Chickpeas

chickpeas beans

Cooked chickpeas and chickpea flour (unprocessed) are used to make hummus and falafel, chips and French fries, among other things. Roasted, they can also be eaten as a snack. The […]

Lentils

Lentils yellow green red

Red, yellow, brown and green: there are many varieties of lentils. Lentils can only be bought dried and have somewhat of a bad rep. Over recent years however, lentils have […]

Figs

figs fruit

Figs are fruits with a thin leathery skin. The fleshy flesh of the fig contains small edible seeds and is deliciously soft and sweet in taste. Fresh figs are also […]

What makes a commodity a commodity?

coffee-beans-grind-coffee

While working in the field of commodity Trade and Risk Management (CTRM) software, I am obviously getting often the question of people elsewhere about ‘What do you actually do’. That […]