Monday, November 14, 2011

The World's Most Expensive Dessert

A dessert is a type of food that is eaten after lunch or dinner. It is usually a sweet food, like ice cream, cookies, and cakes. In some countries, cheeses such as Brie cheese and fruit are served as dessert. Some desserts are decorated, like birthday cakes. Others are simple, like pudding. Many desserts are baked (cooked in an oven). Some desserts are served with whipped cream as a topping...

This is it.... 10 kinds of expensive dessert in the world...

1. GODIVA CHOCOLATE


       Godiva originated from one of the country known for chocolate products, Belgium.Manufacturers of chocolate Godiva Chocolatier introduces a new collection ofchocolate, "G". The entire collection of memorabilia from the "G" is composed of various ingredients and flavors such as pallets d'Or, Tasmanian honey and Mexican hot chocolate. Flavor of chocolate depends on the type of demand rather great priceonly $ 117 per pound.

2. STRAWBERRIES ARNAUND


              We certainly know that the recipe Strawberries Arnaud is strawberry ice cream, withlemon and red wine. But the strawberry at Arnaud restaurant in News Orleans, United States, not just a regular piece of fruit. The difference is in the topping, a 4.7 caratpink diamond ring that once belonged to Sir Ernest Cassel, the only one in the world.This food prices? 14 Billion Euro, why? because in addition to exclusive ring before,strawberry drinks are also served with Charles X Crystal worth 250 million rupiah perbottle.

3. FROZEN HAUTE CHOCOLATE 



This one is for all those of you who cannot resist a deliciously blended scoop of cold delight.

The Frozen Haute Chocolate, (right) made by New York City eatery, Serendipity 3 and priced at a mind-blowing $25,000 has claimed a spot in the Guiness World Records as The World’s Most Expensive Dessert.

Made from a blend of 28 cocoas from across the world, this decadent delicacy is infused with five grams of edible 23-karat gold and served in a goblet lined with edible gold. Serendipity 3 teamed up with jeweler Euphoria New York to create this amazing dessert.

Topped with whipped cream, more gold and a side of La Madeline au Truffle from Knipschildt Chocolatier, which sells for $2,600 a pound, the dessert comes with an 18K gold bracelet with a carat’s worth of diamonds that rests at the base of the goblet and a gold spoon set with white and chocolate-colored diamonds.

In claiming the “Most Expensive Dessert” title, the Frozen Haute Chocolate unseats another dessert, also by Serendipity 3, called Golden Opulence. And unseats it dramatically: Golden Opulence was priced at $1000, which seems measly when compared to the price of the Frozen Haute Chocolate.

4. THE FORTRESS STILT FISHERMAN INDULGENCE



            Foods made one of the hotels in Sri Lanka is worth 145 million rupiah. These foodshave become the second most expensive food in the world. These foods are also no less delicious and interesting food than usual. These foods consist of gold leafcassata, and mango and pomegranate compote. These foods would seem unusual ifnot given in the form of decoration in the form of a chocolate sculpture and stoneakuamarin angler weighing 80 carats.

5. MACAROONS HAUTE COUTURE



In the US, we usually think of macaroons as a kind of coconut meringue cookie. In fact, macaroons can also be made from many kinds of nut, although almond is the most common nut to use.

Pastry Chef Piere Herme is the latest of four generations of pastry and bakery chefs, and began his career as an apprentice at the age of 14. Today, he is the owner of thirteen stores in Paris and Tokyo. He’s also the creator of Macaroons Haute Couture, the most expensive macaroons in the world.

These macaroons consist of two meringue puffs, made with balsamic vinegar and fleur de sel, held together by your choice of a range of ingredients from peanut butter to chocolate made with red wine. The cost varies based on your choices and you could end up paying a staggering $7,414 for these costly cakes.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Healthy Food vs Junk Food

           What makes an apple healthier than a donut? What really is the difference between a food that builds health, and one that doesn't? It's an important distinction, since many children today consume over half their diet as highly processed, empty calorie foods. And not just at home, but even from junk food in school.

Is healthy food more expensive than junk food??
I don't think so... 


In my place, you can find you can find a variety of healthy foods and cheap. Example is tempe, tempe is arguably the national dish in Indonesia. Almost everyone here had to eat tempe. In fact, already many people from overseas who learned about how to make tempe.they may be curious why Tempe is favored by the Indonesian population. And more importantly, the nutrients in Tempe is very important especially from soy protein.



Tempe foods are often found at home or in the stalls, as a complement to the dish turned out to have the content and digestibility values ​​better than soy. Therefore, tempe is very good to be given to all age groups (from infants to the elderly), so that could be called the food of all ages.

10 Benefits of Tempe:
  1. Proteins contained in tempeh is very high, easy to digest, so good for diarrhea.
  2. Contains iron, which are antioxidants flafoid thus lowering blood pressure.
  3. Containing superoxide desmutase that can control free radicals, good for heart patients.
  4. Countermeasures anemia. Anemia characterized by low hemoglobin levels due to lack of available iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), protein, folic acid and vitamin B12, in which the elements are contained in tempeh.
  5. Anti-infection. The survey results showed that tempeh contain antibacterial compounds produced by corals tempe (R. oligosporus) is an antibiotic that is useful to minimize the incidence of infection.
  6. Hipokolesterol power. Polyunsaturated fatty acid content in tempeh is able to lower cholesterol levels.
  7. Have anti-oxidant properties, resist cancer.
  8. Prevent multiple nutritional problems (due to shortage and excess nutrients) along with various diseases that accompany it, either infectious or degenerative.
  9. Preventing the onset of hypertension.
  10. A high calcium content, tempeh can prevent osteoporosis.

Rada ndak nyambung antara judul n isinya... ^^

I am inspired by my favorite food when childhood. This is actually not really favorite food, but the daily food in my family.....