True ice cream

Ice cream recipes first appear in 18th century England and America. A recipe for ice cream was published in Mrs. Mary Eales's Receipts in London 1718.

To ice CREAM. Take Tin Ice-Pots, fill them with any Sort of Cream you like, either plain or sweeten'd, or Fruit in it; shut your Pots very close; to six Pots you must allow eighteen or twenty Pound of Ice, breaking the Ice very small; there will be some great Pieces, which lay at the Bottom and Top: You must have a Pail, and lay some Straw at the Bottom; then lay in your Ice, and put in amongst it a Pound of Bay-Salt; set in your Pots of Cream, and lay Ice and Salt between every Pot, that they may not touch; but the Ice must lie round them on every Side; lay a good deal of Ice on the Top, cover the Pail with Straw, set it in a Cellar where no Sun or Light comes, it will be froze in four Hours, but it may stand longer; than take it out just as you use it; hold it in your Hand and it will slip out. When you wou'd freeze any Sort of Fruit, either Cherries, Rasberries, Currants, or Strawberries, fill your Tin-Pots with the Fruit, but as hollow as you can; put to them Lemmonade, made with Spring-Water and Lemmon-Juice sweeten'd; put enough in the Pots to make the Fruit hang together, and put them in Ice as you do Cream.

The earliest reference to ice cream given by the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1744, reprinted in a magazine in 1877. 1744 in Pennsylvania Mag. Hist. & Biogr. (1877) I. 126 Among the rarities..was some fine ice cream, which, with the strawberries and milk, eat most deliciously.

The 1751 edition of The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse features a recipe for ice cream. OED gives her recipe: H. GLASSE Art of Cookery (ed. 4) 333 (heading) To make Ice Cream..set it [sc. the cream] into the larger Bason. Fill it with Ice, and a Handful of Salt.

1768 saw the publication of L'Art de Bien Faire les Glaces d'Office by M. Emy, a cookbook devoted entirely to recipes for flavoured ices and ice cream.

Ice cream was introduced to the United States by Quaker colonists who brought their ice cream recipes with them. Confectioners sold ice cream at their shops in New York and other cities during the colonial era. Ben Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson were known to have regularly eaten and served ice cream. First Lady Dolley Madison is also closely associated with the early history of ice cream in the United States. One respected history of ice cream states that, as the wife of U.S. President James Madison, she served ice cream at her husband's Inaugural Ball in 1813.

Around 1832, Augustus Jackson, an African American confectioner, not only created multiple ice cream recipes, but he also invented a superior technique to manufacture ice cream.

In 1843, Nancy Johnson of Philadelphia was issued the first U.S. patent for a small-scale handcranked ice cream freezer. The invention of the ice cream soda gave Americans a new treat, adding to ice cream's popularity. This cold treat was probably invented by Robert Green in 1874, although there is no conclusive evidence to prove his claim.

Ice cream sundaes with fruit, nuts, and a wafer

The ice cream sundae originated in the late 19th century. Several men claimed to have created the first sundae, but there is no conclusive evidence to back up any of their stories. Some sources say that the sundae was invented to circumvent blue laws, which forbade serving sodas on Sunday. Towns claiming to be the birthplace of the sundae include Buffalo, New York; Two Rivers, Wisconsin; Ithaca, New York; and Evanston, Illinois. Both the ice cream cone and banana split became popular in the early 20th century. Several food vendors claimed to have invented the ice cream cone at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, MO. However, Europeans were eating cones long before 1904.

In the UK, ice cream remained an expensive and rare treat, until large quantities of ice began to be imported from Norway and the US in the mid Victorian era. A Swiss-Italian businessman, Carlo Gatti, opened the first ice cream stall outside Charing Cross station in 1851, selling scoops of ice cream in shells for one penny.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: sate, seafood

Dondurma

Dondurma (Turkish, literally "freezing") is the name given to ice cream in Turkey. Dondurma typically includes the ingredients milk, sugar, salep, and mastic, and may originate from the Turkish region of Kahramanmaraş.

Two qualities distinguish Turkish ice cream: texture and resistance to melting. Inclusion of the thickening agents salep, a flour made from the root of the Early Purple Orchid, and mastic, a resin, impart chewiness.

The Kahramanmaraş region is known for maraş dondurması, a variety which contains distinctly more salep than usual; tough and sticky, it is sometimes eaten with a knife and fork.

Consumption and culture

Dondurma is commonly sold from both street vendor's carts and store fronts where the mixture is churned regularly with long-handled paddles to keep it workable.

As of 2010, the average rate of consumption in Turkey was 2.8 liters of ice cream per person per year (compare to the USA at 18.3 liters per person in 2007, and world consumption leader New Zealand at 22-23 liters in 2006).

Some Turks adhere to a belief that cold foods, such as ice cream, will cause illnesses - such as sore throats and the common cold; it is held that consumption of warm liquid while consuming ice cream will counteract these effects.

The popularity of salepi dondurma has caused a decline of wild orchids in the region and led to a ban on exports of salep. Some translate salepi dondurma as "fox testicle ice cream"; however, the Turkish name comes directly from the Arabic name, saḥlab‎ ('orchid'), the two-lobed root of which resembles testicles.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: sate, seafood

Kinds of Pasta

Pasta comes in an astonishing variety of shapes, some of which are common throughout Italy, and some of which are limited to a particular region, or even town. There are also specialty shapes produced by individual pasta makers.

Taken as a whole, pasta can be divided into pasta di semola di grano duro, made from durum wheat flour, water, and a little salt, and pasta all'uovo, which is made from eggs, flour, and salt. Commercial pasta all'uovo is generally made with durum wheat flour, which gives it a firmer texture and means it won't go soft if it's overcooked slightly (all pasta will become flabby if seriously overcooked). Homemade pasta is, on the other hand, generally made with cake flour, which has less gluten. Therefore, the cooking time of home made pasta all'uovo is more critical; if you leave it in the water too long it will become flabby.

Commercially made pasta can be divided into several basic kinds:

Sheet Pasta: Used primarily in making baked dishes. Often but not always all'uovo, with eggs.

• Cannelloni, also known as manicotti, and a pepper-and-ricotta filling.

• Lasagna: Square or rectangular sheets of pasta, which are cooked, interlayered with other ingredients and baked. There are many many variations.

Strips: Fettuccine, Linguini, tagliatelle, and so on. The broader strips are generally used for thick-to-chunky sauces, whereas the thinner strips are also used for creamier, though never really liquid sauces. Most of these pastas are made with egg, and will say all'uovo on the package.

• Pappardelle Broad strips, and a chunky tomato-mackerel sauce for them.

• Reginette Wavy-edged half-inch wide strips of pasta samed after Princess Mafalda of Savoy, which work quite well with rich sauces, and a pheasant breast sauce, that can also be made with duck or Guinea hen.

• Tagliatelle Quarter-inch strips of pasta, and a tomato and chicken breast sauce.

• Tagliatelline or Fettuccine Fine (1/8 of an inch) strips, and a smoked salmon sauce for them.

• Tagliolini All'Uovo The finest of strips, and a creamy mascarpone sauce for them.

Source: www.italianfood.about.com

See also: ice cream, seafood, dim sum

Review From Member2

Yakk.. kali ini saya akan me review Restoran Iga Penyet Leko di bilangan Pesanggrahan dekat puri indah sana.
Jujur saya baru pertama kali makan di Iga Penyet Leko disini, Untuk interiornya sama persis dengan interior iga penyet Leko di Pantai Indah Kapuk.. nyaman koq..mejanya keramik gitu.. Oh ya, saya makan berempat dengan kekasih dan dua adiknya.

Well, Langsung aja ke makanannya ya

1. Iga Penyet (Rp 25.000)
Seperti Biasa, Iga Penyet Leko adalah Favorit saya.. sebenarnya ada yang bilang Teko, ada yang bilang leko, tapi saya lebih suka Leko.. Bumbu penyetnya lebih nendang.. enak banget...

2. Iga Goreng Tepung Penyet (Rp 30.000)
Iga goreng tepung ini menu baru di Leko, dan rasanya? wuahh... mantap banget...sama iga penyetnya lebih enak ini..ada kriuk2nya..ya garing-garing dikit..enak banget..

3. Sop Iga+Otot(Rp 37.500)
Kuah Sop di Leko juga juara.. enak banget.. meskipun agak asin, tapi emang kuahnya gurih banget... Soal Iga nya, jangan tanya lagi.. empuk..

4. Belut Penyet (Rp 22.500)
Iseng-iseng Pesen Belut Penyetnya.. saya pikir bakal disajikan Belut Garing gitu.. tapi yang ada belut digoreng biasa... agak kecewa sih.. untuk Rasa bumbu penyetnya tetep nomer satu...

5. Sayur Asem (Rp 5.500)
Sayur asem disini berisi kol, kacang tanah, nangka , kacang panjang, melinjo, dan daun melinjo. enak banget, kuahnya merah gitu..seger,asem,pedas...

Dan untuk minumnya kamipun memesan :
1. Es Teh Susu Tarik Jumbo (rp 7.000)
Es Teh Susu Tarik disini favorit kami, Tehnya kuat, Susunya juga kuat..Balance, Seimbang dan jadinya ngga eneq.. TOP!
2. Es Jeruk Degan (Rp 9.500)
Saya Pribadi baru tahu Degan itu artinya kelapa ini es kelapa jeruk biasa..ordinary..
3, Es Cincau Lemon (Rp 7.500)
Nah, saya baru pernah coba ni..nyeruput dikit punya calon adek ipar nah..ini rasanya tuh unik banget..asem2..manis cincau gitu..buat yg doyan cincau nih wajib coba..

Over all.. saya emang selalu suka makan di Leko.. bumbu penyetnya itu lho...Recommended Pesan yang pedas... buat penyuka sambel pedas...
Enak banget..

Sumber: www.openrice.com

See also: loewy, table 8, seafood

Fish

Fish and shellfish have a natural tendency to concentrate mercury in their bodies, often in the form of methylmercury, a highly toxic organic compound of mercury. Species of fish that are high on the food chain, such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel, albacore tuna, and tilefish contain higher concentrations of mercury than others. This is because mercury is stored in the muscle tissues of fish, and when a predatory fish eats another fish, it assumes the entire body burden of mercury in the consumed fish. Since fish are less efficient at depurating than accumulating methylmercury, fish-tissue concentrations increase over time. Thus species that are high on the food chain amass body burdens of mercury that can be ten times higher than the species they consume. This process is called biomagnification. The first occurrence of widespread mercury poisoning in humans occurred this way in Minamata, Japan, now called Minamata disease.

Overfishing

Main article: Overfishing

Fish for sale in a market in Hong Kong

Research into population trends of various species of seafood is pointing to a global collapse of seafood species by 2048. Such a collapse would occur due to pollution and overfishing, threatening oceanic ecosystems, according to some researchers.

A major international scientific study released in November 2006 in the journal Science found that about one-third of all fishing stocks worldwide have collapsed (with a collapse being defined as a decline to less than 10% of their maximum observed abundance), and that if current trends continue all fish stocks worldwide will collapse within fifty years. In July 2009, Boris Worm of Dalhousie University, the author of the November 2006 study in Science, co-authored an update on the state of the world's fisheries with one of the original study's critics, Ray Hilborn of the University of Washington at Seattle. The new study found that through good fisheries management techniques even depleted fish stocks can be revived and made commercially viable again.

The FAO State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2004 report estimates that in 2003, of the main fish stocks or groups of resources for which assessment information is available, "approximately one-quarter were overexploited, depleted or recovering from depletion (16%, 7% and 1% respectively) and needed rebuilding."

The National Fisheries Institute, a trade advocacy group representing the United States seafood industry, disagree. They claim that currently observed declines in fish population are due to natural fluctuations and that enhanced technologies will eventually alleviate whatever impact humanity is having on oceanic life.

In an effort to counteract the detrimental effects of overfishing, there has been an emergence of retailers and restaurants only dealing in sustainable seafood. In an effort to expand the availability of sustainable seafood, i love blue sea opened in March 2010 selling only sustainable seafood online and delivering overnight via FedEx. They follow the recommendations set forth by both Seafood Watch and Greenpeace USA.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: seafood, loewy, table 8

Seni Cari Makan di Desa

Beruntunglah kita masih bisa tertawa lebar. Tak terlalu memikirkan makanan yang akan disantap hari ini atau esok hari. Terkadang dengan mudahnya kita buang-buang makanan yang sudah menjadi hak kita ke tempat sampah. Sementara, berdasarkan penelitian di daerah Muara Gembong dan Pebayuran, Kabupaten Bekasi kita bisa melihat seorang ibu yang tua renta bersusah payah demi menikmati makan siang. Ibu ini memiliki seorang anak yang telah menikah dan memberikannya cucu. Harapan dengan adanya keluarga baru ini bisa memperbaiki taraf hidup mereka ternyata tak terbukti. Mereka malah semakin melarat karena anak dan menantunya hanyalah nelayan kecil dan buruh tani lepasan yang tak jua bisa sebut pendapatan mereka cukup, apalagi berlebih. Sehingga, ibu tua renta ini mencoba membantu diri dan keluarganya dengan menangkap ikan-ikan kecil di sungai. Seringkali ikan-ikan yang tertangkap jaring-jaring ini hanyalah ikan-ikan kecil yang tak sebesar ikan gurame atau ikan mas yang biasa kita santap. Ikan-ikan yang beliau peroleh hanyalah ikan-ikan kecil sebesar ibu jari. Padahal berat juga mengangkat jaring itu di pinggir sungai dengan resiko terpeleset. Bukan hanya itu, mereka memasak kembali menggunakan kayu bakar karena tabung gas yang dibagikan pemerintah begitu menakutkan serta mengancam jiwa.

Bersyukurlah kita, dengan segala fasilitas yang kita miliki di rumah, dengan banyaknya restoran yang bisa kita kunjungi setiap saat. Tanpa perlu mengeluarkan keringat layaknya ibu tua renta yang tak pantas lagi bekerja. (Ratih)

See also: seafood

Seafood

Seafood refers to any sea animal or plant that is served as food and eaten by humans. Seafoods include seawater animals, such as fish and shellfish (including molluscs and crustaceans). By extension, in North America although not generally in the United Kingdom, the term seafood is also applied to similar animals from fresh water and all edible aquatic animals are collectively referred to as seafood.

Edible seaweeds are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia. See the category of sea vegetables.

The harvesting of wild seafood is known as fishing and the cultivation and farming of seafood is known as aquaculture, mariculture, or in the case of fish, fish farming. Seafood is often distinguished from meat, although it is still animal and is excluded in a vegetarian diet. Seafood is an important source of protein in many diets around the world, especially in coastal areas.

See also: loewy, table 8

Source: www.wikipedia.com

Nasi Goreng Indonesia

Alih Bahasa: Ratih

Nasi goreng merupakan makanan khas Indonesia dan Malaysia. Nasi goreng merupakan nasi dengan campuran bumbu, cabai, dan udang. Nasi goreng merupakan makanan nasional Indonesia yang tak mengenal batas sosial ekonomi. Makanan ini bisa ditemukan di warung nasi kecil hingga restoran mewah di hotel-hotel.

Bahan utama nasi goreng ialah nasi, kecap, bawang merah dan bawang putih dilengkapi dengan penyedap rasa. Nasi goreng dapat dinikmati kapan saja, bagi orang Indonesia, Malaysia dan Singapura nasi goreng dimakan sebagai sarapan. Nasi yang digunakan sebagai bahan utama biasanya adalah nasi yang tidak habis dimakan malam harinya sehingga nasi goreng tidak terlalu lembek.

Di restoran-restoran, nasi goreng disajikan dengan telur, ayam goreng, sate, sayuran dan kerupuk. Sedangkan di warung nasi kecil, nasi goreng istimewa pakai telur.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

Lihat juga: seafood, Table 8, Loewy

Nasi Goreng

Nasi goreng, literally meaning "fried rice" in Indonesian and Malay, can refer simply to fried pre-cooked rice, a meal including fried rice accompanied with other items, or a more complicated fried rice, typically spiced with tamarind and chilli and including other ingredients, particularly egg and prawns.

Nasi goreng is considered as national dish of Indonesia. There are many Indonesian cuisines but few national dishes. Nasi goreng is the best of them. Indonesia's national dish knows no social barriers. It can be enjoyed in its simplest manifestation from a tin plate at a roadside warung, or food stall; eaten on porcelain in fancy restaurants, or constructed at the ubiquitous buffet tables of Jakarta dinner parties.

From leftover rice to nasi goreng

The main ingredients for the plain nasi goreng include pre-cooked rice, soy sauce, garlic, shallot and some spring onions for garnishing. Nasi goreng can be eaten at any time of day, and many Indonesians, Malaysians and Singaporeans eat nasi goreng for breakfast, often using leftovers from the previous day's dinner. The rice used to make nasi goreng is cooked ahead of time and left to cool down (so it is not soggy), which is one reason to use rice cooked from the day before.

‘Special’ nasi goreng – as meal component

In restaurants, the dish is often served as a main meal accompanied by additional items such as a fried egg, fried chicken, satay, vegetables, and kerupuk (meaning crackers, also called "prawn crackers" and many other names). In many warungs (street stalls), when accompanied by a fried egg, it is sometimes called nasi goreng istimewa (special fried rice).

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: seafood

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is an international agricultural research center founded in the early 1970s to improve the understanding of national agricultural and food policies to promote the adoption of innovations in agricultural technology. Additionally, IFPRI was meant to shed more light on the role of agricultural and rural development in the broader development pathway of a country.According to its website, the IFPRI "seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty."

The IFPRI is part of a network of international research institutes funded in part by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), which in turn is funded by governments, private businesses and foundations, and the World Bank.

Scope

IFPRI carries out food policy research and disseminates it through hundreds of publications, bulletins, conferences, and other initiatives. IFPRI was organized as a District of Columbia non-profit, non-stock corporation on March 5, 1975 and its first research bulletin was produced in February 1976. IFPRI has offices in several developing countries, including China, Ethiopia, and India, and has research staff working in many more countries around the world.

Research Areas

IFPRI’s institutional strategy rests on three pillars: research, capacity strengthening, and policy communication.

Research topics have included low crop and animal productivity, and environmental degradation, water management, fragile lands, property rights, collective action, sustainable intensification of agricultural production, the impact of climate change on poor farmers, the problems and opportunities of biotechnology,food security, micronutrient malnutrition, microfinance programs, urban food security, gender and development, and resource allocation within households.

IFPRI also analyzes agricultural market reforms, trade policy, World Trade Organization negotiations in the context of agriculture, institutional effectiveness, crop and income diversification, postharvest activity, and agroindustry.

The institute is involved in measuring the Millennium Development Goals project and supports governments in the formulation and implementation of development strategies.

Further work includes research on agricultural innovation systems and the role of capacity strengthening in agricultural development.

Products and Publications

IFPRI targets its policy and research products to many audiences, including developing-country policymakers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and civil-society organizations, "opinion leaders", donors, advisers, and media.

Publications by IFPRI include books, research reports, but also newsletters, briefs, and fact sheets. It is also involved in the collection of primary data and the compilation and processing of secondary data.

In 1993 IFPRI introduced the 2020 Vision Initiative, which aims at coordinating and supporting a debate among national governments, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, international development institutions, and other elements of civil society to reach food security for all by 2020.

As of 2006 IFPRI produces the (GHI) yearly measuring the progress and failure of individual countries and regions in the fight against hunger. The GHI is a collaboration of IFPRI, the Welthungerhilfe, and Concern Worldwide.

IFPRI has produced the related Hunger Index for the States of India (ISHI) (2008) and the Sub-National Hunger Index for Ethiopia (2009).

Organizational structure

IFPRI is made up of the Office of the Director General, a Communications Division and the Finance and Administration Division, and 5 research divisions:

• Development Strategy and Governance

• Environment and Production Technology

• Poverty, Health, and Nutrition

• Knowledge, Capacity, and Innovation

• Markets, Trade, and Institutions

IFPRI hosts several research networks:

• The (ASTI)

• The CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi)

• Harvest Plus

• HarvestChoice

Impact

The evaluation of policy-oriented research poses a lot of challenges including the difficulty to quantify the impact of knowledge and ideas in terms of reduced poverty and or increased income or the attribution of a change in these numbers to a specific study or research project.

Despite these challenges, studies find that IFPRI research had spill-over effects for specific country-level research, but also in setting the global policy agenda, for example in the areas biodiversity (influencing the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources) and trade (with respect to the Doha Development Round of trade negotiations).

Another example of IFPRI's impact on policy formulation was the 2007–2008 world food price crisis. IFPRI was able to quickly pull together relevant research and its resulting recommendation where included in the United Nations’ Comprehensive Framework for Action on food security.

Criticism

CGIAR and its agencies, including the IFPRI have been criticized for their connections to Western governments and multinational agribusiness, although its research publications have also been cited by critics of agribusiness and Genetically Modified Organisms in agriculture. IFPRI describes itself as "neither an advocate nor an opponent of genetically modified crops."

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See Also: seafood, dim sum, wine

Pasta

Pasta adalah makanan olahan yang digunakan pada masakan Italia, dibuat dari campuran tepung terigu, air, telur, dan garam yang membentuk adonan yang bisa dibentuk menjadi berbagai variasi ukuran dan bentuk. Pasta dijadikan berbagai hidangan setelah dimasak dengan cara direbus. Di Indonesia, jenis pasta yang populer misalnya spageti, makaroni dan lasagna.

Dalam bahasa Inggris, pasta adalah sebutan untuk berbagai jenis masakan dengan bahan utama salah satu jenis pasta yang diberi bumbu dan saus. Pasta berasal dari bahasa Italia "pasta alimentare" yang berarti adonan bahan makanan. Dalam arti luas, "pasta" bisa berarti semua adonan seperti adonan roti, pastry, atau cake. Dalam bahasa Italia, pasta yang berarti bahan makanan seperti mi disebut pastasciutta.

Pasta dibuat dari tepung terigu semolina yang merupakan hasil gilingan biji gandum durum dicampur telur sehingga sedikit berwarna kuning cerah, dan bila dimasak dengan benar akan menghasilkan tekstur sedikit kenyal. Pasta buatan Amerika sering dibuat dari campuran tepung terigu Farina dan Semolina, sehingga mempunyai tekstur yang lebih lembut untuk dijadikan hidangan seperti kaserol.

Di luar negara asalnya di Italia, pasta biasanya dijual di dalam kemasan dalam bentuk kering. Pasta kering dibuat di pabrik dengan menggunakan mesin ekstrusi yang mendorong keluar adonan pasta melalui lubang-lubang saringan. Bentuk-bentuk pasta yang lain diperoleh dengan menggiling adonan pasta menjadi lembaran yang kemudian dipotong-potong atau dicetak.

Pasta segar buatan rumah tangga dan restoran dibentuk dengan tangan beberapa saat sebelum pasta direbus. Pasta segar memerlukan waktu masak yang singkat, namun pasta segar tidak tahan lama disimpan karena memiliki kadar air yang tinggi. Pasta kering bisa tahan lama disimpan hingga 3 tahun atau lebih karena hanya memiliki kandungan air sebanyak 10%. Pasta yang sudah dimasak dan tinggal dipanaskan dengan oven microwave juga sering dijumpai di bagian makanan beku pasar swalayan.
sumber: wikipedia
lihat juga: restaurant, restoran, cafe

Sukiyaki

Sukiyaki (すき焼き, スキヤキ ?) adalah irisan tipis daging sapi, sayur-sayuran, dan tahu di dalam panci besi yang dimasak di atas meja makan dengan cara direbus. Sukiyaki dimakan dengan mencelup irisan daging ke dalam kocokan telur ayam.

Sayur-sayuran untuk Sukiyaki misalnya bawang bombay, daun bawang, sawi putih, shungiku (nama daun dari pohon keluarga seruni), jamur shiitake, dan jamur enoki. Sebagai pelengkap ditambahkan ito konnyaku atau shirataki yang berbentuk seperti soun berwarna bening atau sedikit abu-abu.

Sukiyaki memiliki dua versi, Sukiyaki versi daerah Kansai dan Sukiyaki versi daerah Kanto yang berbeda cara penyajian, jenis bumbu dan rasa.

Menurut Sukiyaki versi Kansai, Sukiyaki hanya dimasak dengan bumbu kecap asin dan gula pasir, sedangkan Sukiyaki versi Kanto dimasak menggunakan saus Warishita yang merupakan campuran dashi, kecap asin, gula pasir, dan mirin yang dimasak terlebih dulu.

Menurut cara Kansai, potongan lemak sapi dicairkan di dalam panci sebelum memasukkan irisan daging sapi. Bumbu berupa gula pasir dan kecap asin dituangkan sekaligus dalam jumlah banyak di atas daging yang sudah matang lalu diaduk-aduk dengan sayur-sayuran hingga matang. Menurut cara Kanto, bumbu warishita dididihkan dulu di dalam panci sebelum semua bahan dimasukkan.
sumber: wikipedia
lihat juga: restaurant, restoran, cafe

Blueberry

sebelumnya: makanan, minuman, cafe
Jakarta - Buah yang rasanya asam ini memang mulai banyak diminati. Sebagai topping cake, campuran jus buah, ataupun dijadikan selai. Dibalik rasanya yang asam segar, tersimpan berjuta manfaat yang baik untuk tubuh. Penasaran?

Blueberry memang tidak sepopuler strawberry. Meskipun begitu, buah ini tak kalah dahsyat manfaatnya dengan strawberry. Tak heran jika dinamakan blueberry, karena warna buah yang biru gelap. Kalau dilihat sepintas, warna dan bentuknya mirip dengan anggur dengan ukuran yang jauh lebih kecil atau mini.

Banyak sumber yang mengatakan kalau blueberry merupakan sumber antioksidan yang tinggi. Hal ini dikarenakan kandungan senyawa anthocyanin yang terkandung dalam phytonutrients, zat yang memberi warna gelap pada blueberry. Anthocyanin berperan sebagai anti-oksidan.

Radikal bebas yang banyak dijumpai dapat menyebabkan penuaan, dan penumpukan oksidan dalam tubuh. Tak jarang, radikal bebas juga bisa menyebabkan kanker. Phytonutrient mencegah penumpukan radikal bebas dalam tubuh dengan menyerapnya dan membuangnya bersama dengan keringat dan kotoran.

Selain sebagai antioksidan, blueberry juga memiliki manfaat lain yaitu meningkatkan kemampuan mengingat jangka pendek atau short term memory. Juga membantu meningkatkan kemampuan motorik menjadi lebih baik. Blueberry juga mengandung mangan yang berfungsi sebagai zat anti peradangan.

Tubuh yang bebas radang membuat aliran darah menjadi lancar, menjaga asupan energi untuk tubuh, dan juga menjaga mood tetap dalam kondisi senang. Bagi mereka yang memiliki masalah dengan jantung, blueberry sangat baik untuk mencegah penyakit jantung. Karena nutrisi dalam blueberry menjaga zat nitrit oksida yang membuat dinding arteri jantung tetap fleksible.

Blueberry terdiri dari dua jenis, blueberry yang sengaja di tanam di perkebunan dan juga blueberry liar. Manfaat keduanya tetap sama, sebagai anti-oksidan. Tapi berdasarkan penelitian, blueberry liar padat nutrisinya dibandingkan blueberry yang di tanam di perkebunan. Mungkin karena kemampuan bertahan hidup blueberry liar dalam melewati kondisi dan situasi yang lebih keras dibanding blueberry besar yang ditanam di kebun menjadikannya lebih padat nutrisi.

Nonton Bareng Piala Dunia 2010

Piala dunia sudah mulai masing-masing orang punya jagoan dan biasanya membela jagoannya habis-habisan.
Nobar atau nonton bareng lebih seru dibanding nonton sendirian di rumah dimana kita bisa teriak-teriak mendukung kesebelasan jagoan kita berharap cemas ketika bola mulai mendekati gawang lawan bahkan ada yang tutup mata saat bola menyambangi gawang team kesayangannya.
Tak usah bingung mau nobar dimana sekarang sudah banyak tempat-tempat asik buat nobar karena banyak restaurant, restoran, cafe, menyediakan acara nonton bareng piala dunia. Dimana kita bisa juga sambil menyantap makanan dan minuman kesukaan sambil membela team kesayangan.
Karena seperti sepak bola makanan dan minuman juga masing-masing punya selera, ada yang suka japanese food, seperti sushi, ramen. ada pula yang suka chinese food seperti dim sum. Ada pula yang yang suka makanan khas western seperti pizza, pasta, steak, ice cream, cake, wine. Ada pula yang suka seafood dan tak ketinggalan makanan khas dari Indonesia seperti Nasi goreng, soto, sate, dll.
Jadi meriahkan pesta piala dunia dengan nonton bareng sambil menikmati makanan kesukaanmu itu lebih mengasikkan . Apalagi kalau pengalaman itu bisa di abadikan dan di ceritakan kembali di openrice kali aja dapet voucher makan gratis lumayan kan :)

zongzi adalah ba tzang

sebelumnya: sate, sushi, dan seafood
Zongzi atau biasa disebut Ba Tzang adalah makanan tradisional Tiongkok yang terbuat dari beras ketan dan dibungkus dengan daun bambu. Zongzi biasa disajikan pada tradisi perayaan Duanwu atau Festival Perahu Naga yang jatuh pada bulan ke lima Imlek untuk memperingati wafatnya Qu Yuan, seorang penyair dari zaman kerajaan Chu.

Menurut legenda, Qu Yuan gagal memperingati kaisar dan para pejabat istana untuk menghentikan perang saudara yang sedang terjadi kala itu. Qu Yuan lalu membuat puisi yang berisikan kesedihan dan kekhawatirannya terhadap peperangan di tanah air mereka. Setelah puisi itu selesai, ia melompat ke sungai Miluo. Orang-orang mencoba menyelamatkannya dengan melempari bungkusan-bungkusan nasi dengan maksud memberi makan para ikan agar mereka tidak memangsa Qu Yuan. Nah, bungkusan-bungkusan nasi itulah yang kemudian dikenal dengan nama Zongzi atau Ba Tzang.

Pada awalnya, kegiatan membuat zongzi adalah kegiatan yang diikuti seluruh keluarga dengan resep yang diajarkan turun temurun. Bahkan seni membungkus zongzi dengan benar juga merupakan hal yang diajarkan turun temurun dalam keluarga, loh. Sayangnya sekarang hal tersebut sudah semakin jarang dilakukan.

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