carmine, crimson lake, natural red 4, C.I.75470, E120, natural colouring. If you see any of these on a label then you know that cochineal is the source of the red colouring inside.
It may come as a shock to learn that cochineal is derived from the cochineal insect,(Dactylopius coccus), a small bug, native to South America and Mexico.The [...]
February 2, 2008
Cochineal: There Really is a Bug in Your Meal…
February 2, 2008
You Are My Sunshine
A couple of weeks ago my beautiful daughter won VIP tickets to the Big Day Out on the Gold Coast.
I mentioned it in this post.
She had a fabulous time and got to go on stage with a band I think is called Pnau. She had been hoping to go on stage dressed as a strawberry, but I [...]
