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24 Nov 2011
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European Food Should not Always be Expensive

European food lovers, this is he place.
The Uptown Grill is located in the central park mall (near tarik noodle laiker) gives us the unique characteristics to those who pass the place. Designed with a bright orange color with the image of your building in the city. The place is not that big, but it is still divided into smoking and non smoking place.

Appetizer that I was ordered was uptown muchos. when he heard muchos, we did not know what food it was. in which I know was the nachos. After presented, muchos is nachos fed with minced meat cooked with bolognaise sauce and doused with thick cream cheese that is so seductive and given small pieces of tomato with peppers big plus for the nachos. Once this muchos went inside of the mouth .. hhmm .. it feels crisp and the cheese is really delicious! A plate consists of 4 pieces of a fairly large muchos.

What is unique in the Uptown Grill is its drink menu “FROZEN HOT CHOCOLATE” nnaaahhh, curious aren’t you?? after coming for the third time, finally there is also a frozen hot chocolate ya .. (I had come 2 times, but always run out of it). After wondering for so long, the unique drink came at last and the frozen hot chocolate is the chocolate in a blender, given a cream and a sprinkling of chocolate powder on top. so it is really all chocolate!

However, if you want to drink this, it is better to not alone or two. because the drink is in a really big size! It is give 3 straws. So, if you want to drink frozen hot chocolate it is at least for 3 people, so that it will fit in the stomach and throat as well.

Oh yes, for its price, I think it is not so expensive. Moreover, there is a chicken marylane, (its in large portion too, for girls, it can be eaten by two people) for a price of Rp 30 thousands. So, it’s really worth it!

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16 Nov 2011
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Aroma of Goat Combined with Garlic

Has long been a restaurant and cafe is popular among fans of goat dishes in Jakarta. The breadth of the Middle East region, and so their rich culinary diversity, so that each geographic region has a characteristic and strong culinary character. Lebanon genre – which have strong market share in Paris, for example – is one of a variety of culinary desert.

In general, the cuisine of this region do have a resemblance to each other. There’s always rice (or couscous and semolina) are flavored. There broth soup with goat’s very intense. And roast mutton – either whole animal, animal body parts like thighs, or chopped meat and wrapped around a kebab skewers alias.

Lebanon is genre – to my knowledge – was marked by presentation of mencocol garlic sauce for roast lamb. Both have their scent is very strong. However, when combined with one another, they actually turned out to each other “weaken”, so it becomes a very dishonest alloys. (Hahaha, of course after eating more often you should shut your mouth for the rest of the aroma of garlic are not ambushed a friend who you talk to).

The location is also quite strategic. On the second floor of an old shop building in the area known as Jalan Sabang. I always like to find a seat near the window, so it can look down – the direction of traffic on Jalan Sabang. The atmosphere reminds me of a similar small restaurant restaurant in Paris. Read more

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09 Nov 2011
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Facts About Breakfast

When I was a kid, friends – my friends often ask, “You had breakfast?” I am proud to say, “Yes.” When elementary school teacher I heard about it, he immediately praised the breakfast habits that have been applied to my parents since childhood. The question that often arises in my mind was “Why need breakfast? Friends – friends I still can play without breakfast. “And, the answer that I found in some articles a few years later. The article was written based on interviews with doctors nutrition one of the hospitals in Jakarta, Dr. Ekky M Rahardja.
Breakfast is advised the doctors to do before we start our routines. Why? Breakfast is served to increase our productivity and maximize the performance of our digestive system. After dinner, our digestive system breaks long enough. Consequently, enzymes – digestive enzymes we also breaks. 

With breakfast, an enzyme that sleep was going to be stimulated so that it can digest the food that enters the body. If the fasted and the new enzyme is stimulated at lunch, there are some enzymes that will not work optimally. Some food substances that enter the body will not be converted into molecules – molecules that can be absorbed by the intestine. Consequently, the substance is not digested in the intestines and rot. Worse, the substance – the substance will turn into toxins in the body.

Breakfast also increases the productivity of our brain. The brain needs energy to work, like other body organs. Energy is only obtained from the combustion process glucose in foods. Well, if there is no food intake, how does the brain get the energy? So, needed breakfast for it.

How about a healthy breakfast menu? Sigrid Gibson Nutritionists say that the best breakfast menu is simple cereal. Cereals are the best sources of calcium are high, and contain other nutrients such as fiber, protein and carbohydrates. By eating cereal, we will tend to consume more fat and fewer sweets in the afternoon.

Eating cereal alone will surely get bored. For variety breakfast menu, you can select some menus nutritionist suggested the following.

1. Eggs
Eggs can be cooked with different variations. You can choose to make a fried egg or omelette. To be more filling, cheese and eggs can be added ham and egg sandwich making.

2. Pancake
Pancakes are usually served in the hotel breakfast menu. You also can present it in your home for a family breakfast menu. To reduce calories, you can replace the butter and syrup with fresh fruit.

3. Toast
Toast is also one of the suggested menus nutrition experts for the breakfast menu. Carbohydrates make toast can provide energy for the body. Only, if you want to reduce calories, do not add too much butter.

4. Fruit Salad
Fruit can also provide energy for your body. Choose fruit – your favourite fruit and make a delicious dish on your dinner table. Vitamin and fibber will go in your body.

5. Fruit juice
Juices should also be available in the morning along with your meal. Juice can replace coffee. Energy in the juice is not inferior to that contained in coffee.

Already know the benefits of breakfast and the menu – the menu is healthy right? Let’s make it a habit to breakfast from now on!

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07 Nov 2011
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Know South African Typical Food

Every country has its own specialties which became the pride of his country. Moreover, if food is known by people in various countries. Here’s the typical food of South Africa.

Babotie
These foods are made from minced meat and baked with an egg topping. This food comes from the Cape Malay that tastes spicy and is usually served along with rice, fruit chutney, a few pieces of banana, and coconut sprinkles.

Biltong
Is a snack food made from meat which is commonly known by the name jerky Indonesian society. Food is a bit harsh, salty taste and is usually used as a snack when watching a football game.

Boerewors
Foods that one food is quite unique because the main ingredient used is derived from snake meat is served with a round shape and are sometimes cut into pieces like a sausage. So the food is known as the sausage in South Africa. Food is usually served with minced beef and spices.

Bunny Chow
These foods are known to the public of South Africa Durban is regarded as particularly fast food made from bread filled with tomato sauce, curry sauce and cheese.

Chakalaka
Dishes that one named Chakalaka known as the preferred vegetable of South African society, especially in Johannesburg treated like curry mixed with sweetened condensed milk (amasi). These foods usually enjoyed along with bread or pap.

Koeksister
These foods like donuts just like braided the process with the fry. After that the people there used to consume it by dipping it into the syrup.

Melktert
Melkert menu is a menu that has a light texture that managed are usually baked. The food presentation is usually given a sprinkling of cinnamon or spice known in Indonesia with cinnamon.

Pap
A single dish called Pap made from wheat flour and corn flour are processed as a staple food in South African Bantu population. Southern Food is usually served with vegetables prepared with onions, mushrooms, sauce, chilli, and cheese. Besides the food, known as slurry in South Africa can be enjoyed with dishes Chakalaka.

Vetkoek
The menu is made from wheat flour, salt, yeast containing a greased sausage jam and honey after it rolled and fried. These foods are known as fast food is mostly found in the corners of the city of Gauteng.

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12 Oct 2011
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Tips for Choosing a Cake Ingredients

Indonesian traditional cake diverse and rich flavor. Indonesia in order to maintain the culinary quality and standards, make sure when making your cake using quality raw materials. Careful in choosing raw materials affect the end result you are cooking.

Chef independent specialist bakery and pastry, Ucu Savitri said a good selection of raw materials affect the quality of the cake. Cakes are delicious and healthy resulting from the use of appropriate materials, techniques of good cooking, and storage of a good cake.

To select the right cake of raw materials, there are some things you should consider:
* Packaging. Consider packing materials on the cake. See validity. “Usually the cakes in the market of raw materials do not explain the effect on the packaging. This can lead to poisoning,” said Chef cooking demonstrations Ucu on the sidelines of the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Council of Chefs, at the Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta, Friday (8 / 7 / 2011).

* Rely on the five senses. Rely on your eyes and your nose is to choose pie raw materials. “Kiss the raw materials of cake, if the fragrance is still good, you may select. Also check whether the raw material for mold or not. Fungi on raw materials could be seen naked eye,” he continued. Read more

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