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A better frozen sushi product


This past Monday, I attended the 2007 International Boston Seafood Show and got to sample quite a few products. I also had to pace myself because there were so many tempting foods.
One product that I sampled toward the end of the day was the frozen sushi by Polar Seas (a PDF of their products), a […]

International Boston Seafood Show 2007: Mantis Shrimp


What is a Mantis Shrimp?
Well, you are looking at three of them in the photo above. I was walking through the IBSS and came across some Southeast Asian seafood purveyors who had some interesting displays, this one included. These animals are much larger than most shrimp, you would likely need two hands to hold one […]

Nika Boyce

Nika writes for The Spirit World, Kids Cuisine, Sugar Savvy, Growers & Grocers, Paper Palate, and A Nice Cuppa, as well as for her two blogs Nika’s Culinaria (culinary photography and other food topics) and The Progressive HomeSchool (a blog that chronicles her family’s homeschooling adventures). She is a scientist who is taking some time off to raise and educate her three kids while also developing and expanding her food photography and food writing activities.