Openricer Review 2

Hihihi..asyik juga ya nulis review. Diinget-inget gw pernah foto-foto makanan yang laen juga nih...Setelah gw baca-baca review OR yang lain, ternyata gak mesti special occasion aja ya nulis review? Jadiii.. gw cerita lagi deh meski sebenernya sih udah agak lamaan juga ya dari anniversary gw itu. Berhubung fotonya gw simpen jadi yaa...gw bisa tulis deh. Waktu itu sebenernya gak laper-laper amat, makanya gak cari tempat makan dengan porsi segambreng. Gw juga gak cari makanan dengan menu yang “serius” so, makan sandwich enak kali ya.. Ternyata sandwich yang satu ini mantep banget. Meskipun kedengerannya kayak makanan ringan, ternyata bikin perut full alias kenyang mbangeti! Ini sih lebih-lebih daripada makan nasi sepiring...hahaha. Niat awalnya cuma nyari cemilan, gak taunya malah kenyang beneran. Gak apa-apa, deh. Mantep sih.

Hahaha..untung gw gak sendirian. Satu sandwich bisa diserbu rame-rame. Tower sandwich yang isinya 6 lembar roti ini macem-macem bu isinya... ada grilled chicken, beef bacon, scramble egg, rib eye steak, tuna n sauted mushrooms. Pantesan aja harganya mahal, lengkap siiih...

Btw, judulnya kan "Wish and Sandwich"... Wish-nya apa ya? Mmmm... semoga towernya diskon deh...heheheh...

Source: www.id.openrice.com

See also: tamani, marzano

Cooking pasta

Cooking pasta is as easy as boiling water, but does require care.

1. You should figure 1 quart of water per quarter pound of pasta (1 liter of water per 100 grams of pasta), and expand this to 6 quarts for a pound. If you don't use enough water the pasta will be gummy, so don't stint.

2. Bring the water to a rolling boil, salt it with 2-3 teaspoons of kosher salt per quart of water. Don't skimp on the salt or the pasta will be unpleasantly bland -- it helps to keep in mind that Neapolitans, who are masters at cooking pasta, used to use sea water back when it was safe to do so.

3. Add the pasta, stirring gently to separate the pieces and keep them from sticking to the bottom of the pot.

The pasta package will probably say how long the pasta should cook for, but don't trust it. A couple of minutes before it is supposed to be done, fish out a piece and break it open; in the center you will see a whitish area of uncooked pasta that is poetically known as the anima, or soul of the pasta. Ladle a couple of ladles of hot water into the serving bowl, swirl them about to warm it, discard them, and continue cooking the pasta until the anima barely fades. At this point drain the pasta, giving it one or two good shakes to remove most of the water (it will continue to absorb water for a minute or two), transfer it to the bowl, stir the sauce into it and serve.

As a variation, if the sauce is fairly liquid, say for penne rosé, warm it in a skillet as the pasta cooks, and when the pasta is just shy of being done drain it and transfer while it's still dripping it to the skillet. Turn the heat to high and toss the pasta as you would an omelet; as it finishes cooking it will absorb the sauce and taste much better. On restaurant menus pasta cooked this way is called strascicata or saltata in padella. There are hudreds of pasta recipes on this site; click on the pasta sauces and recipes link on the navigation bar to the left to reach them.

Source: www.italianfood.about.com

See also: steak, sate, sushi

Steak

In the United States and Canada, a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks can be known as a steakhouse.

In the United States a typical steak dinner consists of a steak, with a starchy side dish, usually baked potatoes, but occasionally another potato dish, rice, pasta, or beans. A small serving of cooked vegetables often accompanies the meat and side, with corn on the cob, green beans, creamed spinach, asparagus, tomatoes, mushrooms, peas, and onion rings being popular. A well-known accompaniment to steak is shrimp or a cooked lobster tail, a combination often called "surf and turf" or "reef and beef" and "pier and steer". Rounding off an American steak dinner is some sort of bread, usually a dinner roll.

Special steak knives are provided along with steak. Steak knives are sharper than most table knives and are usually serrated, though straight blades also work; they also often have wooden handles. Prepared condiments known as steak sauces are generally on the table in steakhouses. Tenderized round or sirloin steaks, breaded, and pan-fried or deep-fried, are called chicken fried or country fried steaks, respectively. Thinly sliced ribeye or other tender cuts, cooked on a hot griddle and shredded slightly, and served on Italian style rolls are called Philly steaks, named after Philadelphia, the city in which they became famous.

In France, steak is usually served with French fried potatoes also known as "frites", and the combination is known as "steak-frites". Vegetables are not normally served with steak in this manner, but a green salad may follow or (more commonly) be served at the same time. This is also the case in the United Kingdom.

In Italy, steak was not widely eaten until after WWII because the relatively rugged countryside does not readily accommodate the space and resource demands of large herds of cattle. Some areas of Piedmont and Tuscany, however, were renowned for the quaility of their beef. Bistecca alla Fiorentina is a well-known specialty of Florence; it is typically served with just a salad or Tuscan beans. From the 1960s onward, economic gains allowed more Italians to afford a red meat diet.

In the Balkan region, steak is often rubbed with mustard and pepper, and marinated in vinegar and vegetable oil for up to a week. It is then fried in butter, and a slice of toast is then used to soak up the pan drippings. The steak is served on the toast and topped with optional fried egg and a sprig of parsley.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: Sate, soto

Pasta for Us for Then

Pasta alla carbonara (usually spaghetti, but also fettuccine, rigatoni or bucatini) is an Italian pasta dish based on eggs, pecorino romano, guanciale, and black pepper. The dish was created in the middle of the 20th century.

The recipes vary, though all agree that cheese (pecorino, Parmesan, or a combination), egg yolks (or whole eggs), cured fatty pork, and black pepper are basic. The pork is fried in fat (olive oil or lard); a mixture of eggs, cheese, and butter or olive oil is combined with the hot pasta, cooking the eggs; the pork is then added to the pasta. Guanciale is the most traditional meat, but pancetta is also used. In the US, it is often made with American bacon.

Cream is not common in Italian recipes, but is used in the United States, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Australia and Russia (especially in Moscow). Other Anglo/Franco variations on carbonara may include peas, broccoli or other vegetables added for colour. Yet another American version includes mushrooms. Many of these preparations have more sauce than the Italian versions.

In all versions of the recipe, the eggs are added to the sauce raw, and cook (coagulate) with the heat of the pasta itself.

Origin and history

Like most recipes, the origins of the dish are obscure, and there are many legends about it. As the name is derived from the Italian word for charcoal, some believe that the dish was first made as a hearty meal for Italian charcoal workers. This theory gave rise to the term "coal miner's spaghetti", which is used to refer to spaghetti alla carbonara in parts of the United States. Others say that it was originally made over charcoal grills, or that it was made with squid ink, giving it the color of carbon. Another rumour about the origin of the name suggests that the way abundant black pepper was added to the dish (before or after serving) especially during winter, made the black pepper flakes among the whiteish sauce look like charcoal, or perhaps the effect one gets when a casserole dish is accidentally "burnt". It has even been suggested that it was created by, or as a tribute to, the Carbonari ("charcoalmen"), a secret society prominent in the unification of Italy.

The dish is not present in Ada Boni's 1927 classic La Cucina Romana, and is unrecorded before the Second World War. It was first recorded after the war as a Roman dish, when many Italians were eating eggs and bacon supplied by troops from the United States, and the name may be from a Rome restaurant called 'Carbonara'. More recently, a restaurant in Rimini has claimed the original recipe was born during WWII.

The recipe was included in Elizabeth David's 1954 cookbook published in Great Britain. The dish became popular among American troops stationed in Italy; upon their return home, they popularized spaghetti alla carbonara in North America.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: steak, marzano

Pudak

Pudak adalah makanan/kue khas kota Gresik, Jawa Timur, Indonesia. Makanan ini terbuat dari bahan tepung beras, gula pasir/gula jawa dan santan kelapa yang dimasukan kemasan terbuat dari bahan yang disebut "ope" yaitu [ [pelepah daun pinang ]]. Pudak juga ada yang berbahan sagu dan disebut pudak sagu. Pada perkembangannya, ragam pudak tidak terbatas 3 rasa macam saja seperti sebelumnya : pudak putih (gula pasir), pudak merah (gula jawa) dan pudak sagu. Pada masa kini, oleh kreatifitas pembuat kue pudak untuk merebut pasar, maka ragam dan rasa pudakpun bertambah, diantaranya pudak pandan yang berwarna hijau dan harum karena campuran sari daun pandan. namun terkadang para pembuat pudak memilih menggunakan daun suji sebagai perwarna pengganti, mengingat warnanya yang lebih kuat hijaunya, sensasinya juga tak kalah dengan daun pandan. Disamping rasa yang khas, bentuk kemasan pudak tidak ada yang menyamai di antara jajanan manapun. Dari bahan yang sudah mulai langka, pembuatannya pun tidak sederhana. Pangkal pelepah daun pinang harus disamak lebih dahulu untuk memisahkan kulit luar dan kulit dalam. kulit bagian dalam inilah yang dimanfaatkan. Setelah dibersihkan dan dipotong-potong sesuai ukuran, kemudian dilipat dan dijahit dengan alur seperti huruf L tanpa sudut, sehingga sisi dan dasarnya tertutup dan membentuk ruang seperti gelas. Setelah adonan dituangkan, ujung kemasan yang terbuka dikuncupkan dan diikat. Baru dikukus

Kue pudak merupakan jajanan yang kaya kalori dan mengenyangkan. Disamping itu kue ini bisa bertahan selama 3 hari, bila diangin-anginkan. Konon kue ini dibuat sesuai kebutuhan masyarakat Gresik yang saat itu yang bermata pencaharian sebagai pedagang, yang cenderung bepergian jauh.

Apabila anda yang ingin mencicipi citarasanya, anda bisa mendapatkannya saat berkunjung ke kota Gresik. Di komplek wisata religius seperti Makam Sunan Giri dan Makam Syeh Maulana Malik Ibrahim, misalnya. Atau bila anda sempat bisa pula didapatkan di Pasar Kota Gresik, atau di toko-toko kue khas Gresik di sepanjang Jln. Sindujoyo. Disana akan lebih banyak jajanan khas Gresik, yang tak akan ditemukan di kota-kota lain.

Tapi seandainya anda tidak punya waktu karena tengah dalam perjalanan melewati kota Gresik,anda bisa berhenti sejenak di Jln. Veteran, di seberang Gedung Wisma Ahamad Yani]]berderet toko-toko kue yang menyediakan pudak yang tergantung dalam rangkaian-rangkaian yang masing-masing berisi lima biji kue. Tapi jangan lupa, mintalah yang paling baru/segar.

Namun bila anda memang tak pernah punya kesempatan, pesankan saja oleh-oleh dari teman anda yang akan datang dari kota Gresik. Bagus Cahyono mengucapkan Selamat berbelanja !

Kue khas Gresik lainnya : - Jubung, jenang ketan berwarna hitam dalam tabung Ope,dengan taburan biji wijen. - Ayas, jenang ketan warna-warni dalam bentuk potongan-potongan kecil, juga bertabur wijen. - Nasi Krawu, nasi punel dengan lauk olahan daging yang dicabik-cabik serta bumbu kelapa dan sambal yang sangat khas. - Dan banyak lagi yang lainya...,
sumber: wikipedia

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