Indian

posted by: Alpha ThessaLika R.M.B.B ( F1021131090)

Welcome to Bollywood planet where is Sharukhan and Mahatma Gandhi were born. Not only famous by their film but India also famous by their culture such as their dance, clothes, and tourist places. In

 India they might also well known by their spicy food due to their ingredients, but thats not that I wanna talk about. Again we'll back to the sweetness of this country.

Kaju ki Barfi

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Somehow it looks like fruit but it is not, Kaju ki barfi,  Kaju literally means Cashew nuts and Barfi is a type of Indian sweet, usually in the form of lozenge. Barfi is often but not always, made by thickening milk with sugar and other ingredients (dry fruits and mild spices). It is then spread in a flat, shallow dish and cut into bite-sized pieces. These pieces are sometimes decorated with edible silver foil. And usuallu children really love this dessert.

Lassi

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Do you like yogurt ? And do you need a cold drink during this hot summer ? Well you have to try lassi, lassi a popular, traditional, yogurt-based drink from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Lassi is a blend of yogurt, water, spices and sometimes, fruit. Less common is lassi served with milk and topped with a thin layer of clotted cream. Lassis are enjoyed chilled as a hot-weather refreshment, mostly taken with lunch. With a little turmeric powder mixed in, it is also used as a folk remedy for gastroenteritis. And if you would you can combine lassi with many different fruits like mango, melon, apple, or strawberry.

Sources:

http://cooks.ndtv.com/article/show/10-best-indian-dessert-recipes-393894

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaju_barfi 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassi

 

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Thai

Posted by: Alpha ThessaLika R.M.B.B  (F1021131090)

We're leaving European for awhile, lets drive to where we belong thats Asia ! Thailand where right now is booming about their film such as drama, horror, or even comedy. And also all of the girls in Indonesia right now are in love with one of their actor, Mario Maurer even my self too lol. Although they kind of have unique accent and language but Thailand really hit international around the world. Beside from their entertainment side, they also provide the world from their tourist area and of course again and again their cuisine.

Khanom Khrok

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Khanom Khrok is made by rice flours and coconut milk, from the shape we can conclude that khanom khrok is like pancake. But actually two halves of it are eventually stuck to one another to form the finished mini-pancake. One side of the khanom khrok is al ittle saltier while the other is sweeter. The khanom are fairly firm, but still a little molten in the middle, the halves are scooped out and paired together for serving. But be careful when you eat it first they will be incredibly hot and the interior will decimate your taste buds like lava flowing through a forest. Second, don't let the vendor put the container of them in a bag. Steam is the enemy of these khanom and they will lose their crisp exterior very quickly.

 

Gafa-Yen Lua-mit

http://www.khiewchanta.com/images/iced-coffee.jpg

Gafa-Yen Lua-mit or iced coffe with rice balls, ever taste iced coffee before ? Well if you dont try this once you visit Thailand. You'll see so many local store on the side of street selling this thing. Not only attracted by the rice balls that are so colorful but we'll also get satisfy by the taste. The rice balls are look like taiwanese bubble tea, well all of us already know how it tastes cause its already sell everywhere in Pontianak area.

Let yourself enjoy the fascinating dessert from the white elephant country, swadee khab ~

 

Sources:

http://www.catandnat.com/pages/content/thai-dessert-khanom-khrok-0#.U8ADRUA3J4M

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Thai_dishes#Sweet_snacks_and_desserts

http://www.khiewchanta.com/archives/drinks/

 

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Russian

Posted by: Alpha ThessaLika R.M.B.B ( F1021131090)

Well if uray told you about their main course, now I'll tell you more about Russia. Although Russia is well known as country that full of political history back then but still we can deny the sweetest of their dessert and their drink of course. Besides that Russian also well known about their architecture and their visual art, for example the Saint Basils's Cathedral in Moscow and Rublev's Trinity. Well without taking many time let me introduce their unique in food side.

Churchkhela

 

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Maybe in your thought did Russian eat those pearls or those wall decorations ? Precisely no ! Unique right ? Thats churchkhela, churchkela is made from nuts that are put onto a thread and dipped in sweet grape juice that has been thickened with flour, which forms a chewy coating. This dessert is undoubtedly the most healthy delicacy on the list, as it contains lots of glucose and fructose, vegetable oils, proteins, organic acids and vitamins. And as you know that process to make this dessert isn't easy because it need to dry under the sunlight about two weeks ! and thats really worth due the taste right ?

White Russian

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Russian also known about their vodkha and cocktail, well there's another way too enjoy them if you wanna try another sensation about cocktail or vodkha itself. It is white russian, from the name it doesnt mean thats russian drink white people. But thats name for sweet cocktail classically made with vodka, coffee liqueur , and cream. And usually its served with ice in an Old Fashioned glass. Simple yet delicious right ?

Sources:

http://rbth.com/articles/2012/08/27/top_12_russian_sweets_17701.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Russian_%28cocktail%29

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Irish

Posted by: Alpha ThessaLika R.M.B.B ( F1021131090 )

Welcome to the country where is the most of 1Direction boys from here ! Being a country that most of Hollywood artists came from, Ireland itself has ton of culture and heritage too. And same as like Spain, Ireland has festival or ceremony that also well known in the world. They are St. Patrick 's day and The Twelfth July, what are they ?  The St. Patrick's day is a ceremony that held for commemorate the arrival of Saint Patrick who is spreading about Christianity in Ireland on 17 March. The celebration involves festival, parade, and wearing of green attire. Well St. Patrick's day is not also celebrate in Ireland but also in around the world especially in Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. What about the Twelfth July ? Like its name its held on 12 July which is mean tomorrow! It celebrates the Glorious Revolution and victory of  Dutch Protestant king William of Orange over Catholic King of England James II at the Battle of the Boyne. Large parades are held by the Orange Order and Ulster loyalist marching bands, streets are bedecked with British flags and bunting, and large bonfires are lit while the ceremony.

Apple Amber

Talks about St. Patrick's day usually Irish makes special traditional desserts on that day which is to encourage the special day. Here one of them

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 Become a fruit that really grows well in Irish climate apple well turn into a delicious cake by Irish. Its apple amber, it is one of those Irish recipes that plainly involves the cook strolling out to the tree on a whim, pulling a few green cooking apples off it, and taking them back inside to quickly turn them into something unusually nice to end the meal. But the fact that the apples are cooked before baking suggests that this method was meant to work well with storage apples as well, the fruit that had been put away in straw in the cold cellar to last until the first new fruit of the next summer and fall started coming in. Well I bet it is one of the delicious pie ever :)

Carrageen Citrus Pudding

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After have a meal with pie why don't we try a pudding as a complement for St. Patrick's day ? Well carageen citrus pudding is made from carageen or seaweed that become on of product that Ireland's longest running industries and usually its use for ingredients for the cook. The carrageen seaweed retains only the slightest taste or scent of the sea. Some people don't care for this: others think it adds a unique flavor to a dessert, an edgy, slightly spicy quality. That taste goes blend perfectly with citrus flavors, and treatments including orange, or lemon, or both -- as in this pudding --. And as additional information carageen usually use for healthy medicine and natural cosmetic, well it means carageen really perfect as healthy dessert right ?

Sources:

http://www.europeancuisines.com/Ireland-Desserts-Apple-Amber-Tart-Meringue-Pie 

http://www.europeancuisines.com/Ireland-Desserts-Orange-And-Lemon-Carrageen-Pudding-Dessert 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day

http://www.europeancuisines.com/Ireland-Authentic-Traditional-Irish-Desserts-Dessert-Recipes

 

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German

Posted by: Alpha ThessaLika R M B B ( F1021131090 )

Welcome to Deutschland !  After beat Brazil with amazing score 7 - 1, Germany take another step to the next match, congrats Germany !! Well lets celebrate it with things that sweet for the sweet victory from Germany. Recently "Global Delicacies" talks about food and drink that sometimes its main course, well as we know web need the dessert too right ? :)

Apfelstrudel

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Apfelstrudel or Apple strudel is a traditional Viennese strudel, "Strudel" a German word, derives from the Middle High German word for "whirlpool" or "eddy" . Since the dough is rolled and the center of the pastry resembles a whirlpool. Apfelstrudel (apple strudel) is a delicious pastry filled with apples flavoured with sugar, cinnamon, raisins and breadcrumbs – and has been popular since the 18th century. The delicate flakey pastry is made from an elastic dough, which is kneaded and stretched until it’s as thin as phyllo pastry. The pastry is wrapped round and round the filling building up many layers, and then baked. Well this pastry its suitable serve as breakfast, lunch, or dinner right ? Cause while in the morning or at night we can enjoy it with tea or coffee. And in the afternoon we can serve it with ice cream, vanilla sauce, and whipped cream.

Spaghettieis

 

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From the first you read the name and take a look the picture may be you think thats food from Italy, but why there is kind of waffle on the top of the food ? Well it isn't like you think, its an ice cream ? Yes, its Spaghettieis or Spaghetti ice and its not a real noodle or real sauce for spaghetti that we usually eat, but its made from ice cream that has been pressed into Spätzle press or potato ricer, and the sauce made from strawberry sauce. Unique right ? Then Gutten Apetit everyone :D

Sources:

http://www.bavariankitchen.com/desserts/apfelstrudel.aspx
www.expatica.com/de/essentials_moving_to/country_facts/German-cuisine_17759.html
http://www.germanfoodguide.com/strudel.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_strudel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettieis

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Taiwanese

Posted by : Rio Pratama (F1021131075)

Let's go back to Asian, in my last post, i would like to post a food and drink from Taiwan.
Taiwan is  The Republic of China, originally based in mainland China, now governs the island of Taiwan, which makes up over 99% of its territory. As you know, Chinese has food with a sense of good flavor.

Food

Pork, seafood, chicken, rice, and soy are very common ingredients. Beef is far less common, and some Taiwanese (particularly the elderly generation) still refrain from eating it.
At this time, i would like to discuss a vegetarian food from Taiwan. There are more than 6,000 vegetarian eating establishments in Taiwan. Food labeling laws for vegetarian food are strictest, because around 2 millions Taiwanese people use vegetarian food.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism_by_country#mediaviewer/File:Chinese-buddhist-cuisine-taiwan-1.jpg

The picture above is an example a customer Vegetarian restaurant buffet, Taipei, Taiwan.
This is in part due to the considerations of some Taiwanese Buddhists, a traditional reluctance towards slaughtering precious cattle needed for agriculture, and an emotional attachment and feeling of gratefulness and thanks to the animals traditionally used for very hard labour.

 

Drink

 

This case same with Ghana, Taiwan hasn't a unique beverage, they prefer to rely on industry famous brand as for their drinks

These pictures below for the example

Source : http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120630000072&cid=1103

Source : https://chinabevnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/sportsdrinks2.jpg

It wrapped with plastic bottle. I think that is all from me. I hope you'll enjoy it.
Thank you !

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan#Foods.2C_cuisine.2C_and_shopping
              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanese_cuisine
              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism_by_country#China

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Russian

Uray Ryan Hermawan (F1021131076)

Hi, as i said before in  Belgian cuisine that i want to tell you about Russian cuisine. Now i'm back and i will tell you about the unique cuisine in Russia that is Okroshka. Okroshka is a cold soup of Russian origin. The name probably originates from "kroshit'" (крошить), which means to crumble into small pieces. Okroshka made with kefir. The classic soup is a mix of mostly raw vegetables (like cucumbers, radishes and spring onions), boiled potatoes, eggs, and a cooked meat such as beef, veal, sausages, or ham with kvass, which is a mildly alcoholic beverage made from fermented black or rye bread. Okroshka is usually garnished with sour cream (smetana). Later versions that appeared in Soviet times use light or diluted kefir, vinegar, mineral water, or even beer instead of kvass.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okroshka#mediaviewer/File:Kefir-okroshka.jpg  This soup made from kefir

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okroshka#mediaviewer/File:Kvass-okroshka.jpg This soup made from kvass

After the unique soup from Russian now, we move to the famous beverages from Russia, Vodka. Vodka is a distilled beverage composed primarily of water and ethanol, sometimes with traces of impurities and flavorings. Traditionally, vodka is made by the distillation of fermented grains or potatoes, though some modern brands use other substances, such as fruits or sugar.

Vodka is traditionally drunk neat (not mixed with any water, ice, or other mixer), though it is often served chilled in the vodka belt countries of Eastern Europe and around the Baltic Sea. It is also commonly used in cocktails and mixed drinks, such as the vodka martini, vodka tonic, screwdriver, greyhound, Black or White Russian, and Bloody Mary.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka#mediaviewer/File:04656_market_in_Sanok.JPG

That's it! That is what i found for Russian cuisine and beverages. Good bye!


source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okroshka & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka

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Ghanian

Posted by : Rio Pratama (F1021131075)

Hello readers, welcome back to Global Delicacies. After you had been read several food and drink from many different country, lets take a look something new one from me. Now, i will post food and drink from Ghana.

Let check it out.

Ghana, officially called the Republic of Ghana, is a sovereign multinational state and unitary presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. The word Ghana means "Warrior King". The etymology of the word Ghana means "Warrior King" and was the title accorded to the kings of the medieval Ghana Empire in West Africa, although this empire was further north than the modern-day country of Ghana in Guinea region.

Food

Ghanaian cuisine is the cuisine of the Ghanaian people. Ghanaian main dishes are organized around a starchy staple food, with which goes a sauce or soup containing a protein source.

 

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana#mediaviewer/File:Ghanaian_Gastronomies_%E2%88%92_Ghanaian_Cuisines_%28Ghanaian_Food_and_Drink%29.jpg

 At this time, i would like to discuss about Banku. Banku is a food eaten in Ghana made with cooked fermented corn dough and cassava dough. It served with Tilapia fish. Tilapia fish itself is a fish from freshwater inhabiting shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes and less commonly found living in brackish water.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaian_cuisine#mediaviewer/File:Banku.jpg

 It just like a rice wrapped with plastic which in Indonesia known when we ordered Pecal. Just a joke, don't take serious.

Drink

After we know about the food, lets take a look for the drink from Ghana. Ghana have a drinks such as asaana (made from fermented maize) are common. It served with packaging, glass or plastic botol. Here is for the example drinks which is sell in a convenient store

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaian_cuisine#mediaviewer/File:Ghanaian_Beverages_and_Drinks_in_Ghana_Store.jpg

I think Ghana hasn't a unique beverage, they seems rely on famous brand rather than build it own unique type of drinks.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana
              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaian_cuisine
              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia
              http://recipes.answers.wikia.com/wiki/What_is_Banku

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Belgian

Uray Ryan Hermawan (F1021131076)

Hi everyone! Now, i want to tell you about Belgian cuisine and i think that almost all of children in the world love it. It is Praline, Praline is sugar candy made from nuts and sugar syrup, whether in whole pieces or a ground powder, or, alternatively, a chocolate cookie containing the ground powder or nuts. Belgian pralines (often called Belgian chocolate) are different; they consist of a hard chocolate shell with a softer, sometimes liquid, filling. French pralines are a combination of almonds and caramelized sugar. American pralines also contain milk or cream and are therefore softer and creamier, resembling fudge.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praline#mediaviewer/File:Pralines_cut.jpg

That was the lovely candy from Belgian, now i want to tell you about the traditional drink from Belgian that called Jenever or "Protected Product of Origin" because jenever has been the country's traditional and Belgian national spirit for over 500 years.

Jenever is the juniper-flavored national and traditional liquor of the Netherlands and Belgium, from which gin evolved. Traditional jenever is still very popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. European Union regulations specify that only liquor made in these two countries, two French provinces and two German federal states can use the name jenever/genever/genièvre. And only jenever made in East-Flanders, Belgium can use the name O'de Flander-Oost-Vlaamse graanjenever.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenever#mediaviewer/File:Hasseltse_jenever.jpg

That's it! That's all from me for Belgian, now i want to find more about Russian and i will post it. Bye!

 

 source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praline & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenever

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Dutch

Uray Ryan Hermawan (F1021131076)

Hi, everybody! Let's go to Netherlands one of 4 nation that who play in World Cup semifinal. Well, that everyone knows that Dutch favorite food is Cheese but, there are so many Dutch food that i think it also delicious and recomended for you. Consists of the cooking traditions and practices from the Netherlands. The country's cuisine is shaped by the practice of fishing and farming, including the cultivation of the soil for raising crops and the raising of domesticated animals, and the history of the Netherlands.

I want to introduce you metworst, one of the Northeastern cuisine that from Groningen. Metworst is a type of traditional Dutch sausage. The sausages have a very strong flavour and are made from raw minced pork which is then air dried. Metworst simply means dry sausage, referring to drying process and texture of the product. 

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metworst#mediaviewer/File:Groninger_metworst.JPG

 

 Let's move to the Dutch beverages that called vieux or Dutch brandy or cognac imitation. Cognac is a grape-based distilled product, whereas Dutch brandy has virtually nothing to do with grapes. The colour is white to dark brown.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_brandy#mediaviewer/File:Plantiac_Glas_vieux_1870-1970.jpg

 That's all from me for Netherlands thank you!

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metworst & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_brandy

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Sudanese

Uray Ryan Hermawan (F1021131076)

Hi everyone! Let's back to Sudan. Sudanese cuisine is varied by region, and greatly affected by the cross-cultural influences upon Sudan throughout history. In addition to the influences of the indigenous African peoples, the cuisine was influenced by Arab traders and settlers during the Ottoman Empire, who introduced spices such as red pepper and garlic, as well as Levantine dishes and Egyptian, Yemeni, Indian and Ethiopian Cuisines in the Eastern part

A wide variety of stews exist in Sudan, often paired with a staple bread or porridge. Further south, fish dishes become popular.

I want to tell you about Sudanese bread, Kissra  a thin bread made from durra mainly or wheat sometimes.

source : http://www.wheredata.net/kissra-embassa.jpg

I've only found the Sudanese beverages are coffee and tea, i want to tell you about tea. Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world.It has a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour that many people enjoy.

source : http://globaltableadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sudan.north_.food_.recipe.img_0364.jpg

source : http://bitalsudan2010.blogspot.com/2011/06/sudanese-drink-tea-coffeejuices.html & http://marktanner.com/sudan-recipes/kissra.htm


That's all from me for Sudanese cuisine and beverages. Bye!

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Togolese

Uray Ryan Hermawan (F1021131076)

Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately 57,000 square kilometres (22,000 sq mi) with a population of approximately 6.7 million. Togo is a tropical, sub-Saharan nation, highly dependent on agriculture, with a climate that provides good growing seasons. Togo is one of the smallest countries in all of Africa. The official language is French, with many other languages spoken in Togo, particularly those of the Gbe family.

Their food and beverages also influenced by France, like baguette. Baguette  is "a long thin loaf of French bread that is commonly made from basic lean dough.
A standard baguette has a diameter of about 5 or 6 centimetres (2 or 2⅓ in) and a usual length of about 65 centimetres (26 in), although a baguette can be up to a metre (39 in) long.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baguette#mediaviewer/File:Nl-baguettes2.jpg

 

 Now, let's move to the beverages! The Togolese beverages is Red wine, made from dark-coloured (black) grape varieties. The actual colour of the wine can range from intense violet, typical of young wines, through to brick red for mature wines and brown for older red wines.
The juice from most black grapes is greenish-white; the red colour comes from anthocyan pigments (also called anthocyanins) present in the skin of the grape; exceptions are the relatively uncommon teinturier varieties, which produce a red colored juice. Much of the red-wine production process therefore involves extraction of colour and flavour components from the grape skin.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_wine#mediaviewer/File:Red_Wine_Glass.jpg

 

I think the red wine and baguette will be a great combination when you want to enjoying your night.

 

source :  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baguette & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_wine

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French

Name : Uray Ryan Hermawan (F1021131076)

Hi, it's me again. today, i want to give you some recomended food and drink from France. First, the dishes it is Clafoutis, is a baked French dessert of fruit, traditionally black cherries,arranged in a buttered dish and covered with a thick flan-like batter. The clafoutis is dusted with powdered sugar and served lukewarm, sometimes with cream.

A traditional Limousin clafoutis contains pits of the cherries.The pits contain amygdalin, the active chemical in almond extract, so during baking a small amount of amygdalin from the pits is released into the clafoutis, adding a complementary note to its flavor.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clafoutis#mediaviewer/File:Clafoutis3.jpg

^{Looks like pizza isn't it? Don't eat it too much, it could make you fat hehehe. Now, let's move to the drink that you should try in France. Cafe au Lait}

source : http://thegreengourmets.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/img_0851.jpg
  Cafe au Lait is a French coffee drink.The meaning of the term differs between Europe and the United States; in both cases it means some kind of coffee with hot milk added, in contrast to white coffee, which is coffee with room temperature milk or other whitener added.

  I think, it will be my favorite authentic French drink.  Being a coffee addict, it will be my beverage of choice to start every French day.  A bowl filled with an equal mixture of steaming hot coffee and frothy warmed milk create a mocha-colored beverage that warms both the heart and the fingertips. It marries best with a buttery, flaky croissant.  

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clafoutis  

               http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_au_lait

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Spanish

Posted by: Alpha ThessaLika R.M.B.B ( F1021131090 )

Bienvenido a España or welcome to Spain ! Known as a country that has been influenced by variety things by European culture made this country full of fiestas or festival everywhere. Throughout the small one until the biggest one, and exactly right now is the 2nd day of  " San Fermín fiestas " . Well, what San Fermín fiestas is ? San Fermín fiestas is the best known festival in Spain, that held annually from 12:00, 6 July, to midnight 14 July. The most famous activity on this festival is bullfight, which is running of the bulls. Hundreds of people in Spain including the foreigner  must running down through the old town Pamplona or they can get hit by the bulls. Well talks about the festival, it wouldn't be complete without food and drink as part of social event.

Churro

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Churro or usually known as  Spanish doughnut. The shape of churro is really unique, long like stick really different like ours which is oval and has hole in the middle of it. There are two kind of churro in Spain, the one which is thin (and sometimes knotted) and the other which is long and thick (porra). Eating churro is flexible, it means we can eat it whether as breakfast, lunch, or dine. And usually it serves with hot chocolate to make it more delicious. And during the San Fermin festival, churros is served with The Dianas (early morning reveille to musical bands) to participants after the bull run . Churro is also famous in another country like United States, France, Portugal, and etc.

Sangria

 

http://www.toastbev.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/SANGRIA.jpg

When you go to Spain in the middle of festival including the San Fermin festival , there is a recommended tradition you should do beside take a walk and enjoy the festival during the night. Go to Old Part, Sample Tapas, or even traditional  "Poteo" (bar hopping). In there you will satisfy by sangria, sangria is a beverage from Spain and Portugal that consist of wine, chopped fruit, a sweetener, and a small amount of added brandy. Usually Sangria also known as "bloodletting" because of its typical dark-red color. Well during these hot July sangria is suitable for our needs in the middle of euphoria festival.

Sources:
http://sanfermines.net/ingles/donde_comer.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churro
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangria
 

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British

Uray Ryan Hermawan
F1021131076

British, is something related to UK or the island of Great Britain. The people, language, not even the food. Now, i want to introduce you with one of British dishes it called Bangers and mash. It is a traditional British dish made of mashed potatoes and sausages, the latter of which may consist of a variety of flavoured sausage made of pork or beef or a Cumberland sausage. It is sometimes served with onion gravy, fried onions, baked beans and peas.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangers_and_mash#mediaviewer/File:Irish_bangers_and_mash.jpg

This dish may, even when cooked at home, be thought of as an example of pub grub—relatively quick and easy to make in large quantities. More up-market varieties, with exotic sausages and mashes, are sold in gastropubs, as well as less exotic alternatives being available in regular public houses. Even from the source said that food is tasty, but for me it is so disgusting. But, that's all back to you, want to taste it or not

Let's move to the Britain's beer, known as Bitter. Bitter is a broad term applied to a well-hopped pale ale, from about 3.5% to 7% in strength and pale gold to dark mahogany in colour. British brewers have several loose names for variations in beer strength, such as best bitter, special bitter, extra special bitter, and premium bitter. There is no agreed and defined difference between an ordinary and a best bitter other than one particular brewery's best bitter will usually be stronger than its ordinary. Two groups of drinkers may mark differently the point at which a best bitter then becomes a premium bitter. Hop levels will vary within each sub group, though there is a tendency for the hops in the session bitter group to be more noticeable. Bitter is dispensed in most formats — hand-pulled from the cask, on draught from the keg, smoothflow or bottled.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_England#mediaviewer/File:Real_Ale_2004-05-09_cropped.jpg

 

That's all for me from Great Britain. Chiao!

 

 

 

 source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_England and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cuisine

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Beninese

Uray Ryan Hermawan

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Benin Cuisine is one of exotic ingredients and flavorful dishes in Africa. Do you know Wagasi? It's one of Benin dishes actually in Northern Benin. Wagasi is a type of Beninese cheese made from cow's milk. It is a speciality of northern Benin in Africa and is commonly made by the Fulani people. It is sold in abundance in cities such as Parakou.

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 It is relatively soft in texture and mild in flavor and is frequently used in Beninese cooking.

 Now, we move to the beninese traditional drink or beer, it called Choukachou.

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It is widely consumed in northern Benin and the city of Parakou is an important centre for brewing. The beer is transported to southern Benin, Cotonou etc. That's all i got from Benin, enjoy!

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin_cuisine 

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