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Monday, 10 July 2017

Bevereages

Types of Beverages

Fermented - yeast reacts with sugar to convert into ethyl alcohol & CO2. 4-14% Wine (red, white & rose), Cider (Apple juice), Perry(pear juice).

Stilled Wine : CO2 is allowed to escape during fermentation.
Red - black grapes with skin. Best room temp 16C
Rose - red grapes (or mix white). Skin is allowed until color obtained. Best 8C
White - white grapes (or black skin off grapes). Best 8C

Sparkling Wine: CO2 not allowed to escape.
Champagne - Best 6C

Fortified Wine : Still wine + Brandy. 15-24% Al
Sherry
Port
Madeira
Marsala

Brewed & Fermented - soaking & boiling grain with hot water. malts are mashed. Beer (Ales, lagers), Sake

Beer: made from barley malt. 4-10% Al
Lager -originated central Europe, named after German "Lagern" (to store), bottom fermented. 3-6%
Ale - Top fermented, more flavorsome.
Stout - roating the millets to give dark color. Strong malt flavor.
Draft beer - 2 week life. Refrigerated 1-2C.
Diet beer - high Al but low cal

Sake : obtained from Rice . Japanese.

Distilled - separating alcohol with water by boiling. Spirits (whisky, rum, gin, vodka, tequila, brandy), liqueur

Spirits :
Brandy - distilled from grape wine. Flavor Cherry, Peach & Apricot. Best served Room temp. Cognac famous from france.
Gin - Distilled from cereals & flavored with berries, orange peel, coriander seeds. Holland Gin (distilled twice using pot stilling method)and London Dry gin types( first patent stiller, second pot stiller).
Whisky - distilled from fermented barley, corn gives amber color.
Types Scotch, Irish, Canadian, American, Bourbon, Japanese, Indian.
Tequila - Originated from mexico, distilled from fermented juice of Agave Tequilana Weber
Rum - distilled from molasses(dark sugar byproduct of sugarcane) or sugarcane.
white or light - very light flavor, used in cocktails,
Golden - aged in charred oak barrels, strong flavor,
Dark - black or red. Aged in charred oak barrels, strong & sweeter.
Spiced - spices like cinnamon, rosemary, pepper
Flavored - infused with banana, coconut, citrus
Vodka - distilled from barley, corn, ray potatoes. clear, taste less odder less. Originated from Russia. National drink of Russia and Spain. Mixed with Orange juice.
Neutral - distilled from grains or potato juice.
Flavored - orange etc

Friday, 7 July 2017

All about Food

Top 10 Italian Dishes

Aranchini - crisp golden brown filled with rice, mozarella, peas, tomoto sauce

Pasta

lasagne - made by baking sheets of lasagne pasta layered with cheese, ground meat, vegetables and different varieties of sauces, such as the ragù, bechamel or tomato sauce

Osso buco alla Milanese - Tender veal(meat of calf) shanks, braised slowly in white wine, is served with an array of vegetables

Prosciutto- refers to dry-cured ham, served uncooked and cut in thin slices

ribollita was created by servants who collected unfinished food, such as bread and vegetables, from their masters before boiling these items in water to make a meal. The origin of this dish gives rise to its name, which translates to mean ‘reboiled’

Torrone is made with ingredients such as honey, egg whites, toasted nuts and citrus zest

Torrone

Saltimbocca - The dish contains thin slices of veal, topped with salty prosciutto and herb leaves. These ingredients, joined together with a toothpick, are sautéed in a pan until the meat is done.

tiramisu Ingredients such as ladyfingers, coffee, eggs, sugar, cocoa and mascarpone cheese required in the preparation of this sweet treat.

Gelato

Cannoli are Italian pastries of the Sicily region

Thursday, 6 July 2017

Things to Know in Australia

MasterChef Australia

Gary Mehigan - Melbourne based restaurateur
Georger Colambaris - Melbourne based, several hotels, "The press club" is flagship
Matt Preston - food critic, columnist in taste.com.au

State of origin

Best of 3 - Australian rugby league football b/w NSW Blues and Queensland Maroons.
Players represent team in which they played their first senior rugby league game, hence 'state of origin'