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The drink of the gods
But did you know that if not for the resourcefulness of the British, then the whole world would never know what chocolate bars and would have continued to enjoy a drink in its almost original form? In 1846 Joseph fry was cast the world’s first chocolate bar, and that was the beginning of sunset divine drink. And today, few can boast of having had hot chocolate. Drink packets do not count! Talking about this drink of the gods.
He actually was considered so – the Olmecs, Maya and Aztecs cooked with strange notions of modern man is sacred beverage, drink which could only be elected. Cooked it so: cocoa beans were overcooked, was ground and mixed with cold water, adding chili pepper. Was truly atomic blend, this drink is not for everyone! The chocolate in his usual form became popular after the Europeans “slightly” perfected the recipe: hot pepper was replaced by sugar, and the drink began to warm up for better solubility of the ingredients. Continue reading
Cinnamon whole
The taste and appearance
The spice cinnamon is the dried bark of an evergreen tropical tree of the family Lauraceae. Pleasant aroma and a sweet, warm, pleasant taste of spices is due to an aromatic oil which it contains. On sale this spice usually comes in the form of a hammer and rolled into a tube of pieces of bark.
Cinnamon well disinfects products, so it is recommended to add a perishable meals and freshly squeezed juices.
Cinnamon in the tubes keeps the taste and smell twice as long as powder. The taste of thin tubes and sweet.
Use in cooking
The cinnamon rolls are used in those dishes where you have to avoid muddy sediment: cocktails, mulled wine, teas, fruit drinks, syrups, liquors, liqueurs, wines and preserves.
With the addition of tubes of cinnamon cook the famous “Viennese coffee”.
Whole cinnamon is added to the rice, pudding, jam from apples and pears, punch, hot chocolate, soups. Spice blends beautifully Continue reading
