Food Trivia and Facts : Did you know?

• • The inventor was Frank Epperson who, in 1905, left a mixture of powdered soda and water out on the porch, which contained a stir stick. That night, temperatures in San Francisco reached record low temperature. When he woke the next morning, he discovered that it had frozen to the stir stick, creating a fruit flavored ice treat that he named the Popsicle. 18 years later he patented it and called it the Popsicle. 
•  Microwave cooking was discovered accidentally, when a chocolate bar melted in someone’s pocket 
•  This is very true and very scary – imagine what it was doing to his leg! The fact is, 
•  Percy LeBaron Spencer of the Raytheon Company was walking past a radar tube and he noticed that the chocolate bar in his pocket melted. He then tested popcorn in front of the tube (surely turning up the power and standing out of the beam), and it quickly popped all over the room. He is (obviously) known as the inventor of the Microwave oven. 
•  Dynamite is made with peanuts .Peanut oil can be processed to produce glycerol, which can be used to make nitroglycerin, one of the constituents of dynamite. Note however, there are other processes that can be used to make dynamite without using peanuts at all. 
• Coconut water can be used (in emergencies) as a substitute for blood plasma.  The reason for this is that coconut water (the water found in coconuts – not to be  confused with coconut milk, which comes from the flesh of the coconut) is sterile and has an ideal pH level. Coconut water is liquid endosperm – it surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition. 
•  Milk chocolate was invented by Daniel Peter, who sold the concept to his neighbour Henri Nestl. 
•  An ounce of chocolate contains about 20 mg of caffeine. • Forks, mostly being two-tined, used to known as "split spoons." 
•  TIP is the acronym for "To Insure Promptness." 
•  The world's oldest existing eateries are the Stiftskeller St. Peter in Salzburg, Austria - which was started as a monestary and had a tavern for travellers by 803 AD - and an eatery  which opened in Kai-Feng, China in 1153. 
•  Coffee is the seed of a cherry from the tree genus Coffea 
•  Melba toast is named after Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931). 
•  Three quarters of fish caught are eaten - the rest is used to make things such as glue, soap, margarine and fertilizer. 
• The world's most expensive jam (jelly) is Confiture de groselles. It is a redcurrant jam (jelly) from a 14th century recipe made in the tiny French town of Bar-Le-Duc. 
•  In September 1999 Dustin Philips of the US set a Guinness World Record by drinking a 400 ml (14-oz) bottle of tomato sauce through a straw in 33 seconds. 
• To make one kilo of honey bees have to visit 4 million flowers, traveling a distance equal to 4 times around the earth. 
•  Botanically speaking, the banana is a herb and the tomato is a fruit.
•  Bananas are the world's most popular fruit after tomatoes. In western countries, they  could account for 3% of a grocer's total sales.Bananas consistently are the number one compliant of grocery shoppers. Most people complain when bananas are overripe or even freckled. The fact is that spotted bananas are sweeter, with a sugar content of more than 20%, compared with 3% in a green banana.Approximately 44 million tons of bananas are produced annually, compared to more than 60 million tomatoes. 

Food Art : Anything you can do crazy shapes and figures with foods

PENIS DOG: Sausage-Stuffed Penis Pancakes

The neighborhood of Ximending is located in the Northeastern part of Taipei, and is the Taiwanese hub of fashion and Japanese culture. Often referred to as the “the Harajuku of Taipei,” there are many fascinating things to be seen just by walking up and down the streets, looking around at the numerous shops, and observing the customers that fill them.

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eporters in Taipei recently stumbled across a food vendor that sells a corn dog-like concoction made by baking a sausage, coated in hotcake batter, in a special iron grill shaped like a penis.

The Taiwanese customers who visited the shop seemed to have no qualms about this startlingly detailed ‘penis dog.’ People casually nibbling on their penis while walking along the busy street, and it seemed to be particularly popular with children and high school-aged girls; the latter would purchase one penis to share with two or three friends.

One must admire the vendors who can boldly sell this in the middle of one of Taiwan’s busy shopping districts. Plus, at a mere $1.50, the price of this penis just can’t be beat.

In Japan there are a number of shrines that worship the penis as a deity, so perhaps this cock-cake represents the start of a new culture for Taiwan. Next time you’re in Taipei try discarding those dated conceptions of the penis as something obscene, and wrap your lips around one yourself! (written by Steven)

Just a plain mommy bread:)

 This is the real cookie bread monster :D

 I killed a HOTDOG xD

 Brain Bread for Zombies

 Cellphone Sandwich :D

Caterpillar cake

Food Presentation : Yummy, Delicious, Mouth Watering Foods

Food Carving : Creating the best and crazy designs for you

 Mouse theme food crave

 Floral water melon

 Floral water melon in the basket

 Water melon cocktail

 humming bird theme yellow water melon

 Biker theme water melon carving

 Flower theme water melon carving

Fruity cocktail carving

Food Art : Meal Package in Anime theme

This meal is for kid who likes robots,.

 this meal is for teddy lover

 Mario meal :)

 Poke meal good for kids who loves pokemon

 Snowman meal for Christmas :)

 Pork and vegetable meal

 Angry bird meal :)

 Family theme meal?haha i don't know the figures

Last is the cat with umbrella meal :D

Hop you like the pictures and you can also give them name as you wanted :)

" Food Carving, Arts and Design "

I used to see lots of different foods, drinks, vegetable dishes etc. and what I like the most is on how the people create and art and design in serving it. I have search different food carving, food design and food presentation throughout the internet and I want to share it with you :).

 I named this picture as the alien cookie that portrait a character in Toy Story (if I am not mistaken ) .

 

The cookie monsters. Look like a rabbit, a bear and whatsoever :)

Fruit and vegetable figurine design concept which is very nice, there are different variety of fruits and vegetable that have used like apple, orange,tomato, ginger etc.

The Monster Fish which is created by the used of a melon fruit. 

The Fruit Dog. It is made up of lemons,pineapple, cauliflower etc.

The guinea pig fruit. simple and funny :)

The Vegetable Pig. Same as the Guinea Pig Fruit they are simple and funny vegetable figures :)

The Funky Mouse. Among all the picture is this the the best for me. I enjoy looking at this picture :)

The Fruit Monkey

The Owl and the Penguin.

The Pacman inspired cookies. They are very artistic.

The last picture I have. The mouth watering watermelon. I was amaze and inspire to do food carving as I have seen this picture. Looks very realistic.

I hope you enjoy looking at the pictures on my post, make you smile, amaze and make you think a better caption of your own. Thanks :)

“The Philippines Pride”

“The Philippines Pride”

 Filipinos are well known in different things like in sports, hospitality, entertainment and many more. And of course Filipinos are also known for their love and passion in cooking or in different variety of food dishes, food recipes etc. Of all the Filipino foods dishes the most popular and considered as the national dishes for Filipinos is the “ADOBO” when can be in different meat variety chicken, pork , turkey meat etc. Adobo is a mixture of vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, peppercorn and ginger. Most of the Filipina housewives know how to cook adobo because of the fact that is cheap and easy to cook. But for some who doesn’t know how to cook a perfect Adobo here is a step by step procedure that you can count on:

The Ingredients:

·         2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh ginger root

          1/2 tablespoon black peppercorns

·         1 (3 pound) whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces

·         1/2 cup soy sauce

·         3/4 cup distilled white vinegar

·         1 bulb garlic, peeled and crushed

The Procedure:

First thing to do is mix the chicken (or any kind of meat you want), soy sauce, ginger, vinegar, garlic, and peppercorns in a casserole or a pot. Let it boil in a medium heat temperature. Once it boils, reduce temperature to a simmer level. Cover the casserole/pot and boil for 30 minutes, basting the chicken/any meat occasionally. After 30 minutes, remove the pot cover and cook until juice has condensed to half.

Then take away chicken (any meat) from the pot to a serving plate. Pull the liquid from the pot to remove all the food particles, and set aside. Serve chicken hot over steamed rice and drizzle with reserved sauce. Good for 6 serving.

Lastly eat with a smile and make sure to make yourself full. Thanks :)