Daddy Longlegs Cupcakes

 

INGREDIENTS: 12 Serving

12 ounces chocolate frosting (canned)

12 chocolate cupcakes

¹⁄₂ cup chocolate sprinkles (jimmies)

24 pieces bassetts liquorice allsorts, will be used for eyes, so look for ones that when cut have a center

8 ounces black licorice (the thin "string" kind)

 

 

 

 DIRECTIONS:

1. Frost the cupcakes with chocolate icing and cover with sprinkles.
2. Press the eyes into place.
3. Use scissors to cut eight 4-inch pieces of licorice for the legs (for each spider).
4. Holding all of the legs together in a bunch, bend them in half and crease.
5. Push the end of each leg into the cupcake to resemble spider legs.

Eating as a foreigner: South Korea (The basics)

SOUTH KOREAN FOOD (한식)

During the fall semester of 2014, I studied in Korea. I was introduced to Korean food here in the states but nothing compared to the food there!

Rice was a key staple. Freshly fermented kimchi was served with all meals. Different scents and flavors filled the room.

As a foreigner trying new foods in a new country can be difficult. The key is to have an open mind and be ready for anything that comes your way! You never know, it could be your next favorite meal!

The biggest question is, where do I start? My recommendation is to try something on the safer side before going and trying crazy things, like live squid (which is surprisingly DELICIOUS!!).


1. Banchan (반찬) Korean side dishes that come with every meal. They range from kimchi, to pickled radish, to seaweed, etc.






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2. Bulgogi (불고기) / Galbi (갈비)
These two dishes are very common to start off with when it comes to trying Korean food! They both are a type of beef that are marinated and grilled. Bulgogi is thinly sliced beef placed on a hot stone plate and Galbi still has a bone in it. They are served with rice and bon chon (Korean side dishes such as kimchi, fermented beans, pickled radish, etc)


Bulgogi (above)(http://kimchistatecollege.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/IMG_2110.20125907_std.JPG)  
Galbi (below)(http://s3.amazonaws.com/foodspotting-ec2/reviews/2490733/thumb_600.jpg?1348974564)

3. Bibimbap (비빔밥)
This is yet another common dish for foreigners when they are first experimenting with Korean food. It is a combination of rice, meat (typically beef), and vegetables. You can order it hot or you can order it cold (dolsot bibimbap 돌솥비빔밥)! It is topped with a cooked or raw egg (depending on if you get it hot or cold). It is served in a hot stone pot! To complete the dish, you add gochujang (고추장), a spicy red pepper paste.

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4. Kimbap (김밥)
Possibly the most common, cheapest, and filling! This is what some refer to as "Korean Sushi," even though it really isn't. The most basic form of kimbap is with rice, spam, pickled radish, cucumber, and a few other ingredients. It is rolled in seaweed and costs approximately $1! Can't beat that price!







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Of course these are in no way, shape, or form the only foods you can try out in South Korea! Street food is a great start as well!

A traveler tip though, if your stomach is anything like mine and cannot handle a major change in the way food is processed, make sure you stay hydrated and try to eat as much as you can. I had to eat only rice for the first week until I could fully adjust to the new foods.

After experimenting with some basic foods, try moving onto different foods! Next week I will talk about "intermediate level" foods! I will also later touch upon things like drinks, foods from different regions, craziest things I've tried, etc!

Food and Culture in China

1. Respect First

It is really an admirable custom to respect others at the table, including the aged, teachers and guests while taking good care of children.

2.On Chopsticks

China is the hometown of chopsticks. The culture of chopsticks has a long history in China. The tradition of using chopsticks as tableware was introduced to many other countries in the world such as Vietnam, North Korea and South Korea.

The invention of chopsticks reflects the wisdom of Chinese ancient people. A pair of chopsticks, though they look simple, can nip, pick, rip and stir food. Nowadays, chopsticks are considered to be lucky gifts for marriage and other important ceremonies.

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At Important Moments

To celebrate the birthday is important moment in one's life. When one is young, usually he will eat noodles before his birthday, because the long noodles indicate the longevity in China, and birthday cake on the actual day. After middle age, his birthday will grander. In addition to the above, peaches in many forms will be added symbolizing the longevity and immortality, as well as delightful couplets and candles.

On the wedding day, it is also customary to serve dates, peanuts, longan and chestnuts together as wish that the couple will soon have a baby in accord with the Chinese proclamation.

To most Chinese people, returning home after long absence or departure from home are both significant and there are dining customs associated with this. The return home is greeted with noodles and off home while a farewell is offered with dumplings. This is especially popular in northeast China.

Food and Culture in France

In France, there is a distinctive culture of French food that is undeniable. It is accompanied with pride, exclusive ingredients and techniques, a world renowned culinary school and those special regions that are known for one particular kind of food. To not experience the food, both regional and national, is to not truly experience France.

Culture of French Food: Enjoying What You Eat

If you were to sum up the entire French attitude towards food, you would have to say that the French like to enjoy their meals. Meals are prepared carefully and sometimes very slowly. They are influenced by the local region. And of course, you can't forget the cheese--an important staple of the French diet. LoveToKnow also information about French food on LTK's Recipes Channel,

and don't forget about French Wine on the Wine channel

Food and Culture in the USA-Thanksgiving and Holiday Dinners

Thanksgiving is always held on the fourth Thursday in November to celebrate the fall (autumn) harvest. The centerpiece of the dinner is still generally a roast turkey. Other holiday dinners may feature roast beef, a ham roast, leg of lamb, fish or shellfish, depending on a family’s background and where they live.
Traditional Thanksgiving side dishes include stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce, rolls and a couple of other vegetables. Pumpkin pie is the traditional Thanksgiving dessert, along with various other pies, including apple, which can be made with fruits from the fall harvest.

Shake Shack's Secret Menu, Revealed!

It started with overhearing someone ask for extra Shack sauce and discovering you can get pickles on your Shackburger.

Waiting at the Shake Shack window in Madison Square Park, you hear interesting conversations among co-workers, couples, Shack-ployees, and last-minute customer requests. One, "Can I have a side of Shack sauce?" inspired a Shack-quest that required above-and-beyond commitment from The Daily Meal's Eat/Dine section: the secret menu.

Secret menu? Shake Shack? Yes. Shake Shack has a secret menu — kind of. No, you can't go up to cashiers at any location, ask for items by name, and have them nod and punch in the order. Well, that's not entirely true. They will, for example, readily make a grilled cheese sandwich by name.

First, some disclaimers and a primer for the uninitiated. If you haven't had Shake Shack but think you love burgers, you don't as much as you think you do. You would have found this one. It's one of America's best fast-food burgers — better than In-N-Out. But that's another conversation. To those who complain the Madison Square Park line disqualifies comparison to In-N-Out: Other locations don't have the lines. Case in point: Miami, Westport, the Upper East and Upper West Sides, Battery Park City, and you'd have to guess, the Middle East.

To those who complain prices at the chains discredit comparison: Consider that In-N-Out is oft compared to Five Guys. Prices can vary depending on location, but let's take a look at how they stack up for a second. According to In-N-Out's site, a cheeseburger costs $4.12 ($3.75 plus tax). Similarly, looking at prices on Five Guys' site and on Menupages, their "Little Cheeseburger" (one patty, the regular cheeseburger is a double) costs in the range of $4.99 to $5.03. For the record, a Shackburger, which includes cheese, costs $4.50 pre-tax. You're gonna argue over a dollar? Same price range — give it a break.

Now that that's over, here's the dirt on the Shake Shack secret menu. There are official, exclusive, special-menu items at each Shack location that you may not know about (even at the seasonal Shacks like CitiField, Saratoga, and Nationals Park, where menus are trimmed down). Most are concretes ("dense frozen custard blended at high speed with toppings and mix-ins"), not secret menu items per se, but checklist orders for the Shack-obsessed (strange to think they once closed during the winter, huh?). Others, like the corndog and the peanut butter and bacon burger, are special offers you have to get while the getting's good. To be clear, we're not talking about these items (click here for that list).

This goes beyond burgers and ice cream. It means using everything on the menu: burgers, drinks, dogs, ice cream, and all sides and fixings used to compose all conventional menu items. It means rethink everything, especially thesport peppers, which may be the most underrated and underutilized ingredient there.

Stop thinking about the menu the way you always have: limited to what the print declares. Shake Shack seems happy to oblige requests. Take a cue from The New York Times' former restaurant critic Frank Bruni when he noted that he'd been a blockhead for not ordering a double after complaining forever that the condiment to burger ratio had been off. Consider all the ingredients on the menu at whichever of the 13 locations you're at (it will soon be 15 when the Brooklyn and Philly spots launch.) Think about mixing beverages too (they do an underrated float, which ison the menu). Order Shake Shack your way.

Chinese Cuisine

 Today, there are one third of the population eating Chinese food in the world every day. Chinese food is convenient, economical, and delicious. Most Chinese food is cut into small pieces or fritter form. The Chinese people don't use a knife and fork because they think knifes and forks are weapons. They just use chopsticks to pick up the food. Usually, everyone will have a bowl of rice, and other food is public dish that everyone can clip .

the making Process of Dumpling. We did it by ourselves

Let's start the morning!

Italian Cuisine

Italian cuisine is one of the oldest food all over the world. Its history  even can be traced back to the 4th century BC. Italian food often have corn and potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and other ingredients.A Italian meal is usually divided into four parts: tarters (Antipasto), rice (Primo), Meat, rice, Meat Course) and sweets (Dolce) .It is worth mentioning, Italy is famous for more than 400 kinds of cheese (such as the famous Mr Mason cheese) and 300 types of sausage.