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. 

BROWNIS

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.

INFOGRAFIC ABOUT FOOD TRADITIONS

MEDITERRANEAN DIET

The Mediterranean diet is a type of diet. This diet is a valuable cultural legacy for the countries next to Mediterranean sea.  It is very simple, complete and is a very good combination of food.

In 2010 this diet was proclamed Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.  

Mediterranean world

To begin, different products arrived from different places, for example: From the "Middle east" we recived cereals, legums, fruits and vegetables, like carrotrs, apple or onions, and chickpea.  From Europe, arrived asparagus and cabbage. From Asia and Oceania arrived rise, pepper and sugar, and finaly, from America arrived potato and tomato.

All these contributions are already part of the Mediterranean diet.

This diet is characterized by dry land, where olive trees, vineyards and cereals fit perfectly.

Mediterranean diet is based on the consumption of vegetables, fruits, fish, olive oil and often includes wine. 
The most important  blessings on health: 

• If you have a good diet,  the possibilities of having cardiovasculars illnesses will be reduced, like cancer or the other disease.
• Olive oil reduce the level of cholesterol.
• And finaly, if you consume wine moderately, it has beneficial effects.

The effects of the Mediterranean diet

In the 1950s and 60s it was observed that in Mediterranean countries there were less diseases than in the northern of Europe, and it was attributed to the diet of the area and their lifestyle.

In addition, the Mediterranean diet has a high social component and invites you to share the food, and their  creations are a great testimony for cultural preservation. Finaly, their  ingredients are the most appropriate for the climate and terrain of the area and promote the conservation of the landscape and traditional agriculture.

10 REASONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EATING BREAD

10 REASONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE  OF EATING BREAD

  

The inhabitants of Balearic Islands can know the blessing of the importance of the bread to the health.

The Balearic pharmacists cooperated with the “Campanya Pan Cada Día” and they distributed 42000 flyers in 400 pharmacys. These flyers contained some information about the importance of bread.

The objective of this campaign is to make the population aware  about the consumption of bread.

In the last years, people have believed that the bread produced overweight and obesity, and many people have reduced it in their diets.

Ten reasons why bread should be part of our diet: 

1. Bread is the base of the Mediterranean diet.
2. Bread, with the other cereal, is the base of the food pyramid.
3. Bread provides carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, vitamins and fiber.
4. Experts recommend consuming between 220 and 250 grams of bread a day distributed in different meals.
5. It is recommended that children and adolescents consume bread, especially at breakfasts, because is good for academic efficiency.
6. Bread is a food without fat.
7. Have a great “satiate” effect thanks to its high fiber content.
8. Bread is an economic and easy to digest.
9. The sandwich is a perfect alternative because  it offers  the nutritional benefits of “ embotit”.
10.  In the market there are a variety of textures and flavors of bread.