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                                                    Do you realize that soursop is the most unusual and exotic fruit and that it makes a fantastic smoothie? Durian Belanda is another name for soursop. Soursop or Durian Belanda is a fruit that has no resemblance whatsoever to the durian, a fruit that is commonly grown in Southeast Asia. Although durian has hard and sharp thorns, this fruit may have soft and short ones. How did this fruit come to be mistaken for the durian? The Portuguese were the first Europeans to set foot on Indonesian land, and they were also the ones who, along with the Spanish, discovered the soursop in Central and South America. It was on their ships that the soursop made its way to Indonesia. Belanda refers to the Dutch, who would rule the islands for the following 300 years. That was how it was named Durian Belanda. Soursop is a t...

  I read a lovely article about Chinese festival cuisine. People buy flour in North China to make dumpling wrappers, glutinous rice in East China to make rice cakes, and radishes in South China to steam turnip cakes. However, turnip cake can be found as a breakfast at hawker stalls or as a snack at numerous dim sum restaurants in Malaysia. In Penang, Malaysia, there is a famous food truck known for its turnip cake. Many locals are waiting in line to buy breakfast there. Turnip cake that has been steam-cooked can be eaten while it is still hot or deep-fried till golden brown on both sides and served with chili sauce. One of the traditional Cantonese delicacies for the New Year is turnip cake, which has its origins in Guangzhou, China. Turnip cake is now a snack at restaurants all over the world and does not need to be made for Chinese New Year. Although traditional turnip cakes vary slightly from place to region, radish and rice flour are the two essential compone...

  Have you ever eaten fried mushrooms at a restaurant?   Fried mushrooms are mushrooms that have been cooked in a pot of oil to create a crispy, golden brown. I have tasted it once at a vegetarian restaurant and I love it. The fried mushrooms are fresh and crispy, crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside, and extremely delicious. Some of my pals wondered why the restaurant's fried mushrooms were so good. At home, the exact same ingredients are made, but the flavour is barely acceptable. There are numerous techniques to fry mushrooms. Some are dipping the mushrooms in batter, some are breading them with flour or egg mixture and breadcrumbs, and still, others are marinating the mushrooms in herbs before frying them in oil. As I always mentioned. The simplest things are the best-even when it comes to cooking. I only use one ingredient for the coating which is potato starch. That is, it!! After the mushrooms have cooled down a bit, sprinkle th...

  Why do people like croissants so much? A perfect croissant, it is a very crispy croissant with a lot of puff pastry, and it smells a good taste of butter inside. I have never once eaten a croissant in Paris before. Let us indulge in some fiction and imagine walking around the streets of France in the morning, eating croissants that are still warm from the oven, and each mouthful is bursting with butter aroma. A picture of croissant breadcrumbs and coffee milk shape may have been left in the corner of the mouth by accident. In France, having crispy and tasty croissants with a cup of coffee in the morning is as natural as having soy milk with fritters for breakfast in Asia. Is it hard to make croissants? Well, I found this to be an extremely difficult challenge but making the croissant is not a difficult recipe. All it takes is a little concentration and patience.   There are numerous processes involved, including plenty of chilling, measuring, rolling, and folding. I ha...

Have you ever had a smoothie made with dragon fruit? The flavor combination in this dragon fruit smoothie is incredible! Let us discuss color for a moment. Many people believe this color is artificial because it is so vibrant, but it is the natural color of dragon fruit, which is the major component in this smoothie. Pitaya is another name for dragon fruit. There are four types of fruit: three with pink skin, one with white flesh, one with red flesh, and one with purple flesh. The fourth variant is differentiated by its yellow skin and white flesh. Like kiwifruit, they all feature tiny black seeds that are edible. I am most interested in trying the yellow-skinned scale with white fresh because it has a unique variety that I have never seen or tasted before. Juice or smoothie can be made from dragon fruit. Just peel and cut the dragon fruit into pieces, then place it in a juice mixer with the proper amount of water or yogurt to make a tasty dragon fruit juice. It is good for break...