Food Stories

I always like EdoMai sushi n salmon is my all-time favourite. Squid is easily available at its fresh most state with affordable price in my hometown. Therefore, when it comes to homesick, sometime I'm carving for squid XD...
I had never imagine to have the squid in the form of sushi until....


Just get up, Just get up. Just get up, Don't give up, Believe you.
Without losing pure feelings.
Just get up, Just get up. Just get up, Don't give up, Believe you.
Without losing pure eyes.~~~


yeap, I'd fallen into the unique voices and the amazing songs of this J duet, KinKi Kids, while I'm self-learning Jap ~.^
Ok, I admit that the series didn't really bring me into ika sushi. The precursor was Kochan XD 
王子大人点的种类少的可怜（也许是因为够专一？），少得相方大人到处宣传（炫耀？）不止，还只要有好料都会公然介绍 XD 除了家人，我要等到何年何月何日才有人会这么关心我啊～ 


Now? My friend will stare at my special combination of sushi: having the cheaper squid and the more expensive salmon in the same box. If you're thinking that I'll have them in sushi-ya then you're wrong. The most usual way for me to get sushi （尤其是城市游子平时很难到手的食材，i.e., 煎蛋、黄瓜、蟹棒这些甘愿自己做）is the sushi-in-box or pick-n-mix sushi counters in department stores ~.^

You may call it bell pepper, chili pepper, sweet pepper or even "tanglung", the capsicum what we usually in our local supermarket comes from the Capsicum annum plant. Shaped like a decorative ornament or lantern, capsicums are fruit vegetables, belong to the nightshade family which includes members like potatoes, tomatoes and eggplant. Their plump shape and glossy appearance come in a plethora of colours such as green, red, yellow, orange, purple, white, blue, ink, brown and black depending on when and where they are harvested. 


Although they are varied colour, the green, red and yellow capsicums are the same fruit from the same plant but picked at different times. Since they are non-climacteric fruits (fruits that does not ripen further after harvest), they are keeping their colours. They varies in taste, as well as the nutrition content. Capsicum, in overall, is high in vitamin C and bioflavanoids, beside containing wide range of minerals. The red one taste sweeter than the yellow and the green one, thus it is also the one who provides most calories, about 32cal per 100g red capsicum (yellow, 26cal; green, 15cal). However, since every colour has its unique phytochemicals and in order to benefit from all nutrients, it is recommended to consume capsicum in colours.

Cucumber? Yeap, I'm not kidding. 


Even at their simplest, this type of desserts are dazzling with a complexity of flavours, thanks to an abundance of fresh tropical fruits found locally. Just like what people says "The world has never lack of wonderful things. It is so close that our eyes and heart might ignore sometimes". 


Incorporating cucumber adding a unique dimension to the dessert. Some young ladies may find it difficult to finish the last scoop of a piece of cheese cake due to the stomach-filling creamy taste. With the fresh strike from the cucumber, there is always a room in the stomach for dessert.


Cucumber mousse is not a new thing, especially when it comes to appetizer. It goes well with salad, and amazingly suits with prawns. For example, the Prawn and Cucumber Mousse shared in "Some of what you might expect next week"  has a nice, presentable appearance and is very mouth watering......

You can never claimed yourself as celebrated the Mooncake Festival with out the main character, the mooncake. Chinese always have that when they're enjoying the night breeze under the moon on it's roundest night ~~~ Follow the link for some celebrating traditions.

Once, according to Chinese legend, mooncakes helped bring about a revolution.  The time was the Yuan dynasty (AD 1280-1368), established by the invading Mongolians from the north. The Mongolians subjugated the Han Chinese.

According to one Chinese folk tale, a Han Chinese rebel leader named Liu Fu Tong devised a scheme to arouse the Han Chinese to rise up against the ruling Mongols to end the oppressive Yuan dynasty. He sought permission from Mongolian leaders to give gifts to friends as a symbolic gesture to honor the longevity of the Mongolian emperor. These gifts were round mooncakes. Inside, Liu had his followers place pieces of paper with the date the Han Chinese were to strike out in rebellion -- on the fifteenth night of the eighth month.

Thus Liu got word to his people, who when they cut open the mooncakes found the revolutionary message and set out to overthrow the Mongols, thus ending the Yuan dynasty.

Now, the cake has developed into various flavour and texture, and together with the more health concerning customer preference, the mooncake nowadays give you enough surprise every year.


p/s: what I like the most of this commercial, the dog ^^

August 15 of Lunar Calendar, is the romantic and joyful Mid-Autumn Mooncake Festival, gathering the families and couples.
the old folk story of Chang Er & Hou Yi is one of the most commonly known Mid-Autumn Mooncake Festival romance.

For her good, he bravely stand up to face the bright sun;
For her good, he request the medicine of immortality;
For his good, she warn him of his changing attitude;
For his good, she put herself on risk, and sacrifice her freedom and love...........

Get what I mean?

that's why people always says that we should gather during this festival....