishes cooked with it. And it is a polyunsaturated fat rich in Omega 3 fatty acids.

BTW–it has been used traditionally in India and China for hundreds of years with no ill effects.

]]> Comment on A Nice Beef Curry by: Neil http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/12/19/a-nice-beef-curry/#comment-115793 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:28:16 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/12/19/a-nice-beef-curry/#comment-115793 Don't know why any chef would ever use canola oil (or any vegetable oil for that matter - even GMO free organic canola oil) but the rest of the recipe is delicious! Rather than explain all the reasons why canola is bad, just google it and you will find out why. Don’t know why any chef would ever use canola oil (or any vegetable oil for that matter - even GMO free organic canola oil) but the rest of the recipe is delicious! Rather than explain all the reasons why canola is bad, just google it and you will find out why.

]]> Comment on A Nice Beef Curry by: Neil http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/12/19/a-nice-beef-curry/#comment-115792 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:27:00 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/12/19/a-nice-beef-curry/#comment-115792 Don't know why anyone chef would ever use canola oil (or any vegetable oil for that matter - even GMO free organic canola oil) but the rest of the recipe is delicious! Rather than explain all the reasons why canola is bad, just google it and you will find out why. Don’t know why anyone chef would ever use canola oil (or any vegetable oil for that matter - even GMO free organic canola oil) but the rest of the recipe is delicious! Rather than explain all the reasons why canola is bad, just google it and you will find out why.

]]> Comment on A Nice Beef Curry by: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/12/19/a-nice-beef-curry/#comment-80124 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:24:40 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/12/19/a-nice-beef-curry/#comment-80124 Why, thank you, Susan. I do appreciate knowing that my recipes always work for you--I have had similar comments from quite a few folks in the past, so it makes me feel pretty good about my ability to accurately write down a recipe. Why, thank you, Susan. I do appreciate knowing that my recipes always work for you–I have had similar comments from quite a few folks in the past, so it makes me feel pretty good about my ability to accurately write down a recipe.

]]> Comment on A Nice Beef Curry by: Susan http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/12/19/a-nice-beef-curry/#comment-80123 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:44:17 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/12/19/a-nice-beef-curry/#comment-80123 I have no idea if you ever see comments on old posts, but I wanted to say that I *love* this recipe. Thanks for posting it. I've made it two or three times now, both for myself and friends, and everyone always loves it. Pretty much every recipe I've ever tried on your site has been fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing! I have no idea if you ever see comments on old posts, but I wanted to say that I *love* this recipe. Thanks for posting it. I’ve made it two or three times now, both for myself and friends, and everyone always loves it. Pretty much every recipe I’ve ever tried on your site has been fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing!

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