Some of the yogurts are truly delicious. There is one brand sold at Costco here in Ontario where they actually put the flavouring in a separate container and you can add as much or as little as you wish. There are even some nice enough to serve as a dessert after dinner (the once from Liberte are especially nice)
The cochineal is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the crimson-coloured natural dye carmine is derived. A primarily sessile parasite native to tropical and subtropical South America and Mexico, this insect lives on cacti in the genus Opuntia, feeding on plant moisture and nutrients.
The insect produces carminic acid that deters predation by other insects. Carminic acid, typically 17–24% of dried insects’ weight, can be extracted from the body and eggs, then mixed with aluminium or calcium salts to make carmine dye, also known as cochineal.1 Carmine is today primarily used as a food colouring and for cosmetics, especially as a lipstick colouring.
pacmandreaming almost 10 years ago
A little cochineal or carmine never hurt anyone.
Arianne almost 10 years ago
I love “Ta”. (Also learned that from "Hard Day’s Night. George used it.) Wish we used it here in the States.
kd1sq Premium Member almost 10 years ago
‘Dekko’‘Kharzi’‘Bint’‘Doodally’
Prey almost 10 years ago
Snooker Bungalow
RoseHawke almost 10 years ago
Pink actually. Well, pinkish. Probably the strawberry and or raspberry ones.
ladykat almost 10 years ago
Some of the yogurts are truly delicious. There is one brand sold at Costco here in Ontario where they actually put the flavouring in a separate container and you can add as much or as little as you wish. There are even some nice enough to serve as a dessert after dinner (the once from Liberte are especially nice)
dbmeyer99 almost 10 years ago
The cochineal is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the crimson-coloured natural dye carmine is derived. A primarily sessile parasite native to tropical and subtropical South America and Mexico, this insect lives on cacti in the genus Opuntia, feeding on plant moisture and nutrients.
The insect produces carminic acid that deters predation by other insects. Carminic acid, typically 17–24% of dried insects’ weight, can be extracted from the body and eggs, then mixed with aluminium or calcium salts to make carmine dye, also known as cochineal.1 Carmine is today primarily used as a food colouring and for cosmetics, especially as a lipstick colouring.
Wikipedia
katzenbooks45 almost 10 years ago
Bucky calls Rob “Pinkish” occasionally.
jnnydnti almost 10 years ago
What would Food Babe say about cochineal?
chromosome Premium Member almost 10 years ago
After he googles, he’ll probably need to gargle.