The sensation of dates in a cup of coffee

Dates to be the favorite fruits for Iftar. Fruit that grows in many Middle Eastern countries this was also delicious when mixed with coffee. A cafe in Sudirman, Jakarta, to try new creations to collaborate between the dates of coffee, milk, and cream.

Meraciknya ways quite simple. The dates, coffee powder or black coffee mixed with milk and syrup dates. The materials are then blended together. Do not forget before serving, this coffee laced with cream and sprinkled again with a date.

This coffee has a distinctive taste that is fragrant blend of coffee and sweet dates. To accompany the coffee dates, sweet slice of bread will complete the sensation of dates to break their fast before eating the main course. Classic coffee flavor mixed with sweet dates ready to pamper your taste buds.

Don Odori, dancing squid on a plate

The fresh Japanese food lovers should try the sensations offered Ikkatei Tabiji Restaurants in Hakodate, Japan. Don Odori menu or "dancing on the squid dish" was a mainstay of the restaurant.

As reported by the page Dailymail.com Saturday (6 / 8), a high salt content in the soy sauce that react with ions within the cells of squid tentacles and created a "sensation" is. To prepare the dish, the chef must first move the squid's head before putting the body of the squid.



Complete with intact squid tentacles were served on a bowl of sushi rice. Then poured soy sauce seasoning on it when going to eat it. When the sauce poured over the top of squid, this re-activate the nerve cell membrane so that the squid seemed to live again.

Unique food which proved popular in Japan priced at around Rp 220,000. Other restaurants in Japan were inspired to create a similar menu. Unique dishes you're interested in trying it?

Nyotaimori, Enjoy Sushi on Women's Body

Ever hear the word nyotaimori or naked sushi? Well how to eat the strange and unusual it is to provide sashimi or sushi on naked women body. The practices of eating like this come from Japan which is currently widely imitated by other countries.

Before becoming a "plate" food, women are usually young and beautiful are trained to be able to lie for hours without moving at all. Women should also be able to withstand the cold due to air conditioning or food placed thereon.

Before the service, the woman who became the base should be a special aroma shower with soap and then rinse with cold water. On the other country by reason of sanitation naked woman's body was covered with transparent plastic before it is put sushi.



According to the restaurant which is entered into this show and the guests, art of eating is part of the art. However this is of course disputed by feminists who say that such practices are exploiting women's bodies.

There were varied reactions to the world like it and consider it art, but some are thought strange and immoral. Well in China itself forbidden practices like this restaurant for reasons of health. In Japan such practices are considered normal, especially big cities like Tokyo where the presentation of foods in a way many do unusual.

Not only in Japan, in other cities such as Berlin, London, San Francisco, New York, and Paris is also a restaurant which serves like this thing, it's just not published to avoid protests.

Mushrooms Can Prevent the Development of Prostate Tumors

Did you know, mushrooms are used in Asia for the treatment have been found 100 percent effective in reducing the development of prostate tumors in mice during the initial trial.

As reported by Science Daily, the discovery was based on research at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Compounds, polysaccharopeptide (PSP), which is distilled from the turkey tail fungus, was found to target the prostate stem cells and reduces tumor formation in mice. The findings were based on an article written by a senior researcher Dr. Patrick Ling in the online journal PLoS ONE, published by the Public Library of Science.

Dr Ling, from the Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Queensland and the Institute for Health & Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) at QUT, said the result could be an important step towards combating the disease which kills 3,000 men in Australia every year.

Dr Ling said the usual therapy is only effective in attacking specific cancer cells, not the cancer stem cells, which trigger cancer and cause disease progression. During the research trial, conducted in collaboration with the University of Hong Kong and Provital Pty Ltd, transgenic mice that develop prostate tumors were fed subs PSP 20 weeks.

Dr Ling said there were no tumors in rats fed the PSP, while mice not given the PSP to develop prostate tumors. He said research showed that treatment of the PSP can actually inhibit the formation of tumors.

"Our findings support that the PSP can be potentially as an element of prevention against prostate cancer, possibly through the targeting of prostate cancer stem cell population," he said. He said the PSP had previously shown to have properties of anti-cancer and turkey tail mushroom (known as Coriolus versicolor or Yun-zhi) has been widely used in Asia for treatment.

However, Dr Ling said the first time the PSP was shown to have the effect of anti-cancer stem cells. Although the turkey tail mushroom has a valuable health properties, Dr Ling said it's impossible to get the same benefits as shown research of just eating the fungus.

Pomegranate Juice to Make the Work More Enthusiastically.

Are you stressed at work due to work? The solution is enough with pomegranate juice. Because pomegranate juice can make you more excited about the work. Pomegranate juice can make you feel more positive about your work.

This research was funded companies pomegranate juice. They studied a number of volunteers who drank the juice of 500 ml every day for two weeks. At the beginning and end of the study, they measured the pulse rate and fill out questionnaires describing their moods and their feelings about their work.

They tend to describe feelings of depression, anxiety, guilt, and shame. And research results prove the pomegranate juice can reduce heart rate workers and make them feel more enthusiastic about their work. And almost all the volunteers reported to be more enthusiastic, inspired, proud, and active.

The experts claimed the increasing number of Britons affected by the pressures of work. In addition, approximately one-fifth of employees who called the sick, at some point several years ago due to their stress.

Researcher leader Dr Emad Al-Dujaili, from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, said: "On the basis of these findings there is a justifiable argument for workers busy to drink pomegranate juice to help reduce chronic stress and maintaining good health."

"There is growing evidence that pomegranate juice provides extensive health benefits that require further research," he explained.

After one month, volunteers who drank a bottle of pomegranate juice every day found some cells develop fat around their abdomen. They also have low blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and kidney disease. The scientists also claim pomegranate juice can help to fight cancer, heart disease, and the aging process.

Satay Mushrooms Delicious and Free Cholesterol

For fans of satay, mushroom poisoning does not need to worry, because the fungus used was oyster mushrooms are safe for health. Food menu is available at a restaurant called Restaurant Pring Siwuni on Highway Lebaksiu, Gucci, Tegal, Central Java.

Not only free of toxins, this mushroom satay even warranted to be free of cholesterol. It was no less tasty than chicken and goat satay. Elasticity of meat mushrooms combined with spicy peanut sauce create delicious and savory taste sensation.

Within a day, this restaurant spends about 10 kilograms of oyster mushrooms, because prices are cheaper than chicken and goat satay which is only Rp 12,000 per portion contains ten skewers. Rojikin, restaurant manager said the oyster mushrooms that are used in the form of fresh mushrooms, which come from the cultivation of the farmers directly.

The processing is quite easy satay mushrooms, fresh mushrooms freshly picked washed clean and then cut into small pieces, pieces
mushrooms then punctured using a skewer. Furthermore, a fungus that has been shaped satay baked half-baked, then smeared with chili peanut sauce and then baked until cooked.

Brokoli, The Crown Jewel of Nutrition

Brokoli, sayuran yang sangat digandrungi mantan Presiden AS Bill Clinton dan dibenci penggantinya, George Bush, ternyata punya khasiat luarbiasa buat kesehatan. Sayuran yang berasal dari Italia ini mengandung sulforaphane, yang membunuh kuman pengganggu kerja lambung bernama heliobacterpylori.
Kuman ini penyebab utama kasus luka dan kanker lambung.

Selain itu, brokoli bersifat anti acetylcholinesterase yang baik bagi penderita alzheimer. Penelitian di King's College, London, Inggris, menyatakan, brokoli mempunyai sifat tersebut yang paling kuat dibandingkan sayuran lainnya.

Lantaran mengandung banyak vitamin dan mineral, brokoli dijuluki The Crown Jewel of Nutrition. Brokoli mengandung vitamin A, potasium, folacin, zat besi dan fiber. Setiap 25 gr brokoli mengandung kalsium setara dengan susu. Di AS sendiri, selama 25 tahun sejak kedatangannya, konsumsi brokoli meningkat hingga 940 persen! Begitu populernya brokoli di AS, sehingga ketika Dana Varvey di acara Saturday Night Live menyanyikan lagu yang ada kalimat Choppin' Brokoli buat Sigourney Weaver, lagu itu menjadi populer. Dan tahukah Anda, ketika Bush menyatakan ketidaksukaannya pada brokoli, langsung saja para petani mengirimkan berton-ton brokoli ke Gedung Putih sebagai tanda protes.

Brokoli sendiri di Indonesia kian populer, terutama di kota-kota besar. Brokoli bisa ditumis, dijadikan salad, disup, bahkan dijadikan jus.

Bubur Bali Berteman Urap Sayuran

Bali memiliki sejumlah menu masakan yang dijamin menggoyang lidah, tetapi bubur bali tidak termasuk dalam jenis makanan yang populer untuk orang dari Pulau Dewata itu.

Salah satu tempat untuk menyantap bubur bali adalah di Warung Tresni di Jalan Drupadi, Denpasar. Warung milik Made Suwarka (35) ini buka dari pukul 08.00 sampai sore. Namun, bila ingin mencicipi buburnya, jangan datang setelah pukul 10.00 pada hari hujan atau datanglah sebelum pukul 12.00 pada hari terang supaya masih kebagian.

Cara memasak bubur yang dijual dengan harga Rp 7.000 sepiring itu sama seperti membuat bubur di mana-mana: beras dimasak dengan banyak air ditambah daun salam untuk membuat wangi bubur.

Keistimewaan bubur bali adalah pada menu penyerta bubur itu, yaitu urap sayuran dan gecok yang terdiri dari suwiran daging ayam dengan kuah betutu yang rasanya pedas menggigit. Suwarka menyediakan buburnya dengan urap sayuran yang ditaburi kacang goreng, usus goreng, serta popcorn. Tidak lupa tentu saja sambal matah khas Bali.

Tentang popcorn, jagung letus buatan Suwarka itu cara pembuatannya sedikit berbeda dibandingkan dengan popcorn yang biasanya dibuat dengan dibubuhi garam atau margarin. Suwarka mengolahnya dengan memberi bawang putih lalu digoreng dengan minyak. ”Kalau ingin hasilnya lebih baik, jagung dijemur terlebih dahulu,” tutur Suwarka.

Gara-gara inovasi Suwarka dengan jagung letus itu, bubur Suwarka menjadi salah satu bubur bali yang populer di Denpasar.

Urap bali

Bubur dari Bali berbeda dengan bubur daerah lain di Indonesia karena teman menyantapnya adalah urap sayuran dan gecok. Sayuran urap terdiri dari daun singkong dan rajangan kasar kacang panjang. Sayuran rebus itu lalu dicampur dengan bumbu-bumbu, kelapa parut dari kelapa yang telah dibakar, bawang goreng, dan cabai yang dirajang kasar.

Teman makan bubur yang lain adalah gecok. Menu ini terdiri dari adukan daging ayam suwir, kaldu ceker ayam, santan matang, serta bumbu kalas. Bumbu kalas terdiri dari, antara lain, kencur, ketumbar, bawang merah, dan bawang putih lalu dicampur dengan parutan kasar kelapa yang dibakar terlebih dulu.

Untuk lebih menarik, cara penyajian bubur pun dibuat sedekat mungkin dengan cara yang aslinya memakai daun pisang. Hanya saja, Suwarka meletakkan daun pisang di atas piring. ”Daun pisang tidak bisa ditinggalkan karena itu menjadi pemanis sajian sekaligus sedap di buburnya sendiri. Kalau saya tak lagi menggunakan, wah langganan bisa protes,” ujar Suwarka.

Bermacam racikan

Seperti lazimnya tawaran makanan di mana-mana, bubur bali pun memiliki racikan berbeda-beda sesuai dengan resep setiap pedagang yang dipengaruhi daerah asalnya. Menurut Suwarka, buburnya memakai racikan Denpasar. Adapun daerah lain bisa saja memakai sayuran yang berbeda atau kuah betutu berbeda pula.

Sebenarnya di pasar-pasar tradisional juga bisa dijumpai bubur bali, hanya saja soal rasa tentu tidak bisa sama. Begitu juga rasa kuah dan jenis sayuran yang disajikan pun berbeda-beda. Dari beberapa orang yang ditemui, mereka menyatakan paling enak adalah bubur Tresni karena ada popcorn-nya.

Menikmati bubur Warung Tresni ini nikmatnya berpasangan dengan kerupuk dan teh manis panas. Teh manis panas di warung ini pun pasti dihiasi dengan irisan jeruk nipis.

Ia sendiri telah berkecimpung lebih dari 10 tahun berawal dari bisnis coba-coba ala kaki lima di pinggiran lapangan Puputan Renon. Belum lama berjualan di lapangan, penikmat bubur buatannya pun semakin bertambah setiap hari. Berbekal porsi sekitar 100 piring bubur seharga Rp 5.000 pun ludes setiap hari.

Karena terkena gusuran petugas ketertiban, Suwarka pun menyewa tempat di Jalan Drupadi. ”Saya pun mulai dari nol lagi. Saya berkeyakinan pembeli setia saya pasti akan mencari. Jadi, yakin saja, kalau enak, pasti dicari terus,” ujar dia mantap.

Selain menawarkan bubur bali, Warung Tresni juga menyediakan nasi campur dan jajan khas Bali. Enak seken ne (enak sekali)!

Rahasia Roti Gandum

Di antara berbagai jenis roti, ada yang disebut roti gandum atau whole wheat bread. Roti jenis ini mengandung karbohidrat kompleks dan berserat tinggi. Karbohidrat kompleks akan langsung terbakar menjadi energi dan tidak tersimpan menjadi lemak.

Sementara itu, kandungan seratnya mampu memperpanjang rasa kenyang dan melancarkan proses pembuangan. Karena itu, untuk memperlancar program diet sebaiknya memilih jenis roti ini yang bisa digunakan untuk membuat sandwich, roti bakar, atau diolesi dengan selai.