Time for something a little different...something unusual...something weird and wild and wacky!!!!!!
No,I'm not thinking of Harry Potter or Mary Shelley or even Halloween, I'm thinking weird,wild,wacky...FOOD!!!!! (Was it not obvious?!)
The elemental senses:People have been thinking about how taste works for thousands of years. In ancient China...
Cooks believed that there were five tastes,each associated with the five elements...
Water-Salty
Earth-Sweet
Fire-Bitter
Wood-Sour
Metal-Pungent
For a long time,people in the Western world believed that there were only four tastes. However,the ancient Chinese were right:we humans can recognize five distinct tastes when we eat (as well as many different aromas).
The no-smell challenge: How can you make different foods taste exactly the same? With the no-smell challenge. Noses help us taste, so could we taste without them??? WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
One slice of fresh apple
One slice of fresh onion
A grater
A clothespin
A helper
Grate the apple and onion separately. (Make sure you wash your grater in between.) Place the gratings beside each other on a plate.
Wash your hands with soap to clear away the onion smell.
Put the clothespin on your nose so you can't smell anything.
Close your eyes and ask your helper to put a spoonful of either the apple or the onion in your mouth. Ask them to not tell you what they are feeding to you!
Now taste the other food, too.
CONCLUSION: Chances are that because you can't smell what you are putting in your mouth,it will be hard to tell the difference between the apple and the onion.
It's a miracle!: Some foods can change the taste of what your eating. Did you know that artichokes make sweet flavours seem even sweeter? And miracle fruit is called just that because if you take a bite then eat a lemon it can turn a sour mouthful into something sugary sweet.
10 Unusual uses for butter:
Not only can you
smear butter on your food, but it has some great uses around your home.
This just goes to show that butter goes well with everything.
Step 1: De-Sticks
The
natural oils in butter are perfect for combating any and everything
sticky. If you've been crafting and got some glue on your hands, first
rub them with butter before washing with soap and water.
After your in-home wax treatment, your legs are hair-free but still have
some waxy remnants. Just like with the glue, rub a bit of butter on it,
and the whole mess will wash off with soap and water.
Gum in your hair? Never fear! Apply softened butter to your locks, and the bubble gum will glide off pain-free.
Maybe you parked your car under and especially sappy tree, or perhaps
got a bit over-enthusiastic while tree-hugging. If you've got sap all
over, dislodge it by rubbing some soft butter on the spot with a cloth.
Wipe away, and wash with soap and water.
If you're needing to cut up some sticky food (pies, dates, toffee,
marshmallows, etc) spread a knife very thinly with butter before slicing
in. It will slide through easily without sticking.
Step 2: Around the House
If you're out of WD-40, or don’t have any oil, you can stop a door from squeaking by rubbing a little butter on the hinge.
To shine up cast iron, a small dab of butter on a cotton rag will make
your metal look like new. This works well with other metals, as well.
Butter can also be used to add shine to your leather baseball gloves,
jackets, belts, wallets, purses, etc. Because butter contains proteins,
it has plenty of amino acids and won't hurt the leather. Simply rub a
small amount of butter on your leather goods for a nice shine.
Step 3: Tough Pill to Swallow
Some
people swear a spoon full of sugar does the trick - but if you're
swallowing down horse pills, you need something more substantial. Pills
covered with a light layer of butter will help the medicine go down.
Step 4: Beautify
These
same proteins that are good for you leather are good for your own skin,
too! Rub a small amount of butter around your hands, or other
dry/damaged areas of skin. Rinse off with a mild soap and water, and
you'll feel the difference. Butter also keeps cuticles soft and
flexible, and fingernails less brittle.
Butter is excellent for treating skin irritations like a nasty rash. Rub
a generous amount of butter on these irritations twice a day. Allow it
to air for an hour or so each day. Cover with a bandage after applying
the second daily coating of butter, and within a few days, the wound
should be gone.
If you run out of shaving cream, and need smooth skin in a pinch, use a knob of butter on wet skin and get a nice, close shave.
Butter is also be an excellent substitute for hair conditioners. It
provides essential amino acids to fine, limp hair. Comb a little butter
through your hair after you use your regular shampoo. Rinse the butter
with moderately warm water for a shiny, healthy head of hair.
Step 5: Cat Training
Hey
cat people - next time you move, butter your cat's paws before you let
them outdoors for the first time at your new residence. Instead of
darting out the door in a panic, the cat will sit down to lick the
butter, which gives it a little time to become aware of it's
surroundings. Not only is butter a tasty treat, but your cat's coat
will be glossier, and the grease from the butter will keep furballs at
bay.
Step 6: Prolongs Shelf Life
Leftovers?
Butter can help. If you're worried about how long your hard cheeses
will last, apply a light coat of butter to keep them fresh and free of
mold. Each time you use the cheese, coat the cut edge with butter before
you reewrap it and put it back in the fridge. This trick also works
well for onions. Rub butter on the cut surface and wrap the leftover
onion in aluminum foil before refrigerating it.
Step 7: Don't Boil Over
Stop pasta water from boiling over by adding a knob of butter to the water when boiling.
Step 8: Ring Removal
Ever
tried on a small ring and experienced that moment of panic when you
can't get it off? Next time that happens, remove the ring by gently
rubbing a little butter around your finger joint and easing the ring
off. You may have to do it a few times until it slides off.
Step 9: Something Fishy
Sure,
your fishing trip was a big success, but now your hands reek of fish.
Rub some butter on your hands, wash with warm water and soap, and
everything will smell clean and fresh again.
Step 10: If all else fails...
...and you're left with an obscene amount of butter, go ahead and carve a sculpture . Or experiment with a deep-fryer.
Bite sized = no EXTRA LARGE=yes World's longest sushi roll:The longest sushi roll measured 2,521.74 m (8,273 ft 4.92 in) and was
achieved by Sushkof Restaurant (Russia) at Mega Shopping Mall in
Yekaterinburg, Russia, on 12 December 2011.(I couldn't get a picture of this Guinness World Record,but here's some sushi anyway.)
World's largest ice cream cone:
The largest ice cream cone measured 2.81 m (9 ft 2.63 in) in height
and was achieved by Mirco Della Vecchia and Andrea Andrighetti (both
Italy) during an event organised by Rimini Fiera and sponsored by Sigep,
Fabbri, Incisoria Imar, Icam, Martellato (all Italy), at Rimini Fiera,
in Rimini, Italy, on 22 January 2011.
The internal cone was made of wafer and
covered with a 700 kg white chocolate cone then decorated with 2000
round wafer biscuits.
The mind behind this attempt was Mirco Della Vecchia, a known GWR
holder, who in 2009 set a record for the largest chocolate sculpture, a
record which he then broke again in April 2010 with a chocolate
sculpture weighing 4,870 kg.
Mirco Della Vecchia, for this record attempt, led a team made up of
seven artisans in gelato making, all belonging to the Italian
association of chocolate makers (CNA). The team included Marco Gennuso,
Raffaella Colli, Lorenzo Marrocco and Luigi Biagioni.
The preparation of the gelato (made with fresh milk, sugar, cream,
mascarpone and aromatic cake paste) took about thirty hours of work.
The gelato was made up of five fifty centimetre diameter scoops of soft gelato, blast-frozen in polycarbonate moulds.
The scoops of gelato were frozen for 24 hours in a cold store and
then placed on the cone and decorated with black cherries and chocolate.
The finished work was completed in an enormous Costan cold room at a temperature of -20°.
World's largest coke bottle (structure and real!!!):
Driving with the windows down on the wide-open road is
definitely a road trip perk. But perhaps the most exciting part of road
tripping is discovering random places to stop along the way. Roadside
attractions can be strange, fun, goofy, and snap-a-photo worthy all at
the same time. If you're planning on a jump-in-the-car-style vacation,that's a spot to hit!
Now if you want fill that with coke,maybe you should try this...Coca Cola in handy 30-litre size!!!!!!!!!
World's largest jellybean: No incredible jellybeans, just crazy artwork with it!!!!
I've posted about food all over the planet, but now, for some home experiences!!!
The first one is when I went to the supermarket and found these in the container of strawberries we bought!!!
That's right. Mutant strawberries. I know. Holy !@#$%^&*()! How do you think they got in this state? You'll have to ask Albert Einstein. Good luck. (Nuclear bomb reactions,You think?!)
Second,I was looking through our lemon tree (There in season right now,in New Zealand. I think.)
and found on the ground...this!!
The tiniest lemon ever!!! I hope your a sponsor of Guinness World Records, because I have the tiniest lemon!!!!!!!!!!
Third,about the Earth gems,here they are!
Yes,they're potatoes (In case you haven't read the wacky foodz LIST)! They're not fruits,but this about home experiences so I can throw them in! (THOSE gems up there,not these ones here)
Thanks so so much for visiting!!!
This video is so funny!!! I just had to share it!!!
The largest food ever(Not exactly,but you get the idea) :Love big burgers?
Take a bite out of this: In July of 2011, Juicy's LLC set the world
record for the largest hamburger ever - a whopping 777 pounds. Yep,
lucky 7's all the way around. This Juicy's Outlaw Burger was served up
at the Alameda County Fair in California. It featured, get this: 600
pounds of beef and a 110-pound bun. Yes, 110 pounds - a small person -
for just the bun! And the fixings included 12 pounds of pickles, 30
pounds of lettuce and 20 pounds of onions (phew).
The smallest food ever(Once again,probably the smallest...good, you have the idea) : This burger meal ain't filling you up...but it's really cool.
The world's grossest food: (...)
Quite literally sour herring. It's fermented with care (!) for about a
year. When the can starts to bulge, it's time to eat. Often eaten
outdoors because of its awful stench and even then not much approved of
by anyone within 1000 feet. Said to taste like no.2's,barf and salt. Urgh!!!
The world's sweetest food:The sweetest known substance on earth is Stevia rebaudiana more commonly known as Stevia or simply sweet leaf. It is said that it is 300 times sweeter than sugar.
Mango is recognized as the sweetest fruit on earth. A traditional
honey and sugar cake may come in a close second.
The world's most expensive food: Well,let's see,shall we...
A
day spent indulging in the world's most expensive meals will set you
back a whopping $95,065 - more than the average American household's
annual income.
According to a new infographic on Finances Online,
eating the priciest dishes would begin with a stop in New York City for
a $1,000 frittata at Norma's Restaurant, made with potatoes, a pound of
lobster and ten ounces of caviar.
Other
items on the menu include sushi wrapped in 24 karat gold leaves and
topped with pearls, truffle salad and 'bacon bling' - a sandwich served
with black truffles, gold leaf, gold dust and saffron.
+7
Lavish lifestyle: A day spent indulging in the
world's most expensive meals will set you back a whopping $95,065 - more
than the average American household's annual income, according to a new
infographic
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Jaw-dropping pricetags: Many of the prices and data were taken from Guinness World Records
Some
of the foods have such a hefty pricetag because they are rare or
difficult to source - like the Wagyu ribeye lunch at Craftsteak
restaurant in New York City.
This
expensive cut, which costs $2,800, comes from cows raised in Hyogo,
Japan, which are fed beer and are regularly massaged to make their meat
extra tender.
And
Albarragena Jamon Iberico de Bellota, a ham that can be purchased at a
London restaurant for an incredible $2,682, is made from pigs fed
exclusively on acorns and roots. The pigs are then slaughtered and cured
for three years before consumed by diners.
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Rare: Some of the foods have such a hefty
pricetag because they are rare or difficult to source - like the Wagyu
ribeye lunch at Craftsteak restaurant in New York City (right)
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Indulgent: The soup and second course lunch dishes alone would set you back $5,235
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Piece of history: Some of the foods are so pricy
because they were auctioned off - like a piece of the Duke and Duchess
of Windsor's 1937 wedding cake, which was auctioned off in 1998 for
$29,000
Other foods on the menu were so pricy because they were created for fundraising programs or auctions.
For
example, part of the breakfast on the infographic is a first-harvest
mango from Brisbane, Australia, which is listed at $4,200.
This
refers to an October 2010 auction, which saw 12 mangoes being auctioned
off for $50,000 in aid of the Brisbane market community.
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Fit for a jewelry box: A lot of the dishes are
outrageously decadent - like the gold leaf-wrapped sushi available at a
restaurant in Manila. Each piece is served with three pearls on top
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Splurge: The total cost of all the breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes adds up to an eye-watering $95,065
And
one of the desserts on the menu is a piece of the Duke and Duchess of
Windsor's 1937 wedding cake, which was auctioned off at Sotheby's in New
York for $29,000 in 1998.
The
bill for all the breakfast items amounts to $5,200, and the total cost
of the five-course lunch - including appetizer, first course, soup,
second course and dessert - would be $63,670.
The decadent dinner would cost you $31,395, and the total cost of all the dishes adds up to an eye-watering $95,065.
WATCH THIS LEGO HOUSE EXPLODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S I gotta pay for tonight's course. 95,065$? Easy peasy. Erm...
(Note:This is a modern TouchTunes jukebox, not a retro 1950's one) 
