Dessert Around The World: Chinese

Dessert Around The World: Chinese

Monday, 25 May 2015 / No Comments

Hi Guys! Welcome back to our Dessert Around The World series. Our destination today is China!! Enjoy!

Annin Tofu

Annin Tofu is a traditional dessert from Beijing, Cantonese, and Hong Kong made of jellied tofu made with apricot kernel, agar and sugar. This dessert is known as a vegan dish, but actually the traditional recipe contains dairy ingredients and flavored extract.

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Black Sesame Soup

Black sesame soup is popular in East-Asian and Chinese especially throughout China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. It's usually served hot and have the soup consistency but much more thicker. The main ingredients of this soup is black sesame seeds, sugar, rice and water. Chinese traditional treatments used this soup to warm the body, replenish blood, relax bowel and nourish your hair. This soup is also good for those who have Anemia, Constipation, Dizzines, and Tinnitus.

Dragon's Beard Candy

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Dragon's Beard Candy is a Chinese sweets similar to spun candy. It's is describe to be an old-fashioned candy with rich and sweet flavor with threads and chewy texture. It's shaped like a white cocoon and is very sensitive to moisture and heat (it tends to melt if it's exposed to heat). The first Dragon's Beard Candy was recorded during the Han Dynasty. The process of making this candy includes stretching the dough into thin strings. 

So, that's all from our destination today guys! See you on our next destination, BYE!!

Dessert Around The World: Japan

Dessert Around The World: Japan

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Hi there everyone! Today's destination of our Dessert Around The World is Japan! Since, lately I've been so into Anime and Manga, so i LOVE to share about Japanese Dessert with you guys. Enjoy!

Anpan

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Anpan is a Japanese sweet roll buns usually filled with red beans, green beans, white beans, sesame, and chestnuts. Anpan was first made in 1875 during the Meiji Period by a man called Yasubei Kimura. The Anpan recipa was influenced by the western bread.

Coffee Jelly

Coffe Jelly is a popular gelatin dessert in Japan. It is a mix of agar jelly and sweet coffee established in the Tosho Period. It's usually cut into squares and is served in many kinds of dessert beverages. It's also usually mixed with milkshakes or as a garnish for an ice cream sundae. 

Imagawayaki

Imagawayaki is a pancake sandwich-like dessert which often served cold with Azuki bean paste. It's a popular dish and often found at Japanese Festivals in and out of Japan. Today, the fillings of Imagawayaki are various such vanilla custard, fruit custard, preserves, and curry fillings. 

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So that's all from today's destination guys! See you on our next destination! Bye!!!

Dessert Around The World: Korea

Dessert Around The World: Korea

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Hi there everyone! So today's destination is Korea (go figure, since i like Korea so much)! Enjoy!

Bungeoppang

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Bungeoppang is a stuffed pastry similar to waffle in the shape of a fish. Bungeo 붕어 is the Korean for Carassius Fish and Ppang 빵 means bread. It's similar to Japanese fish-shaped bread, Takiyaki, since it is introduced to Korea by the Japanese in the 1930. This pastry are commonly eaten during winter and are sold by street vendors across Korea, and usually stuffed with red bean paste.

Patbingsu

Patbingsu literally means red beans with shaved ice. But not to worry, this dessert doesn't only serve shaved ice along with red beans, it also have chopped fruit, milk, and syrup on it. Now days, patbingsu also served with marshmallow, ice cream, and jelly. The earliest history of patbingsu was recorded in the Jeoseon dynasty and it was only shaved ice with red bean paste, ground nuts, and Tteok. 

Hotteok

Hotteok is a filled pancake sold on streets vendors during the winter int Korea. It's made with wheat flour, sugar, milk, water and yeast and is filled with sweet filling such as honey, chopped peanuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon. It's shaped to a large circle and served with baking paper or tissue as the holder. Hotteok was brought to Korea by a Chinese merchant in the 19th century, They changed the filling from savory to sweet fillings to suit the Korean taste. 

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So, That's for today's destination guys, See you on our next destination! Bye!

Dessert Around The World: Indonesia

Dessert Around The World: Indonesia

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Hi there everyone! So today's dessert destination is my home town, Indonesia! Enjoy!!

Cenil

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Cenil is a sticky coconut cake made with three color: Pink, Green, and Yellow-ish. It's made from starch flour, salt, Pandan leaves, Pandan water, and food coloring. It's served with banana leaves plate, and sprinkled with sugar and grated coconut. This sticky cake is sort of a comfort food for the 80s-90s generation in Indonesia, kids also like this cake because of the color and the small servings of it. It taste kind of savory and sweet and the same time. Perfect to eat with lemon tea or milk tea.

Roti Buaya 

Roti Buaya or Crocodile Bread is a two pieced sweet pastry from Betawi (Jakarta).  This pastry is made from Yam or Cassava. This bread is only eaten and found on a special event or wedding ceremonies. In wedding ceremonies, this bread symbolizes fidelity for one another because Betawi people believed that a crocodile is a faithful and patient animal.

Bakpia Pathok

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Bakpia Pathok or Bean Baked Cake is a Chinese Influenced baked pastry. It have a round shape and soft crust and usually stuffed with mung beans or red beans, but now days Bakpia have various stuffings such as chocolate, cheese, Durian paste and other flavor stuffing. It is easily found in Central Java in Yogyakarta city. It came in many sizes and thickness, and is the most popular souvenir in Indonesia when you visit Yogyakarta.

So, that's all for today's destination. See you on our next destination! Bye!!

Dessert Around The World: Canada

Dessert Around The World: Canada

Sunday, 24 May 2015 / No Comments

Hi there everyone! Today's destination on Dessert Around The World is Canada! Enjoy!

Butter Tart

This little dessert is highly regarded in Canada and is considered as a Canadian classic dessert. This dessert consist of butter, syrup, sugar, and egg baked until half solid and crunchy on top. Butter Tart shouldn't be confused with other tart, cause it has runnier filling. The origins of this tarts recipe is unclear, but this tart is commonly eaten on English-speaking region on Canada.

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Date Square

Date Square is a coffee cake made with cooked date palm and oatmeal or ground nuts as crumb layer. In Western Canada, this dessert is known as Matrimonial Cake. This dessert is often found on coffee shops as a sweet snack while drinking coffee or tea.

Nanaimo Bar 

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This dessert requires no baking and is popular across North America. The name of the cake is named after a west coast city Nanaimo, British Colombia. In Canada, this dessert was popular starting from 1985, and by 1988, this dessert was sold on Colleges and Campuses all through Ontario. 

So, that's all from me today guys! Until our next destination, Bye!!

Dessert Around The World: Italy

Dessert Around The World: Italy

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Hi everyone! So, today's destination is Italy! Enjoy!

Gelato

Gelato or Gelati is the Italian word for ice cream. This type of ice cream is made with Milk, Cream, Sugar, and various flavorings such as fruits or nuts. Gelato have lower calories, fat, and sugars than normal ice cream. Gelato is popular in 1920s-1930s in the city of Varese.

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Angel Wings

This traditional pastry dessert is made of thin dough shaped to twisted ribbons and deep fried and topped with sugar powder. Angel Wings are usually eaten on Festivals and Carnivals, such as lent, mardi gras, fat Thursday, and Friday the 13th.

Semifreddo

Semifreddo means semi-frozen, is a typical Ice-cream cakes, semi-frozen custards, and fruit tarts. The texture is like a frozen mousse, cause it's made by uniting two equal parts of ice cream and whipped cream.

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That's all from me today guys. Until next time! Bye!

Popular Dessert Around The World: Chocolate Souffle

Popular Dessert Around The World: Chocolate Souffle

Saturday, 23 May 2015 / No Comments

Hi there everyone! Welcome back to Our Foods and Cuisine blog, This week i'm going to write about dessert! The sweet food that everyone likes! Enjoy!

Chocolate Souffle

This dessert is made from egg yolks and beaten egg whites (well basically eggs), sugar, and Chocolate. This dessert have to be served and eaten immediately so that the Souffle wouldn't drop, Cause Souffle is an airy cake. 

In France, Souffle is usually eaten with an orange liquor with citrus-like flavor called Grand Marnier. 

Souffle contains 2 basic ingredients, which is the base or a flavored cream sauce and beaten egg whites. The base is the flavor provider and the egg whites is the 'lifter' for the souffle. Also, Souffle can be made two ways: The savory ones (which you can enjoy when you wanted a light snack) and the Sweet ones (that you can enjoy as a dessert).

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That's today's writing of Popular Dessert Around The World, See you on our next dessert destination! Bye!

Popular Dessert Around The World: Brazil

Popular Dessert Around The World: Brazil

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Hi there everyone! So, we're back with Popular Dessert Around The world, and this time, our destination is Brazil!! Enjoy!!

Brazil

Quindim is a Brazilian Dessert, with yellow color, shinny surface, and a custard consistency. The ingredients to make this baked dessert are coconut, sugar, egg yolks, and butter.

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This Dessert was originally from Portuguese and was brought to Brazil by slaves on the 17th century. 

Bolo De Rolo or roll cake in English, is another Brazilian desert that looks like a cake. The cake batter is made from flour, eggs, butter, and sugar (the typical cake batter ingredients), and the dough of the cake batter is coated and layered with melted guava. After baked, the outer cake of the Bolo De Rolo is coated with sugar. This dessert is the intangible heritage of Pernambuco.

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That's all from me today, We'll see what country we'll be discussing next. Until Next time! Bye!!

5 Weird Drinks Around The World

5 Weird Drinks Around The World

Monday, 18 May 2015 / No Comments

Hi there guys! So, i have wrote about the 5 weird food from around the world. And what is food without the drinks right? So today i'm going to write about the 5 weird drinks from around the world. Check it out!

5 Weird Drinks Around The World

1. Deer Penis Wine: So, apparently Chinese athlete drinks this wine because of the wine's powers of healing. But not only that, This wine (well most drinks that includes deer penis) is believed to be able to enhanced "Male performance". Hmmm.... dare to try boys?

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2. Rainbow Beer: In Japan, there's this Beer Factory called Abashiri Brewery which is  famous for their Rainbow Beer. No, this beer doesn't have the rainbow color all in one bottle, they have 4 colored beer in 4 bottled said to be inspired by the 4 season in Japan. So, the Winter beer, Ryuhyo Beer, is brewed with iceberg water. The summer beer, Hamanasu beer, comes from the hamanasu fruit. And the fall beer, Jyaga beer, is made of purple potatoes. Weird ingredients indeed.

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3. Peruvian Frog Juice: Rana y maca is made of frog caught from lake Titicaca in Peru. The frog is banged until dead then is liquefied in a blender along with bean broth, honey, aloe vera, and macca (Andean root). The result is a starchy, Milkshake like liquid.

4. Bust Up Drinks: Give it up to Japan for having the solutions that any girl would dreamed of! This drink produced by Kohimitsu Japan supposed to help women enlarge their breasts. One of the ingredients of this drink is the root of Pueraria Mirifica of also known as Kwao Kura Kao, is a plant contains Phytoestrogens that can help preventing breast cancer and tightens the vagina.

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5. Placenta Drink: The placenta of a new born baby is told to be rich in vitamin B-12, Iron, and hormones. Making it good for mother who just gave birth, by giving them extra energy and breast milk production, also decreasing depression and the bleeding, making them look younger. Nihon Soufuken found a way to give that to mothers and females that want to look younger without the fuss of giving birth. Placenta 10000 drink that's made from extract pig placenta and the Placenta-pro which is made from extract Horse placenta. It sounds horrifying, i know, but aside of that this drink taste like peach jelly. So i guess it's not that bad?

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So, that's all from me today guys. Don't worry cause we're going to give you the part 2 of these weird drinks. Thank you for reading, Don't forget to tell us what do you want us to write next in the comment section. Until Next Time! BYE!!!

5 Weird Food Around The World: Insect

5 Weird Food Around The World: Insect

Friday, 15 May 2015 / No Comments

Hi There! So as i told you before, there will be a part two of the Weird Food Around The World. This is a continuation of a previous article entitled 5 Weird Food Around The World, and this time it's all about BUGS! Yes! Insects, Worm, Spiders, Grubs.... i'm already shuddering from writing it.

5 Weird Food Around The World: Insect

1. Wasp Crackers - Japan: This country's food is getting weirder every time! This time, the wasps is getting stuffed into a biscuit. Not only they have weird food, the Japanese also have the guts! These wasps aren't the ordinary wasp, these are the Digger Wasps. And they have a pretty mean stings. Insurance for your tongue?

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2. Fried Spider - Cambodia: Well, it saddened me because this insect is my favorite besides butterfly. But at Cambodia, they fry Spiders! It's a regional delicacy most popular in the town named Skuon. Apparently, Spiders have more meat in them then grasshoppers do. Also, their abdomen consist of Innards, Eggs, and Excrement. Yum?

3. Beondegi (Silkworm) - Korea: I am a Korean lover and I love their foods. But, i think i'm going to pass on this one. Steamed or boiled Silkworm is one of the popular snack in South Korea and usually sold in street snack vendors. Want to try? It's pretty easy to get :)

4. Tequila Worm - Mexico: Finally! Something Familiar! But.... it's made of worm? This cheaper cousin of the actual tequila is made from worm. The name of the tequila is Mescal, and it contains very low hallucinogenic. Maybe that's why its cheaper?

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5. Sago Grubs - Southeast Asia: These Sago grubs are said to have a creamy texture when you eat them raw, and tasted like meat or bacon when you cooked them. A lot of times, this sago grubs are fried, but there are the steamed ones too. Dare to try?

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So, That's the 5 Insects food for today. I'm sorry if ruin your appetite.... well, i ruined mine too. But, a writer must write what's interesting right? So, a part 3 of this weird food article? maybe ;) tell us what food you think is weird! Until next time! BYE!!

5 Weird Food Around The World

5 Weird Food Around The World

Thursday, 14 May 2015 / No Comments

Hi there everyone! I just watched the show called Weird Food Around The World and i'm inspired to write about the weird food that'll make you cringe and shudder while looking at it.

5 Weird Food Around The World

1. Chicken's Feet - East Asia, Caribbean, South America, South Africa: This food, is actually really     good. but some people find it gross and odd. Also because it looks like it came straight out of a horror movie, doesn't make it any better. But actually, for us Asian, this food is really delicious. Well at least for those who enjoy eating messy with their hands it does.

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2. Haggis - Scotland: So, this food looks a fruit to me. or a vegetable meat ball. But this food is actually made from Sheep's heart, liver, and lungs minced and mixed together with onions, oatmeal, salt, spices, and suet cooked in sheep's stomach. Whoever invented it should love sheep very much.

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3. Tuna Eyeball - Japan: I know Japanese people like to eat fish raw or cooked. But this? Well apparently these eyeball tasted like squid or octopus. And they said it's pretty tasty also. These eyeball is also said to be high in protein. Hmmmmm.... dare to try one?

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4. Black Pudding (Blood Sausage) - Africa, America, Asia, Europe: To me, this sausage looks like a burnt sausage. And from the name blood sausage, sounds pretty terrifying. But some (or many) people find it tasty. It's made of Congealed blood cooked with natural flavoring, suet and breadcrumbs which later is stuffed into a sausage skin. Yum?

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5. Millenium Egg - China: From the name, you would think that this egg would taste like a rotten egg (if you have tried one) or smell like a rotten egg. But i promise, this egg doesn't taste and smell rotten. Actually, it taste pretty good. Like a hardboiled egg. But... the looks is something else, the yolk is dark green or black even. While the supposed to be white egg turns transparent brown and has a jelly like texture. It's perfect with Congee!

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So, This is just the part one guys! There's more to come!! So stay tune for another article on Weird Foods Around The World That'll make you cringe and shudder. Until next time! See You!!