Seafood Paella

Seafood Paella

Seafood Paella, (better known as paella) is a worldwide-famous dish that originates from Valencia, but is the most popular dish in Spain. The recipe is mainly made up of seafood, (usually prawns or shrimps and lobsters). 
The rice dish also consists of vegetables, different types of meat and sometimes beans.

How to make Paella:

1. Boil three cups of water in a large pot.
2. Add lobster tails and boil until pink. Remove the lobster and shell.
3. Heat three tablespoons of olive oil in a pan.
4. Add chopped onions and rice to the pan.
5. Add the chopped onions and water used to boil the lobster tails and stir in saffron and put paprika, cayenne pepper, chopped tomato, green beans, aleppo pepper and salt into the mixture.
6. Place the shrimp into the rice and add a little water. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes until the shrimp turns pink. Lastly, add the lobster chunks and garnish with parsley.

Here are a few pictures of seafood paella:

(Hainanese) Chicken Rice

Chicken Rice

Every typical Singaporean loves Chicken Rice, especially the favourite 'Hainanese' Chicken Rice. 

Us Singaporeans consider Chicken Rice as one of our 'local foods', even though it was adapted from Hainan, China.

Hainanese Chicken Rice is known to be related to many different countries, such as Malaysia, Singapore and China. Although Vietnam and Thailand are not known to be associated to chicken rice, they are also known to be famous for chicken rice.

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The chicken is known to be poached at sub-boiling temperatures. (around 50 degrees celcius)

The fat is usually kept on because customers usually prefer eating the chicken with it's skin and fat left on.

This dish is usually served with lettuce, garlic or ginger.

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Hokkien mee

Hokkien mee

Since I'm from Singapore, one of my favourite Singaporean dishes is Hokkien mee. It can be found in both Singapore and Malaysia, so it is technically a very famous dish which is usually sold in hawker centres. 
The dish consists of many ingredients, such as: rice noodles, egg, prawns, pork, squid, vegetables, lard :) and lime.

Types:

• Hokkien black mee
• Hokkien fried mee

Differences:

Hokkien black mee:

1. Is commonly served in Penang and Singapore

Hokkien fried mee:

1. Is commonly served in KL (Kuala Lumpur) and Klang Valley

Usually, in Hokkien mee, the main dishes are egg, prawns and squid, and sometimes maybe even fish cake.

The lime juice from the lime gives the dish even more flavour, which is why Singaporeans enjoy it the most with lime.

Pictures:

Lasagna/Lasagne

Lasagne

Lasagna, aka lasagne, is a worldwide-famous pasta which is wide and flat shaped. Like most pastas, lasagne is from Italy, and is a very famous Italian dish.

This dish is made with several layers of lasagne sheets put together with sauces, mostly tomato sauce and other ingredients, like cheese, herbs, etc.

How to make lasagna

Ingredients:

• Ground beef
• Minced onion
• Black pepper
• Crushed garlic
• Chopped parsley
• Ricotta cheese
• Dried Basil leaves
• Sugar
• Lasagna noodles

The entire recipe should be ready in about 3h 15min.

1. In the oven, cook your ground beef, sausage, onion and garlic over medium heat.

2. Season with the sugar, basil leaves, 1 tablespoon of salt, pepper and two tablespoons of parsley.

3. Boil a pot of lightly salted water and cook your lasagna noodles under the stove.

4. Preheat your oven to 190 degrees celcius or 375 degrees farenheit.

5. Spread 1 and a half cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9X13 inch baking dish. Put 6 noodles over over the meat sauce and spread with 1 and a half of ricotta cheese,then top it with one third mozarella and/or parmesan cheese. You can cover the dish with tin foil, and spray the foil with cooking spray to prevent the mixture from sticking to the tin foil.

6. Bake the mixture in your oven for around 25 min, remove the tin foil and bake for an additional 25 min. Cool for 15 min before serving.

Sites:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/23600/worlds-best-lasagna/

Pictures:

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Chocolate brownies

Brownies

A brownie is a squarish, flat cake dessert. It is a mixture of cake and cookies and comes in different shapes and sizes, mostly in a square shape. 
They usually have a heavy texture, and might include nuts, chocolate fudge, or chocolate chips. Brownies are meant to be eaten by hand, and accompanied with a warm drink, normally tea, coffee, or warm milk.
They are found only in coffee shops (cafes) and restaurants. In restaurants, they are always served as desserts.

Here are some pictures of brownies:

Pana cotta

Pana cotta

Pana Cotta is an Italian dessert of sweetened cream thickened with gelatin and molded. They come in many flavourings (rum, coffee, vanilla, etc.) 

Italian Chefs make pana cotta by dissolving sugar in warm cream. They flavour the cream by infusing spices into the cream. They soften the gelatin into cold liquid, then pour the mixture into molds.

Pana cotta is often served with fruits (like strawberries and blueberries) to add more flavour to it. 

Here are some pictures of Pana cotta:

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This post is a collaboration with my friend, Sophia.

Visit her blog{ http://www.whiskingupmykitchen.blogspot.co.id/ }to see the recipe on how to make pana cotta.

Quiche

Quiche

Quiche (pronounced keesh) is a delicious, open-faced pastry crust with:

• custard
• cheese
• meat
• seafood
• vegetables

Quiche is from France and is particularly a French cuisine but is also famous in other countries (mostly America), but more of a celebrative food.

Quiche may be taken from the German word Kuchen meaning 'cake' or 'tart'. Quiche may be from France, but English people discovered quiche in around the 14th century.

Here are some pictures of the worldwide-popular quiche:

 

Shiitake mushrooms

Shiitake mushrooms

Shiitake mushrooms (Japanese name: 椎茸) is an edible mushroom about the size of three fingers, which is very popular among Asians. It's scientific name is Agaricus edodes, and the fungus comes from Japan.

I like to eat shiitake mushrooms with melted cheese and ground beef under its cap, and they are known for its capability of producing medicine, especially traditional medicine.

They have been used by the Chinese for more than 6,000 years to produce herbal medicine. Their rich, smoky flavour makes them even more popular to Americans and Australians. 

It is just like any other normal mushroom except that it is not a vegetable, but a fungus.

Here are some pictures of shiitake mushrooms:

Starbucks

Everyone loves Starbucks. Seriously, if you hate Starbucks, you are not man. Look at how many people queue up for countless hours just to get a Starbucks drink:


Anyway, today's topic is going to be about the most famous 3 drinks from Starbucks: 

1. Passion tea lemonade

This drink is especially for the healthy ones. Half lemonade, half iced tea, this drink is great for hot days! It has a hibiscus, floral aroma that will tempt you to buy more.

   2. Iced caramel macciato

This drink is more for coffee lovers. It has a strong taste of coffee and is great for waking you up when you are falling asleep. You can order a single-layered caramel coffee or with extra caramel sauce. This is the sweetest drink among the 3.

          3. Captain crunch frappucino 

This last drink is for the cereal lovers. It is made from strawberries and cream, then is topped with captain crunch cereal, followed by two shots of toffee and hazelnut. It is favourited among children.

 

Chinese New Year food!!!

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated my blog in so long. Anyway, today's topic is about:

Chinese New Year Foods

There are lots of different CNY (Chinese New Year) Foods, but here are 3 of the most popular CNY goodies among Chinese people:

• Yuzu Pineapple tarts

Pineapple tarts are amazing. They are crumbly on the outside, and sweet inside. They are popular because of their salty outer crust, and their sweet inside pineapple mix. 

• Walnut and longan pineapple pastries

Instead of pineapple tarts, chefs have baked a creative dish for us to enjoy. This pastry replaces the pineapple tarts with longan and walnut for a stronger and better flavour to be enjoyed more by people.

  

• Mandarin orange lava cakes

Last but not least, the lava cakes. This cake is just like any ordinary lava cake, like a chocolate lava cake. But instead of chocolate, an orange-flavoured liquid replaces the sweet taste. The orange-coloured bun is being steamed and filled with orange paste to fill the steamed bun with a sweeter taste, sweeter than chocolate.(just kidding :)) 

Happy New Year!!!