True ice cream

Ice cream recipes first appear in 18th century England and America. A recipe for ice cream was published in Mrs. Mary Eales's Receipts in London 1718.

To ice CREAM. Take Tin Ice-Pots, fill them with any Sort of Cream you like, either plain or sweeten'd, or Fruit in it; shut your Pots very close; to six Pots you must allow eighteen or twenty Pound of Ice, breaking the Ice very small; there will be some great Pieces, which lay at the Bottom and Top: You must have a Pail, and lay some Straw at the Bottom; then lay in your Ice, and put in amongst it a Pound of Bay-Salt; set in your Pots of Cream, and lay Ice and Salt between every Pot, that they may not touch; but the Ice must lie round them on every Side; lay a good deal of Ice on the Top, cover the Pail with Straw, set it in a Cellar where no Sun or Light comes, it will be froze in four Hours, but it may stand longer; than take it out just as you use it; hold it in your Hand and it will slip out. When you wou'd freeze any Sort of Fruit, either Cherries, Rasberries, Currants, or Strawberries, fill your Tin-Pots with the Fruit, but as hollow as you can; put to them Lemmonade, made with Spring-Water and Lemmon-Juice sweeten'd; put enough in the Pots to make the Fruit hang together, and put them in Ice as you do Cream.

The earliest reference to ice cream given by the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1744, reprinted in a magazine in 1877. 1744 in Pennsylvania Mag. Hist. & Biogr. (1877) I. 126 Among the rarities..was some fine ice cream, which, with the strawberries and milk, eat most deliciously.

The 1751 edition of The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse features a recipe for ice cream. OED gives her recipe: H. GLASSE Art of Cookery (ed. 4) 333 (heading) To make Ice Cream..set it [sc. the cream] into the larger Bason. Fill it with Ice, and a Handful of Salt.

1768 saw the publication of L'Art de Bien Faire les Glaces d'Office by M. Emy, a cookbook devoted entirely to recipes for flavoured ices and ice cream.

Ice cream was introduced to the United States by Quaker colonists who brought their ice cream recipes with them. Confectioners sold ice cream at their shops in New York and other cities during the colonial era. Ben Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson were known to have regularly eaten and served ice cream. First Lady Dolley Madison is also closely associated with the early history of ice cream in the United States. One respected history of ice cream states that, as the wife of U.S. President James Madison, she served ice cream at her husband's Inaugural Ball in 1813.

Around 1832, Augustus Jackson, an African American confectioner, not only created multiple ice cream recipes, but he also invented a superior technique to manufacture ice cream.

In 1843, Nancy Johnson of Philadelphia was issued the first U.S. patent for a small-scale handcranked ice cream freezer. The invention of the ice cream soda gave Americans a new treat, adding to ice cream's popularity. This cold treat was probably invented by Robert Green in 1874, although there is no conclusive evidence to prove his claim.

Ice cream sundaes with fruit, nuts, and a wafer

The ice cream sundae originated in the late 19th century. Several men claimed to have created the first sundae, but there is no conclusive evidence to back up any of their stories. Some sources say that the sundae was invented to circumvent blue laws, which forbade serving sodas on Sunday. Towns claiming to be the birthplace of the sundae include Buffalo, New York; Two Rivers, Wisconsin; Ithaca, New York; and Evanston, Illinois. Both the ice cream cone and banana split became popular in the early 20th century. Several food vendors claimed to have invented the ice cream cone at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, MO. However, Europeans were eating cones long before 1904.

In the UK, ice cream remained an expensive and rare treat, until large quantities of ice began to be imported from Norway and the US in the mid Victorian era. A Swiss-Italian businessman, Carlo Gatti, opened the first ice cream stall outside Charing Cross station in 1851, selling scoops of ice cream in shells for one penny.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: sate, seafood

Dondurma

Dondurma (Turkish, literally "freezing") is the name given to ice cream in Turkey. Dondurma typically includes the ingredients milk, sugar, salep, and mastic, and may originate from the Turkish region of Kahramanmaraş.

Two qualities distinguish Turkish ice cream: texture and resistance to melting. Inclusion of the thickening agents salep, a flour made from the root of the Early Purple Orchid, and mastic, a resin, impart chewiness.

The Kahramanmaraş region is known for maraş dondurması, a variety which contains distinctly more salep than usual; tough and sticky, it is sometimes eaten with a knife and fork.

Consumption and culture

Dondurma is commonly sold from both street vendor's carts and store fronts where the mixture is churned regularly with long-handled paddles to keep it workable.

As of 2010, the average rate of consumption in Turkey was 2.8 liters of ice cream per person per year (compare to the USA at 18.3 liters per person in 2007, and world consumption leader New Zealand at 22-23 liters in 2006).

Some Turks adhere to a belief that cold foods, such as ice cream, will cause illnesses - such as sore throats and the common cold; it is held that consumption of warm liquid while consuming ice cream will counteract these effects.

The popularity of salepi dondurma has caused a decline of wild orchids in the region and led to a ban on exports of salep. Some translate salepi dondurma as "fox testicle ice cream"; however, the Turkish name comes directly from the Arabic name, saḥlab‎ ('orchid'), the two-lobed root of which resembles testicles.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: sate, seafood

Hakikat Puasa Ramadhan

Puasa ramadhan bukan hanya menahan lapar dan haus tetapi bagaimana kita menahan seluruh hawa nafsu kita dan mengendalikannya mulai dari terbit fajar hingga terbenamnya matahari

Perintah puasa difirmankan Alloh swt pada Al-Quran surat Al-Baqarah ayat 183
"Yaa ayyuhaladziina aamanuu kutiba alaikumus siyaamu kamaa kutiba 'alalladziina min qablikum la allakum tataquun"
Artinya:
“ Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, telah diwajibkan ke atas kamu berpuasa sebagaimana telah diwajibkan ke atas umat-umat yang sebelum kamu, semoga kamu menjadi orang-orang yang bertaqwa."

Puasa adalah menahan. secaara artian adalah menahan keinginan hawa nafsu(atau jasad/diri).namun justru malah menjalankan keinginan keinginan Allah lah yang terkandung di dalam AlQuran. sehingga lebih optimal lagi dalam menjalankan ibadah yang Allah inginkan.

perintah puasa lebih menekankan kedalam aktifitas sendi kehidupan. dimana mampunya kita untuk menahan hawa nafsu kita (bahkan hingga makan dan minum pun kita tahan) kemudian menjalankan keinginan Allah sepenuhnya. sehingga meraih Taqwa

perintah pusa jatuh pada madinah. dimana dikondisi ummat islam saat itu baru saja hijrah dari mekkah setelah di tekan dari berbagai sisi kehidupan.. namun di sinilah terlihat sifat kesabaran(tidak lemah, tidak lesu, pantang mundur) dari semangat ummat islam untuk bangkit menyebarkan ayat-ayat Allah.ke seluruh wilayah

Adapun Syarat dimana Orang itu wajib Berpuasa adalah:
1. Beragama Islam
2. Berakal sehat
3. Baligh (sudah cukup umur)
4. Mampu melaksanakannya
5. Orang yang sedang berada di tempat (tidak sedang safar)

dan ketika saatnya berbuka tidaklah penting dimana dia berbuka dengan apapun baik dengan sate atau steak maupun soto yang penting adalah berbukalah dengan yang yang manis karena itu yang dianjurkan.

Words of Cafe

A café or coffee shop is an informal restaurant with full-service tables and counters and broad menu offerings over extended periods of the day. In hotels, the coffee shop is a more popular-priced alternative to the formal dining room. Coffee shops often encourage families and provide special menus for children. To establish a family-friendly atmosphere, in many localities they do not serve wine and beer.

Notes

The most common English spelling, café, is the French spelling, and was adopted by English-speaking countries in the late 19th century. As English generally makes little use of diacritical marks, anglicisation includes a tendency to omit them, especially in less pretentious contexts. Thus the spelling cafe has thus become very common in English-language usage throughout the world, especially for the less pretentious, ie "greasy spoon" variety (although orthographic proscriptivists often disapprove of it). The Italian spelling, caffè, is also sometimes used in English. In southern England, especially around London in the 1950s, the French pronunciation was often facetiously altered to /ˈkæf/ and spelt caff.

The English words coffee and café both descend from the continental European translingual word root /kafe/, which appears in many European languages with various naturalized spellings, including Italian (caffè); Portuguese and Spanish (café); French (café); German (Kaffee); Polish (kawa); Ukrainian (кава, 'kava'); and others. European awareness of coffee (the plant, its seeds, the beverage made from the seeds, and the shops that sell the beverage) came through Europeans' contact with Turkey, and the Europeans borrowed both the beverage and the word root from the Turks, who got them from the Arabs. The Arabic name qahwa (قهوة) was transformed into kaweh (strength, vigor) in the Ottoman Empire, and it spread from there to Europe, probably first through the Mediterranean languages (Italian, Spanish, French, Catalan, etc.) and thence to German, English, and others, though there is another well-based theory that it first spread to Europe through Poland and Ukraine, through their contacts with the Ottoman Empire.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: ice cream, sate

Nasi Lengko penambah selera

Sega lengko (nasi lengko dalam bahasa Indonesia) adalah makanan khas masyarakat pantai utara (Cirebon, Indramayu, Brebes, Tegal dan sekitarnya). Makanan khas yang sederhana ini sarat akan protein dan serat serta rendah kalori karena bahan-bahan yang digunakan adalah 100% non-hewani. Bahan-bahannya antara lain: nasi putih (panas-panas lebih baik), tempe goreng, tahu goreng, mentimun (mentah segar, dicacah), tauge (direbus), daun kucai (dipotong kecil-kecil), bawang goreng, bumbu kacang (seperti bumbu rujak, pedas atau tidak, tergantung selera), dan kecap manis. Dan, umumnya kecap manis yang dipergunakan adalah kecap manis encer, bukan yang kental. Disiramkan ke atas semua bahan.

Tempe dan tahu goreng dipotong-potong kecil dan diletakkan di atas sepiring nasi. Mentimun dicacah, lalu ditaburi pula di atasnya, juga toge rebus, serta disiram bumbu kacang di atasnya, dan potongan daun kucai, lalu diberi kecap secukupnya sampai kecoklatan, dan di taburi bawang goreng. Dan sekeping kerupuk aci yang putih, yang bundar atau kotak, menjadi kondimennya. Sebagian orang suka melumuri kerupuknya dengan kecap, sebelum mulai dimakan. Beberapa orang suka meminta nasi lengkonya diberi seujung sutil atau dua minyak yang dipakai untuk menggoreng tempe dan tahu.

Untuk menambah selera makan, biasanya makanan ini disajikan dengan ditambah 5 atau 10 tusuk sate kambing yang disajikan secara terpisah di piring lain.Makanan ini dapat di nikmati di Restoran atau tempat makan yang menyajikan nasi lengko
Sumber: wikipedia

Satay For Our Dinner

Satay (pronounced /ˈsæteɪ/ SA-tay) or sate is a dish of marinated, skewered and grilled meats, served with a sauce.[1] Satay may consists of diced or sliced chicken, goat, mutton, beef, pork, fish, tofu, or other meats; the more authentic version uses skewers from the midrib of the coconut leaf, although bamboo skewers are often used. These are grilled or barbecued over a wood or charcoal fire, then served with various spicy seasonings.

Satay may have originated in Java or Sumatra, Indonesia [2]. Satay is available almost anywhere in Indonesia; it has become a national dish of Indonesia[3]. It is also popular in many other Southeast Asian countries, such as: Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, the southern Philippines and in the Netherlands, as Indonesia is a former Dutch colony.

Satay is a very popular delicacy in Indonesia and Malaysia; Indonesia’s diverse ethnic groups’ culinary art (see Cuisine of Indonesia) have produced a wide variety of satays. In Indonesia, satay can be obtained from a travelling satay vendor, from a street-side tent-restaurant, in an upper-class restaurant, or during traditional celebration feasts. In Malaysia, satay is a popular dish - especially during celebrations - and can be found throughout the country. Close analogues are yakitori from Japan, shish kebab from Turkey, chuanr from China and sosatie from South Africa.

Turmeric is a compulsory ingredient used to marinate satay, which gives the dish its characteristic yellow colour. Meats commonly used include beef, mutton, pork, venison, fish, shrimp, squid, chicken, and even tripe. Some have also used more exotic meats, such as turtle, crocodile, and snake meat.

Satay may be served with a spicy peanut sauce dip, or peanut gravy, slivers of onions and cucumbers, and ketupat (rice cakes).

Pork satay can be served in a pineapple-based satay sauce or cucumber relish. An Indonesian version uses a soy-based dip.

Satay is not the same as the Vietnamese condiment sate, which typically includes ground chili, onion, tomato, shrimp, oil, and nuts. Vietnamese sate is commonly served alongside noodle and noodle-soup dishes.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: restoran, makanan

Masakan Khas Jawa Tengah

Berikut adalah makanan khas yang terdapat di Jawa Tengah, menurut kabupaten/kota:

Purwodadi: swikee, nasi becek, kecap, sale pisang
Banjarnegara: dawet ayu, buntil
Semarang: Lunpia/lumpia, soto ayam, sate sapi, bandeng presto, nasi goreng babat, ayam goreng kraton tulang lunak, kue-kue pia, sate kambing bumbu kecap, martabak malabar, kue bandung, tahu petis, tahu gimbal, wingko babat
Boyolali: marning (jagung goreng), paru goreng, brem cap suling gading, krupuk rambak
Blora: Sega Pecel, sate ayam blora, soto ayam blora, tahu campur
Brebes: telor asin, sate kambing (di Tanjung. Brebes hingga kini dikenal sebagai sentra penghasil bawang merah
Demak: nasi garang asem, sambel blimbing wuluh, kwaci (Demak pernah terkenal sebagai sentra penghasil semangka)
Jepara: es gempol (es pleret), rondo royal (tape goreng), klenyem (ketela parut goreng isi gula merah), kuluban (urap: nangka muda, kacang panjang dan daun mudanya, tauge/kecambah mentah, buah petai cina mentah), pecel ikan laut bakar dengan sambal santan kelapa, sate udang, terasi jepara, tempong (blenyik) ikan teri, durian petruk
Klaten: ayam goreng kalasan, bebek goreng, emping mlinjo
Kudus: soto ayam, sate kerbau, lentog, dodol, jenang kudus, madu mongso
Pati: nasi gandul, sate ayam,
Pekalongan: nasi gandul, soto tauco (tauto), nasi megono
Pemalang: nasi grombyang, lontong dekem, sate loso
Purwokerto: tempe mendoan, gethuk goreng, soto sokaraja / sroto sokaraja, nopia
Purworejo: kue lompong, clorot (semacam dodol yang dibungkus daun kelapa secara memilin), gebleg (baca ge- seperti e pada kata senang dan -bleg seperti e pada kata becek), kue satu, dawet hitam, lanting
Purbalingga: rujak kangkung, tahu gecot, soto kriyik, es duren, klanting
Rembang: bandeng duri lunak (di Juwana), sirup kawis-ta
Salatiga: bakso urat, bakso babat, kripik paru, ting-ting gepuk
Solo: gudeg, sate kambing, thengkleng, srabi solo, nasi liwet, timlo solo, racikan salat, krupuk karak/gendar, bakso popular ukuran bola golf, tahu acar, sayur tumpang
Sragen: nasi garang asem, sate sragen,
Sukoharjo: welut goreng
Tegal: "teh poci" (teh yang diseduh dalam poci tanah liat kecil dan diminum dengan gula batu), sate tegal (sate kambing muda khas Tegal), sate bebek majir, pilus, krupuk antor, nasi bogana (nasi megono), Sauto (soto ayam/babat khas Tegal dengan bumbu tauco). Tegal hingga saat ini dikenal sebagai sentra penghasil teh.
Wonogiri: gaplek, tiwul
Wonosobo: mie ongklok, sagon, tempe kemul, geblek, wedang ronde, manisan carica, keripik jamur, dendeng gepuk
Ungaran: tahu baxo, sate kempleng, krupuk bakar
sumber: wikipedia

Daging sebagai Makanan Simbol Maskulinitas

Vegetarian merupakan sebuah pilihan di tengah para pemakan daging sebagai mayoritas. Para pemakan daging lebih menganggap hubungan dengan makanan adalah sebagai bentuk hubungan biasa dengan sebuah benda padat. Sedangkan bagi para vegetarian, berhubungan dengan daging merupakan hubungan dengan makhluk hidup. Perbedaan pandangan antara para vegetarian dengan para pemakan daging ini lebih merupakan beda sudut pandang. Keunikan dari makhluk hidup bagi para vegetarian sebagai upaya menghargai hidup itu sendiri. Bukan merupakan hubungan antara manusia dengan benda padat yang tak pernah ada peran apapun di dunia.

Daging yang berasal dari makhluk hidup ini dianggap sebagai sumber kekuatan bagi para petani di masa lalu yang pekerjaan sehari-harinya di ladang. Term “daging” yang dianggap berbeda bagi para vegetarian dan omnivor ini disebabkan adanya beda anggapan bahwa daging hanyalah benda padat tak bernilai personal. Ternyata daging yang merupakan sumber kekuatan ini identik dengan maskulinitas. Daging merupakan makanan pilihan para lelaki. Peran laki-laki dalam masyarakat menjadikan pilihan makan daging menjadi wajar.

Di Barat, daging ini diolah menjadi steak. Sedangkan di Indonesia, daging diolah menjadi sate. Perbedaan daging olahan ini tak menjadi faktor yang mengalihkan pilihan laki-laki untuk memakan daging sebagai menu utama dalam keseharian mereka. Tentunya pilihan ini berbeda pada setiap kelas. Kelas menengah atas lebih mampu menjadikan daging sebagai pilihan utama setiap hari karena kemampuan finansial mereka. Sedangkan kelas yang lebih rendah kemungkinannya kecil untuk menikmati daging setiap hari. Perempuan sebagai manajer keuangan dan koki, menyesuaikan budget makanan sesuai dengan selera laki-lakinya. Paling tidak seminggu sekali atau sebulan sekali sediakan daging untuk para lelakinya.

Sumber bacaan:

“Eating Culture” by Ron Scapp dan Brian Seitz.