Thursday, July 23, 2009

Wine~Wine~Wine




Nathalie DE PAYS D'OU 2000, for 9 years keep in serve. Took it out
for a try, the bottle was really cover with dust. So I put it into the sink with water to slowly
wash it and let the cool water chill the bottle for a while. It may not be the right way to clean it but I did it in this way so that I avoid using warm water, scare it will warm the wine.

Trying to screw the cork out but it broke 1/2 way so my friend did another way by pushing the cork into the bottle and use a filter to filter the cork out while pouring into the glasses.

Very strong after taste, nice and mild-bold. Will be nice with some meat dishes; beef, pork or lamb. It was at the right time, to open the bottle. I felt if I keep it a little longer; it will turn bad and what a waste .....right?

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Morning Drinks

As follow from my last post Breakfast, we come to drinks that most people think about once they wake up from their sleep in the early sunrise.

  • Coffee ( Cold/Hot/White/Black/Mix )
  • Tea ( Cold/Hot/Milk/Mix )
  • Coco ( Cold/Hot/Mix )
  • Milk ( Cold/Hot)
  • Juices
  • What else more than H2O

I will be testing my new idea on my tuna sandwich so later I will upload the recipe here soon.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Breakfast, Important Meal

Breakfast is the first meal of the day. The word derives from breaking the fast after one has not eaten since the night before. It is widely referred to as the most important meal of the day.Breakfast usually consists of foods that are high in energy content.

Mostly many people wake up late in the morning and they don't really take any breakfast. Skipping breakfast to lunch is not quiet a smart idea cause usually heavy lunch can make the body feel tired and most of the time a lot people go for fast lunch . Which is more bad for health, usually fast lunch may consist like fast food, fried food, too much oil food and a lot high salt and sugar.

The best and easy breakfast to make at home will be the "sandwich" which is much faster and easy to prepare. Here are some simple ingredients for basic sandwiches;

  • Peanut Butter
  • Fruit Jam ( Less Sugar )
  • Cheese
  • Cheese Spreader
For heavy sandwiches ingredients;
  • Tuna
  • Sardines
  • Salami / Hams
  • Sausages
  • Burger / Bacon
  • Shredded Chicken Meat
  • Salads / Potato
( From Wikipedia)>> Bread has been eaten with other food since its creation in Neolithic times. For example, the ancient Jewish sage Hillel the Elder is said to have wrapped meat from the Paschal lamb and bitter herbs in a matzah (or flat, unleavened bread) during Passover,[3] but the concept of a sandwich (as opposed to a wrap) is more recent. During the Middle Ages, thick slabs of coarse and usually stale bread, called "trenchers", were used as plates. After a meal, the food-soaked trencher was fed to a dog or to beggars, or eaten by the diner. Trenchers were as much the harbingers of open-face sandwiches[4] as they were of disposable dishware. The immediate cultural precursor with a direct connection to the English sandwich was to be found in the Netherlands of the 17th century, where the naturalist John Ray observed[5] that in the taverns beef hung from the rafters "which they cut into thin slices and eat with bread and butter laying the slices upon the butter"— explanatory specifications that reveal the Dutch belegde broodje was as yet unfamiliar in England.

If it was initially perceived as food men shared while gaming and drinking at night, the sandwich slowly began appearing in polite society as a late-night meal among the aristocracy. The sandwich's popularity in Spain and England increased dramatically during the 19th century, when the rise of an industrial society and the working classes made fast, portable, and inexpensive meals essential.[6]

It was at the same time that the sandwich finally began to appear outside of Europe. In the United States, the sandwich was first promoted as an elaborate meal at supper. By the early 20th century, as bread became a staple of the American diet, the sandwich became the same kind of popular, quick meal as was widespread in the Mediterranean.[6]

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Penang Bon Odori 2009

Obon (お盆?) or just Bon (?) is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the departed (deceased) spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors' graves, and when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household altars. Also called the Feast of Lanterns, it has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years and traditionally includes a dance, known as Bon-Odori. ( from Wikipedia* )
Penang Bon Odori 2009 kicks off with a blast. Swamp with 100 overs people from many cultures attend to this beautiful Japanese festival. It's also one of my 1st time after leaving my ex company and I have more time for myself to attend such events.

You may think Hollywood may have the most paparazzi, but think again at this Penang Bon Odori 2009. I felt about 60%-75% of the people attend to this event have camares range from handphone cameras to professional digital SLR. A lot of new and well organized lots with things to play, buy, eat, drink and experiences of this special culture.






There so many people and the crowd was pack and very hard to move around so i didnt get a chance to take some pictures of the food and drinks. But I did get a fast look at everything from far, but most of the food I see were mostly all either from Hotel cathering or normal deep fried food and normal local Penang drinks.


The event kicks off with the drums performances and a traditional Japanese Sakura dance by the Penang Japanese Association.



Also getting along are the childrens in their Kimono, very charming and cute.
There are other people also wear their Kimono and some Japanese people from Penang also
brought their family to there and set up a picnic set there. A lot people getting along well especially photographers which I meet about 10 - 25 friends and many happy faces there enjoying the festival with their friends and family.





The night end with a beautiful display of fireworks which I dotn ahev the camera gear to take the photos. Next year I will be involved the Penang Bon Odori
if I can.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Eng Loh Kopitiam






Early morning breakfast at Eng Loh Kopitiam was always different for the town people of Penang. Normal toast bread is usually easy to make at home but this kopitiam makes nice toast bread.

They are famous for the Roti Taiwan ( toast Indian bread with peanut butter and top with peanuts chunk.) and Roti Garlic ( toast bread with garlic butter and top with black pepper.).
Hot from the oven toaster together with nice refreshing cold or hot black coffee. It goes well hand and hand.Plus with nice 1/2 boiled eggs to go with as extra order. You can place more orders to other Breakfast sets offer by the Eng Loh Kopitiam.

During lunch time, you will find others stalls like Nasi Kandar, Dry Keow Teow, Chicken Rice, Fried Mee/Rice, Hokkien Mee, Loh Mee, Curry Mee, Wan Tan Mee and many more.
It's kinda classic but classic food are the best to me and any one in Penang. The black coffee is also one of the best in downtown.

The kopitiam also provide a medium star hotel stay near to the historical parts of Georgetown of Penang.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Good Morning @d'R



Good Day,

Here's a new fresh start, wake up early around 6 am gotta catch some time to walk around my neighborhood. Feel kinda tired and nice for some exercises. Was walking 1/2 way that I made my way to the nearest Wan Tan Mee shop near Queen Street.

For the people of Penang Island, early in the morning breakfast mostly are Wan Tan Mee and alot of other mee for Chinese culture, Nasi Lemak or kuih for Malay culture and others like Roti Canai, Tose, Mee Goreng, Tosted Bread/half-boiled Egg. Just around the conenr of the streets near my house, we can find the famous Wan Tan Mee (know as One Ton Mee) at Queen Street. Well balance and nice fresh home made ingredients make this shop one of the best Wan Tan Mee ever. Yes there are other shops that also sell Wan Tan Mee but it's not as good as it gets to this one.

But I made a take-away today cause the place was too crowded with a lot working and older generation ppl there.

For those who travel to Penang, this is a place to get ur taste of Penang local delicacies.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

New Change @d'R

From tomorrow onwards, 15/7/2009
@d'R will change to a new blog of Food/Beverage/Travel note
as I released my own recipes to share with all my readers and
to guide you all through travel experiences with food/beverage.


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