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

F1021131076

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.

source : https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1160/4622615096_d21f5f5743.jpg

 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.

 source : http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/457649051_14de5b6179_m.jpg

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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