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Learn all things grocery from picking produce at its freshest to finding what’s in season. Know the difference between alfalfa and clover sprouts? Or when to get yams vs sweet potatoes? Get answers here.
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Looking for information on produce, drinks, or other things on your grocery shopping list? Instacart’s new grocery guides explore everything from how to identify the freshest fruit to how to cut and store your favorite vegetable. Explore tips & tricks on the easiest way to cook quinoa to how to preserve nutrients in your fresh produce. Why? Here at Instacart , we believe that the...
Aug 26, 2021
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What are liqueurs? Liqueurs are alcoholic beverages produced by melding spirits with herbs, fruit, and flavoring agents. More than 2.5% of its weight consists of sugar. Liqueurs are often used as aperitifs. They are also...
Nov 8, 2022
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What are non-alcoholic spirits? In the U.S, non-alcoholic beverages may contain no more than 0.5% alcohol by volume (ABV). The aim of most non-alcoholic spirits is to produce a beverage as flavorsome as its alcoholic...
Oct 27, 2022
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What is wine? In 2020, the world’s population consumed an estimated 234 million hectoliters of wine! Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. All wine is made from grapes of the Vitis...
Oct 20, 2022
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It is estimated that approximately 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide per day. People love the energy boost that they receive from drinking a cup of coffee. Instant coffee is a great way...
Oct 5, 2022
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Coffee pods have become an everyday staple in homes and offices across the US. A coffee pod is a single-serving container with enough coffee for one cup. If we want to get technical, it’s a...
Oct 5, 2022
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Whether you like your coffee iced, hot, or blended, your favorite drink starts with aromatic, freshly ground coffee . If this ingredient is a staple on your grocery shopping list, here is all you need...
Oct 5, 2022
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What is brandy? Brandy is a distilled alcohol. In reality, it's more of a catch-all name for spirits made from distilled wine. The most popular brandies are made with fermented grapes (what one would call...
Sep 21, 2022
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What is mezcal? Mezcal is a Mexican distilled alcohol made from the agave plant. Pronounced "messcal," its name means "roasted agave" in Nahuatl, an Indigenous language spoken in Central Mexico, and is a nod to...
Jun 13, 2022
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What is shochu? Shochu is a traditional Japanese distilled alcoholic beverage typically made with rice, barley, sweet potatoes, buckwheat, or brown sugar. Some distillers, however, prefer making the drink with less common ingredients like chestnuts,...
Jun 9, 2022
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