Most mooncakes are baked and consist of a thin tender skin enveloping a sweet and slightly oily filling. The mooncake may contain one or more whole salted egg yolks in its center to symbolize the full moon. The saltiness of the yolk balances well with the sweet filling in the mooncake. (Source :Wikipedia. This particular mooncake gift was made by Salazar.
Mooncake, Black Mung Bean with Salted Egg
Posted by Noemi | Under Cakes, Pastries & Desserts with 699 views Friday Oct 12, 2007Balut is One of The 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World
Posted by Noemi | Under Uncategorized with 1,254 views Friday Oct 12, 2007
I’ve always known that balut is not one of scariest foods among non-filipinos. What I discovered today is that balut is considered as one of the most 6 terrifying foods in the world.
What the hell is it?
Behold, for our journey of horror reaches its destination. Balut are duck eggs that have been incubated until the fetus is all feathery and beaky, and then boiled alive. The bones give the eggs a uniquely crunchy texture.
They are enjoyed in Cambodia, Philippines and the fifth and seventh levels of hell. They are typically sold by street vendors at night, out of buckets of warm sand. You can spot the vendors because of their glowing red eyes, and the faint, otherworldly sound of children screaming.
Wait, it gets worse …
Buying Kakanin
Posted by Noemi | Under Uncategorized with 1,999 views Sunday Oct 7, 2007
I’m always on the lookout for yummy kakanin that the stall owner actually owns.
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Parents: The Best Weapon against Childhood Obesity
Posted by Noemi | Under Uncategorized with 2,151 views Monday Oct 1, 2007
Someone is big in the news lately and his name is Connor McCready.
Connor is far from being your average ‘little boy’. He has difficulty washing and dressing himself, misses school regularly and is a perennial target for bullies. While he does have a bike, he has to stop every 10 minutes to vomit. Doctors say that at the very least, he will die nine years earlier than his counterparts and would be likely to suffer from diabetes and hypertension all throughout his adult life. Now, British child welfare officials have been wrestling with the idea of taking him away from his parents.
Connor McCready is going through all of these because at eight years old, he weighs in at 218 pounds—4 times the prescribed weight of a child his age.
Proponents of the Doña Elena Cuisinera Club (DECC) believe that childhood obesity, as illustrated in the case of Connor McCready, should be cause for deep concern. “We urge parents not to be complacent about their children’s health. During the past decade, there has been a 400% increase in the childhood obesity rates in the Philippines. So if you think that this can’t happen to your child, think again, says Prof. Luchie Callanta, the official Nutritionist of the DECC.”
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