Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Hand was temporary attached to the ankle
I could not believe it while I was reading the headline on the front page of the Shanghai Daily. Then inside I found the picture in case it was not clear.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Three cooks who used leftover oil to cook dishes are jailed and fined.
Today on Shanghai Daily. No wonders I haven’t eaten in “hot pot” restaurant for ages!
Monday, December 9, 2013
Fragoncello
This is my first attempt with fruit flavored spirits. It all started with a bottle of vodka I received as a gift, but I don’t like drinking vodka so I have looked for ways to recycle it.
I used vodka 40%vol as an alcohol based liquid. I saw in the fruit shop very nice strawberries which I put in the spirit to infuse for 1 week at 5°C. Prepared sugar syrup (equal quantity of sugar and water, bring to boil until the sugar liquefies, keep boiling until the liquid reduce ¼ and becomes thicker). Mix together with the strawberry infused alcohol, bottled and store in the fridge.
Recipe: 500 ml vodka 40%vol, 350gr sugar syrup ~ 27%vol
- Infusion: a part was absorbed by the berries, started with 500ml, left with 430gr
- Sugar syrup: 175gr sugar + 225gr water = 400gr liquid, reduced to 300gr
- 1st batch: 225gr infusion + 150gr sugar syrup ~ 26%vol
- 2nd batch: 210gr infusion + 135gr sugar syrup ~ 27%vol