Category Archives: Food

Does chamomile really relax ?

February 25, 2011 – 12:45 am

Nothing says relax better than a peaceful evening in front of a steamy cup of chamomile. Since thousands of years, humanity uses it as a natural remedy for a large amount of ailments, most notably hypertension, sleeplessness and to ease a flu-dominated night, like in my case recently. Moved by curiosity, I took some time [...]

By Stefano Borini | Also posted in Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Natural compounds chemistry | Comments (2)

How I ate Fugu and survived to tell the tale

January 19, 2010 – 12:24 pm

Some time ago I had Fugu, or puffer fish, a highly poisonous fish with no known antidote. Here is a picture to document the fact Well, it could just be me in front of something that looks like fish, and I’m not going to eat it anyway, but trust me, I had it. Yes, I [...]

By Stefano Borini | Also posted in Biology, Personal | Comments (4)