miércoles, 14 de mayo de 2014

HOW TO COOK WITH GOOGLE GLASS


 Google Glass

They are in beta, have not yet come on the market and we don't know what it will cost but since they are object of desire for any technology or kitchen lovers. 


It is  the first application to Google Glass for the spanish cooking and it is promoted by television. It was designed by Phil Gonzalez, Director of New Media, a production company Canal Cocina, a string that has devoloped twelve similar aplications. 


The menu for the cooks glasses are (with different regional proposals) : 
  • Fillet with gazpacho and yolk.
  • Poultry egg
  • Fried green peppers and sausage.
  • Salad and foie gras with lentil vinaigrette.
  • Soybeans with aromatic mussels.
  • Cover chicken soup with ham.
  • Cake with ham.
  • Skewered fish with mushrooms.
All of these dishes are designed for great chefs, and will include a visual library of twenty recipes created by chefs with Michelin stars that appear in programs.  

The cook and his virtual assistant work together. The glasses are activated by voice and touching thesideburn. While the foods are handled, you can seen in the glasses, like in a mirror, the ingredients and the pan or skillet. You can follow the images and the text off all processing steps while you are cooking. 
We can follow the recipe without stopp or or stain the book .





jueves, 24 de abril de 2014

CATALAN CREAM

                                            Catalan cream


Catalan cream is the most important dessert in Catalonia. This dessert consists in a pastry cream with egg, and with caramelized sugar on top that gives a crunchy touch when eating. It ss a tipical dessert in the most important celebrations like Sant Josep, but nowadays it has extended to other areas of our country and it is already consumed all year.



INGREDIENTS

1 l of milk
6 egg yolks
200 g of sugar
40 g of flour 
a peel of lemon 
cinnamon stick
starch

METHOD:


First, put the milk in the pot and let it boil for 20 minutes and add a peel of lemon and ciannamon stick.

Then, prepare the yolks in the other pot. Mix them and add a 1/3l of milk, sugar, and starch, and mix again.

When the milk is hot, we can take out the lemon and the cinnamon stick,  and with the help of a sieve, add the mixture of egg yolks, sugar etc. 
Then, let it rest with low heat and with a wooden spoon stir slowly so that it does not stick to the bottom. 
After a few minutes the base starts to densify , then put it in individual clay bowls. It Is important to cover the cream with some baking paper or film, and let it cool.




When the cream becomes cool, you can take the paper, and if you want you can cover with sugar and burn it.

You can decore the cream with some cookies. 








lunes, 3 de marzo de 2014

ITALIAN CUSISINE


I'm going to coment the results about one questions from my infographic:

Which type of food do you prefer?


Well, the most popular answer was "italian food". In my opinio the best cusine is this. Italian food is varied and is a reflection of the variety of their regions. 

Italian cuisine, is included in the Mediterranean cuisine. It is very common to know the gastronomy of Italy for their most famous dishes, such as pizza, pasta, coffee and pickles. It is a cuisine very traditional, very sectioned by regions and heiress of long traditions, which has managed to perpetuate old recipes like pizza, Neapolitan dish.

BENEFITS OF EATING INSECT

I'm going to coment the results about one questions from my infographic:

Whitch kind of this tipical plate will you never eat?


Well, the most popular answer was "insects". In my opinion I think that eat insects must be very disgusting, but I searched some information about this type of food and and I found many interesting things.


Eating insects is a good idea. In many Asian countries are already part of they usual diet and  are an exotic ingredient. Theyr consume has great advantages for the environment. First, their production is much cheaper than meat. Insects are equally or more nutritious than any meat. And finally the insects are very digestive and not fattening. 

In conclusion, eat insects is healthy but i think that acording your country, or your culture, is considered normal or not.