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The Encyclopaedia of American Food and Drink states that on the average, an American eats 3 hamburgers per week. Overall, Americans consume up to 38 billion annually.
Rule #1. Cut it into smaller bites to prevent getting ketchup and mustard stains all across your rosy cheeks. Rule #2. Hold it correctly. If you would rather eat it without cutting it into smaller pieces, be sure to hold it correctly. Well, the best way is to leave the burger in its wrap, or wrap the bottom with a napkin, or tissues. |
Rule #3. Do not squeeze your burger too hard or the juices will start to spill and get all over you. You wouldn’t want your mommy to be grumpy about the grease drippings on your clothes.
Rule #4. Chew it nicely and steadily, preferably with your mouth closed. Nobody would like to see chewed-up hamburger working its way around your mouth. You may become an unwelcome lunch companion.
Rule #5. In addition to that, please do not talk with your mouth full. That’s definitely a no-no. For the same reason as Rule #3, talking between bites will disgust your dining partner and burger juices may start to drip all over you. Urmm…
Posted on August 10th, 2009Category: Did You Know
Bacon - A cut of pork from the hog’s sides and belly that has been cured and/or smoked.
It consists of fat interspersed with strands of meat.
Bacon Bits - Small chips of dried, crisp bacon.
Banger - British slang for sausages traditionally made from ground pork and breadcrumbs.
Bratwurst - A fresh German sausage made from pork and seasoned with ginger, nutmeg, coriander or caraway.
Cure/Curing - A process of infusing meat with a solution of salt, sugar and nitrite to enhance
flavour, colour and shelf life. Cured products may also be smoked.
Cutlet - A thin, boneless piece of pork cut from the loin.
Frankfurter - A cooked, cured and often smoked sausage. Frankfurters are either skinless or stuffed
in a natural casing and linked. Frankfurters are made from beef and/or pork and up to 15% poultry.
Fresh Pork - Pork that has not been frozen, cured, smoked, precooked or otherwise processed to a
form that changes it from its original meat.
Ham - A cut of pork from the hind leg that has been cured and smoked.
Hock - The lower portion of the hog’s foreleg (picnic shoulder),
corresponding to a human’s ankle. Also called shank.
Lard - Solid or semisolid white fat made from rendered pork.
Liverwurst - A soft, ready-to-eat sausage made from 30% pork liver mixed with other meat.
Available smoked or cooked, and in links, loaves and slices. Also called liver sausage.
Medallion - A term referring to a small round or oval boneless slice of meat.
Pancetta - Italian pork-belly bacon cured with salt and spices, but not smoked.
Available rolled in a cylinder and used to flavour pastas, sauces, meats and vegetable dishes.
Picnic Ham - A cut of pork from the upper part of the foreleg and includes
a portion of the shoulder. By definition, it is not a true ham. However,
the Picnic is cured in the same manner as ham, giving it a ham-like flavour. see
Pig, Suckling - A 6- to 8-week old pig. The meat is light in colour, moist, flavourful and tender.
Prosciutto - An Italian-style ham that has been seasoned, salt-cured and air-dried, but not smoked.
Category: Interviews
 Interview by Raina Ng Priscilla Chan assistant restaurant manager of DainTi hill |
1 What ignited the spark in you to join the food industry? I have always been connected to the food and beverage industry. My sister runs a curry puff business which was started by my aunt in Petaling Street. I did not think I would end up in this industry, I started off as a secretary but realised that I did not like the office bound job and so I decided to take a course in hospitality and tourism. I have been in it since. 2 What were the biggest challenges in your journey here? 3 What is the best part of being a restaurant manager? 4 What do you want to achieve in life? |
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Wikipedia says: Xiăolóngbāo, also known as soup dumpling, is a type of dumpling from the eastern Chinese region of Shanghai and Wuxi. It is traditionally steamed in small bamboo baskets, known as Xiăo Lóng, hence its name. Xiăolóngbāo is more often known in Shanghai and its surrounding areas as xiăolóng mantou. Mantou describes both filled and unfilled buns in southern China, but only describes unfilled buns in northern China. To avoid confusion, the name Xiăolóngbāo is usually used in other areas. Shanghai-style Xiăolóngbāo originated in Nanxiang a suburb of Shanghai in the Jiading District. The inventor of Xiăolóngbāo sold them in his first store in Nanxiang next to the town’s famous park, Guqi Garden. From there, the Xiăolóngbāo expanded into downtown Shanghai and outward. |
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Chocolate isn’t just a candy. Before maids started leaving wrapped mints on hotel pillows at night, chocolate had some varied and esoteric uses. The beans, which emerged from the forests of Central America, were used as a monetary unit in paying taxes to the Aztecs in 1000A.D. Cocoa had been grown and harvested for centuries, with evidence of its existence in the region going back another 5,000 years.
Posted on August 08th, 2009Category: Hot News
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Hollywood writer-producer Kevin G. Boyd visualised bottled water for the image and status conscious. With the mission to offer bottled water with an “exquisite face to match exquisite taste”, Bling H2O introduced couture water to target the expanding super-luxury consumer market.
Envisioned to be the “Rolls Royce” of bottled water, Bling H2O was only available to hand-picked athletes and models. Recently they extended their availability to the public. Bottled at the source in Dandridge Tennessee, Bling H2O is the award winning natural spring water that won the gold medal for the best tasting water at the Springs International Water Tasting Festival. NSF International, a non-profit organisation certifying products and writings standards for food, water, air and consumer goods, certifies Bling H2O’s quality. Using a nine-step purification process including ozone, ultraviolet and micro-filtration Bling H2O is glam water to the max. Bling H2O comes in the Limited Edition; corked, reusable frosted glass bottle exquisitely crafted with a variety of coloured, or clear Swarovski crystals. You can get your Bling at http://www.blingh2o.com/store. |
Category: Tip Of The Day
Text Nur Amsani Yusli
Article Contributed by the Asian Food Channel (AFC)
Barbequing can be so much more than the boring fishball, crabsticks and hotdogs affair.
Make a trip to your neighbourhood supermarket and be surprised by the variety of meats and vegetables which can be barbequed for a satisfying meal. Ready to become the toast of every beach or pool side BBQ party? Let this guide serve as an inspiration for you to enjoy great barbecued meats. BBQ can be split into the basic 3M’s; Meats, Marinades and Methods.
Meats
When using chicken, try using the whole chicken, instead of just the chicken wings. Ask your butcher to cut the chicken into twelve parts as smaller sizes would take a shorter time on the barbeque. If you are using beef, don’t trim all the fat away; a little bit of fat makes the meat juicier, as the barbequing process
caramelises the fat. It’s important to remember that when using meats, it must be thawed completely for even cooking. Be adventurous! Almost any kind of meat can be used on the barbeque - shrimp, lamb, pork or fish. Balance your meal by throwing in some vegetables as well. You can try grilling corn, peppers and eggplants, which will go well with all your grilled meat.
| Marinades Using the normal barbeque sauce will cause your meats to burn easily. Try dry rubs for chicken, which uses mainly dry herbs. Marinating meat can be made easier when you use Ziploc bags - simply toss all the ingredients into the bag and leave in the fridge for a few hours. Never leave overnight as this will lose the flavour of the meat itself. It’s also best to wear gloves when handling meat, and not to handle different meats all at the same time as this ensures that the meat will not be contaminated. Lastly, keep the marinade used for basting separate from the portion used in the Ziploc bag as this prevents the marinade from going bad. |
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The rock-band U2 recently released their new album; No Line in The Horizon. For die-hard U2 fans the album is now available at all major CD-stores nationwide. The album is also downloadable online at www.u2.com. The band’s front man – Paul Hewson a.k.a Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson had been actively involved in the ONE campaign, and are both committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.
