Dr Hector Perera     London When I had the chance for my cooking demonstration at Sirasa TV I did not act the same way as some of the British TV chefs and presenters behaving. I explained the reasons to the two presenters why I cook that way. Most of the British TV chefs come and cut […]

Dr Hector Perera        London Cooking in hot or warm weather counties such as in Sri Lanka is much different to cooking in cold weather countries such as England and California. Sri Lanka fortunately has nearly all the year round warm weather unlike England and California. When our servants at back home cooked, I noticed the […]

Dr Hector Perera       London In food allergy, an abnormal immune system response results in the body making antibodies to ‘fight off’ a food. However, some people suffer symptoms after eating certain foods even when they are not producing antibodies against them. Food intolerances are more common than food allergies. The symptoms of food intolerance tend to come […]

Dr Hector Perera     London I know this is spring time and some people might think my SCIENTIFIC ENERGY SAVING COOKING IDEA is spring chicken. I discovered this when I was a University student at Kingston upon Thames. Just imagine to cook, study and sleep in a single room. Would you not think the clothes might […]

Dr Hector Perera London The word chemistry sounds something mystery that is why sometimes this single word chemistry is written as che-mistry. When a dummy female cockroach is smeared with the synthetic smell of a young virgin female cockroach and placed in the middle of a deadly sticky glue paper, all sexually active male cockroaches […]

Dr Hector Perera      London Energy is an important in many ways. When I said energy let me concentrate just on one thing that is energy used in cooking. I still remember just like yesterday back home in Sri Lanka we used firewood for cooking because those days no gas and electric cookers were at our […]

Dr Hector Perera        London Sinhalese New Year also known as Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka. This is the New Year for the Sinhalese and Tamil people in Sri Lanka. It is a major anniversary celebrated by not only the Sinhalese people but by most Sri Lankans. The month of April dawns with the enthusiastic singing of the Koel birds signifying the […]

Dr Hector Perera            London When we think about pressure, one of the important pressures that comes to mind is, High blood pressure (HBP). This is a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health problems. “Blood pressure” is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries […]

Dr Hector Perera        London It is very difficult to design a diet chart for diabetes patients. This is because all the fruits and vegetables are not good for them. There are many vegetables that may not seem starchy but they can spike your blood sugar levels. For example, potato is a vegetable that is easily […]

Dr Hector Perera       London Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism, the way the body uses digested food for energy. The digestive tract breaks down carbohydrates, sugars and starches found in many foods, into glucose, a form of sugar that enters the bloodstream. With the help of the hormone insulin, cells throughout the body absorb glucose […]

Dr Hector Perera       London When most people go on food shopping to super markets, how many would buy vegetables like carrots? Very often they get attracted to meat counters because quite often there are price reduced offers. There are plenty of vegetables that are really good for health and let me talk about one of […]

Dr Hector Perera         London Most of the junk food are eaten by children, more than 60 per cent regularly eat crisps after school, with only one in four snacking on healthy food such as fruit. According to research, 42 per cent of children say they regularly eat biscuits as a snack, while 37 per cent […]

Dr Hector Perera       London In cooking we just use certain spices without actually knowing the value of them. Nearly all Asian food are prepared by adding a few spices but most of the people are unaware of the benefits of them that is why I thought to mention some values as follows. One thing, you […]

Dr Hector Perera, England My scientific energy saving cooking idea is not spring chickens”, I experimented the technique for many years in order to improve the technique. When I came to England unlike in Sri Lanka, I had to sleep, study and cook in one room. That is because I couldn’t afford no more than […]

Dr Hector Perera    London Take a few examples of cooking utensils such as aluminium saucepans, cast-iron utensils, stainless-steel vessels, glass utensils, aluminium and Teflon-coated non-stick pans then our traditional clay pots. I think some of you remember, ‘Ambalamae pina walan kadak gena’ then what happened? Each type of cookware affects the flavour of the food […]