Food Meditations: Asia

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6 February 2012

#IdentitaMilano, Chocolate n Wine, Produce You've Never Eaten...

Author: Midori | Posted at: 11:28:00 | Filed Under: Asia, Chocolate Etc, Cooking, Eat-Italian, Entertaining, FoodGuide, Gluten-Free, Healthy-Eating, MolecularCuisine, Travel-Bites, WorldCuisine

De Gustibus: Special Milan Chef Congress "Identita' Golose" ~ Three days, three halls, the chefs (with many young toques), a lot to talk about and to taste of course. Travel bites, soups, unusual produce and kids cooking. It's a tasty world!

* Identità Golose Live ~ gorgelous.com
* Riflettori puntati su... Identità golose 2012! ~ italiasquisita.net
* Le immagini di Identità Golose 2012 ~ dissapore.com
* Identità Affamate. Cercate lo chef che cucina il disagio ~ scattidigusto.it
* La chef che vietò il formaggio al presidente ~ corriere.it
* 'Identità Golose' 2012 a Milano: I temi ~ milano.mentelocale.it
* Identità Golose 2012: dal 5 al 7 febbraio ~ milano.blogosfere.it

"Many are the starrs I see, but in my eye no starr like thee." ~English saying used on poesy rings (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

Travel bite
Chinese Produce You've Never Eaten ~ Josey Miller uncovers seven Asian fruits and vegetables to try... ~ gourmet.com

What Heals The World? Soup, Made By Moms ~ npr.org

Chocolate and wine
About that wine and chocolate thing… ~ Valentine’s Day it’s around the corner? Something to do with chocolate?... ~ winecase.ca

Young toques
My Sons, the Sous-Chefs ~ A Mother Lets Her Sons Do the Cooking... - nytimes.com

* Kids Cooking: Recipes to Get You Started ~ nytimes.com
* Funny Food Teaches Parents to Get Creative With Breakfast ~ villagevoice.com

The :( factor
‘Fear Factor’ Donkey Semen, More Gross Things Eaten on TV (VIDEO) ~ From Fear Factor’s donkey semen to Bear Grylls’s raw goat testicles, the nastiest things consumed on TV... ~ thedailybeast.com

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
* Gluten-free: going beyond the label ~ dailytexanonline.com
* Is the Dukan diet a dud? ~ theage.com.au

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30 January 2012

Smoking Signals, Intriguing Swedish, Kurdistan, Peru ...

Author: orsiko | Posted at: 18:19:00 | Filed Under: Americas, Asia, BBQ Et Grill, Chef-Talk, Comfort food, Cooking, Food-Trends, Gluten-Free, Healthy-Eating, Locavore, Organic - Sustainable, Outdoor, PantryNotes, Photography, Recipes, Travel-Bites

"The dish looked so pure ...", it's the Swedish charm. Professional chefs on using up scraps. Tasting a legendary piece of a** in Kurdistan. Deceptively simple from Lima, Peru. Japan extreme eats, Asian noodles and harvesting asparagus. Street food: "holy smoke, fine dining is dead."

Traditional fashion ~

The rise and rise of smoking food

"Although it's as old as fire, smoking food seems to be experiencing a resurgence"

Smoked food is as delicious as the art of preparing it is ancient ...
Read more: The rise and rise of smoking food; guardian.co.uk

"Great minds have purposes, others have wishes."
~Washington Irving (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

Food for thought
Chefs are pros at turning scraps into a stunning second act ~ What's “leftovers” to professional chefs? ... suntimes.com

Culinary trends
Reasons to be cheerful in 2012: the food scene is suddenly fun ~ Fine dining is dead. Long live eating out with a crowd ... guardian.co.uk

* Top Foods to Eat in 2012: Banh Mi, Yuzu, Artisanal Pizza ~ time.com
* 10 Food Predictions for 2012 ~ laweekly.com

Travel bites
New Stockholm Cuisine ~ The alabaster square of seared cod sat primly in a bath of golden foam ... saveur.com

Hunting for Sheep's Butt in Kurdistan ~ Michael Y. Park recounts his quest for this legendary piece of a** ... gourmet.com

* Postcard From Tom: Review of Central Restaurante in Lima, Peru ~ washingtonpost.com
* Video: Braving Japan's most extreme eats ~ cnngo.com

Pantry notes
An Asian Noodle Glossary ~ A visual guide to 10 Asian noodles ... gourmet.com

How to grow asparagus: Another lesson from the Global Garden ~ Asparagus hardly ranks as an exotic edible, but harvesting ... latimes.com

Organic Tomatoes in January: Sucking Mexico Dry ~ motherjones.com

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
* Dietary needs are firmly on the menu ~ au.news.yahoo.com
* What You Need to Know About False Gluten-Free Labeling ~ celiac.com
* Deception Diet: How Optical Illusions Can Trick Your Appetite ~ Think you know how to avoid overeating? Think again ... npr.org
* The level of arabinitol in autistic children after probiotic therapy ~ nutritionjrnl.com

Flowers - Zucchini Blossoms on a Black Plate

Image by ockstyle via Flickr
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21 January 2012

Seasonal Eating and Lucky Dumplings. Prepare for Chinese New Year!

Author: OCK | Posted at: 18:28:00 | Filed Under: Asia, Chef-Talk, Cooking, Entertaining, Gluten-Free, Healthy-Eating, MolecularCuisine, Recipes, WorldCuisine

Season eating and test kitchens, the thrill of food fights, the healthy ingredient with an industrial heritage, lucky dumplings and bacon the collective obsession. Want to bring some avant-garde recipes at home? Bring also a lab coat, just in case.

Lucky foods ~

Chinese New Year recipes

"Try some easy and delicious recipes to ensure a prosperous new year"

Celebrate Chinese New Year with an oriental banquet ...
Read more: Chinese New Year recipes; bbc.co.uk

Chinese Culture About.com ~ Learn the Customs and Traditions to Celebrate ... Chinese New Year Guide: Prepare and Celebrate Chinese New Year

"You do ill if you praise, but worse if you censure, what you do not understand."
~Leonardo da Vinci

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

NZ Herald News ~ Convinced nothing can beat your mum's Sunday roast or grandmother's apple pie? ... Made with love actually tastes better: study

The Independent ~ From chow mein and chips to Michelin-starred mu shu pork ... The chopstick effect: Celebrate Chinese food's rich history in the Year of the Dragon

New York Times ~ Nathan Myhrvold, co-author of “Modernist Cuisine,” shows Melissa Clark his method for preparing seared steak ... Sorcerer’s Apprentice Hosts a Dinner

The Guardian ~ Have you ever been part of a food fight? ... Food fight!

The Independent ~ It was originally grown to lubricate steam engines ... Your new secret ingredient: Rapeseed oil is set to overtake olive oil as the chefs' favourite

The Guardian ~ Food miles aside, what is it that prevents us from eating seasonal goodies at the wrong time of year? ... Seasonal eating: reason and treason

Food & Think ~ Everything tastes better with bacon ... Why are we so crazy for bacon?

SF Weekly ~ Test kitchen: It doesn't need to be big to be effective ... What Happens When You Don't Test Recipes?

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
Peterborough Examiner ~ Gluten-free diets help families overcome medical challenges

The Atlantic ~ The Evidence for a Vegan Diet

Image by ockstyle via Flickr
Appetibilis
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4 January 2012

Playing with Flavours! Intuitive Cooking and Baking...

Author: OCK | Posted at: 14:12:00 | Filed Under: Asia, Chef-Talk, Cooking, Culinary-News, Food-Trends, Gluten-Free, Travel-Bites

What's the secret of success in culinary freestyling? And the surprising discovery that can shape the way we eat? Intuitive cooking and mixing heat with sweet... because after the roast, there's always a salad. Very important: who's, in this urban neo-ruralism world, the new gastronomic superhero? The Farmer! Want to adopt an olive tree? Why not!

Playing with flavors ~

Piment d’Espelette

"...attaining advanced status in some of the most legendary kitchens in France..."

Chef Ludo Lefebvre is a culinary rock star who departed the timeworn path of the classical cook after ...
Read more: Piment d’Espelette; latimesmagazine.com

“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” ~Jimmy Dean (thinkexist.com)

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

Cooking and eating better
~ In instructing readers on the art of intuitive cooking, the chef and food writer Tamar Adler offers not just cooking lessons, but ...
Read more: A Recipe for Simplifying Life: Ditch All the Recipes; nytimes.com

~ Baking with alternatives to sugar began with a jar of honey ...
Read more: Baking With Sweet Alternatives; npr.org

~ Come 2012, there's a new food vocabulary: authentic, craft ...
Read more: Artisanal And Authentic, The Flavors Of The New Year; npr.org

Tasty ideas
~ The hottest food trend of 2011? The world’s best chefs paid a little less attention to trends ...
Read more: The 10 ideas that changed food in 2011; theglobeandmail.com

~ Along with odd bits and street food, the nostalgic dessert is expected to make a culinary comeback ...
Read more: Year of the dragon will be year of red velvet; edmontonjournal.com

~ From cute cakes to trendy restaurants, 2011 was all about the pop, so what foodie highlights does 2012 have in store? ...
Read more: What will we be eating in 2012? bbcgoodfood.com

Sunday lunch
Roast a shoulder of pork and you'll have enough meals to last a week ...
Read more: Nigel Slater's pork recipes; guardian.co.uk

Indian travel bite
~ Warning: Vada pav, the Mumbai roadside staple, is super spicy and likely to induce cravings...
Read more: Indian Snacks That Pack a Punch; wsj.com

~ India may be renowned for its production of wheat and corn, but one man is turning to strawberries ...
Read more: Starwberries and dreams in India's hill district; mindfood.com

~ GRILL HILLS: How to make your own masala; timeslive.co.za
~ The Crackling Spices Of Indian Tempering; npr.org

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
~ Gluten-free cooking doesn’t lack tasty choices; journalgazette.net