Singapore's Satay

Satay is one of the earliest foods to be associated with Singapore; it has been associated with the city since the 1940s. Previously sold on makeshift roadside stalls and pushcarts, concerns over public health and the rapid development of the city led to a major consolidation of satay stalls at Beach Road in the 1950s, which came to be collectively called the Satay Club. They were moved to the Esplanade Park in the 1960s, where they grew to the point of being constantly listed in tourism guides.

Open only after dark with an "al fresco" concept, the Satay Club defined how satay is served in Singapore since then, although they are also found across the island in most hawker stalls, modern food courts, and upscale restaurants at any time of the day. Moved several times around Esplanade Park due to development and land reclamation, the outlets finally left the area permanently to Clarke Quay in the late 1990s to make way for the building of the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay.

Several competing satay hotspots have since emerged, with no one being able to lay claim to the reputation the Satay Club had at the Esplanade. While the name has been transferred to the Clarke Quay site, several stalls from the original Satay club have moved to Sembawang in the north of the city. The satay stalls which opened at Lau Pa Sat are popular with tourists. Served only at night when Boon Tat Street is closed to vehicular traffic and the stalls and tables occupy the street, it mimics the open-air dining style of previous establishments.

Other notable outlets include the ones at Newton Food Centre, East Coast Park Seafood Centre and Toa Payoh Central.

The common types of satay sold in Singapore include Satay Ayam (chicken satay), Satay Lembu (beef satay), Satay Kambing (mutton satay), Satay Perut (beef intestine), and Satay Babat (beef tripe).

Singapore’s national carrier, Singapore Airlines, also serves satay to its First and Raffles Class passengers as an appetizer.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: sate, ice cream, seafood

Cooking Pasta

Cooking pasta is as easy as boiling water, but does require care.

1. You should figure 1 quart of water per quarter pound of pasta (1 liter of water per 100 grams of pasta), and expand this to 6 quarts for a pound. If you don't use enough water the pasta will be gummy, so don't stint.

2. Bring the water to a rolling boil, salt it with 2-3 teaspoons of kosher salt per quart of water. Don't skimp on the salt or the pasta will be unpleasantly bland -- it helps to keep in mind that Neapolitans, who are masters at cooking pasta, used to use sea water back when it was safe to do so.

3. Add the pasta, stirring gently to separate the pieces and keep them from sticking to the bottom of the pot.

The pasta package will probably say how long the pasta should cook for, but don't trust it. A couple of minutes before it is supposed to be done, fish out a piece and break it open; in the center you will see a whitish area of uncooked pasta that is poetically known as the anima, or soul of the pasta. Ladle a couple of ladles of hot water into the serving bowl, swirl them about to warm it, discard them, and continue cooking the pasta until the anima barely fades. At this point drain the pasta, giving it one or two good shakes to remove most of the water (it will continue to absorb water for a minute or two), transfer it to the bowl, stir the sauce into it and serve.

As a variation, if the sauce is fairly liquid, say for penne rosé, warm it in a skillet as the pasta cooks, and when the pasta is just shy of being done drain it and transfer while it's still dripping it to the skillet. Turn the heat to high and toss the pasta as you would an omelet; as it finishes cooking it will absorb the sauce and taste much better. On restaurant menus pasta cooked this way is called strascicata or saltata in padella. There are hudreds of pasta recipes on this site; click on the pasta sauces and recipes link on the navigation bar to the left to reach them.

Source: www.italianfood.about.com

See also: steak, sate, sushi

Review From Member3

halo guys,,
numpang review yah sesepuh OpenRice..

kali ini sepulang ngantor, gw bertiga bareng temen2 mampir ke restoran marimar yang ada di daerah sunter, restoran ini terbilang cukup baru di sunter ini, tadinya resto ini hanya ada di daerah gading dan muara karang,

restorant ini terdapat 2 lantai, dan juga ada VIP room nya di lantai 2,,
saat masuk k resto ini, sudah cukup ramai pengunjung, namun pelayan di sini ramah2 bgt, kita di pandu ke meja yg masih kosong,, two thumbs up buat pelayanannya.

kita semua memesan..

paketan ayam bakar [recommended]
bagi yg sangat laper, cocok bgt mesen menu satu ini, komplit bgt bro "liat aja fotonya", ayamnya gede bgt, dan gurih, sambelnya yg bikin ketagihan bgt.. di jamin keyang bgt deh loe..

sop buntut
kalo menurut gw sop buntutnya standart yah,, sama seperti sop buntut kebanyakan di resto lain, dari segi harganya cukup murah jg c. gw lupa harga pastinya brp.

gado-gado thai
gw cuman icip sedikit doank menu tmen gw ini, ga tau lidah gw salah apa memang gado-gado thai tuh rasanya seperti itu.. kalo menurut gw rasanya jauh dari yg namanya gado-gado kebanyakan yg kita ketahui, rasanya lebih seperti asinan yg di taburi kacang di atasnya sampai tertutup, isinya sayur2an semua, gada lontongnya..
tp rasanya seger bgt, enak dan gurih,, cocok buat yg vegetarian.

inget ade gw td minta di bungkusin makanan, jadi gw nambah mesen nasi kotak ayam rendang. kalo yg ini gw ga cobain rasanya seperti apa, soalnya langsung di abisin ama ade gw.. hehehe

Source: www.openrice.com

See also: sate, ice cream, soto

Steak

In the United States and Canada, a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks can be known as a steakhouse.

In the United States a typical steak dinner consists of a steak, with a starchy side dish, usually baked potatoes, but occasionally another potato dish, rice, pasta, or beans. A small serving of cooked vegetables often accompanies the meat and side, with corn on the cob, green beans, creamed spinach, asparagus, tomatoes, mushrooms, peas, and onion rings being popular. A well-known accompaniment to steak is shrimp or a cooked lobster tail, a combination often called "surf and turf" or "reef and beef" and "pier and steer". Rounding off an American steak dinner is some sort of bread, usually a dinner roll.

Special steak knives are provided along with steak. Steak knives are sharper than most table knives and are usually serrated, though straight blades also work; they also often have wooden handles. Prepared condiments known as steak sauces are generally on the table in steakhouses. Tenderized round or sirloin steaks, breaded, and pan-fried or deep-fried, are called chicken fried or country fried steaks, respectively. Thinly sliced ribeye or other tender cuts, cooked on a hot griddle and shredded slightly, and served on Italian style rolls are called Philly steaks, named after Philadelphia, the city in which they became famous.

In France, steak is usually served with French fried potatoes also known as "frites", and the combination is known as "steak-frites". Vegetables are not normally served with steak in this manner, but a green salad may follow or (more commonly) be served at the same time. This is also the case in the United Kingdom.

In Italy, steak was not widely eaten until after WWII because the relatively rugged countryside does not readily accommodate the space and resource demands of large herds of cattle. Some areas of Piedmont and Tuscany, however, were renowned for the quaility of their beef. Bistecca alla Fiorentina is a well-known specialty of Florence; it is typically served with just a salad or Tuscan beans. From the 1960s onward, economic gains allowed more Italians to afford a red meat diet.

In the Balkan region, steak is often rubbed with mustard and pepper, and marinated in vinegar and vegetable oil for up to a week. It is then fried in butter, and a slice of toast is then used to soak up the pan drippings. The steak is served on the toast and topped with optional fried egg and a sprig of parsley.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: Sate, soto

Cafe Kita Disini

A café or coffee shop is an informal restaurant with full-service tables and counters and broad menu offerings over extended periods of the day. In hotels, the coffee shop is a more popular-priced alternative to the formal dining room. Coffee shops often encourage families and provide special menus for children. To establish a family-friendly atmosphere, in many localities they do not serve wine and beer.

Notes

The most common English spelling, café, is the French spelling, and was adopted by English-speaking countries in the late 19th century. As English generally makes little use of diacritical marks, anglicisation includes a tendency to omit them, especially in less pretentious contexts. Thus the spelling cafe has thus become very common in English-language usage throughout the world, especially for the less pretentious, ie "greasy spoon" variety (although orthographic proscriptivists often disapprove of it). The Italian spelling, caffè, is also sometimes used in English. In southern England, especially around London in the 1950s, the French pronunciation was often facetiously altered to /ˈkæf/ and spelt caff.

The English words coffee and café both descend from the continental European translingual word root /kafe/, which appears in many European languages with various naturalized spellings, including Italian (caffè); Portuguese and Spanish (café); French (café); German (Kaffee); Polish (kawa); Ukrainian (кава, 'kava'); and others. European awareness of coffee (the plant, its seeds, the beverage made from the seeds, and the shops that sell the beverage) came through Europeans' contact with Turkey, and the Europeans borrowed both the beverage and the word root from the Turks, who got them from the Arabs. The Arabic name qahwa (قهوة) was transformed into kaweh (strength, vigor) in the Ottoman Empire, and it spread from there to Europe, probably first through the Mediterranean languages (Italian, Spanish, French, Catalan, etc.) and thence to German, English, and others, though there is another well-based theory that it first spread to Europe through Poland and Ukraine, through their contacts with the Ottoman Empire.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: ice cream, sate

Grilled Meat

Satay (pronounced /ˈsæteɪ/ SA-tay) or sate is a dish of marinated, skewered and grilled meats, served with a sauce.[1] Satay may consists of diced or sliced chicken, goat, mutton, beef, pork, fish, tofu, or other meats; the more authentic version uses skewers from the midrib of the coconut leaf, although bamboo skewers are often used. These are grilled or barbecued over a wood or charcoal fire, then served with various spicy seasonings.

Satay may have originated in Java or Sumatra, Indonesia [2]. Satay is available almost anywhere in Indonesia; it has become a national dish of Indonesia[3]. It is also popular in many other Southeast Asian countries, such as: Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, the southern Philippines and in the Netherlands, as Indonesia is a former Dutch colony.

Satay is a very popular delicacy in Indonesia and Malaysia; Indonesia’s diverse ethnic groups’ culinary art (see Cuisine of Indonesia) have produced a wide variety of satays. In Indonesia, satay can be obtained from a travelling satay vendor, from a street-side tent-restaurant, in an upper-class restaurant, or during traditional celebration feasts. In Malaysia, satay is a popular dish - especially during celebrations - and can be found throughout the country. Close analogues are yakitori from Japan, shish kebab from Turkey, chuanr from China and sosatie from South Africa.

Turmeric is a compulsory ingredient used to marinate satay, which gives the dish its characteristic yellow colour. Meats commonly used include beef, mutton, pork, venison, fish, shrimp, squid, chicken, and even tripe. Some have also used more exotic meats, such as turtle, crocodile, and snake meat.

Satay may be served with a spicy peanut sauce dip, or peanut gravy, slivers of onions and cucumbers, and ketupat (rice cakes).

Pork satay can be served in a pineapple-based satay sauce or cucumber relish. An Indonesian version uses a soy-based dip.

Satay is not the same as the Vietnamese condiment sate, which typically includes ground chili, onion, tomato, shrimp, oil, and nuts. Vietnamese sate is commonly served alongside noodle and noodle-soup dishes.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: restoran, makanan

Masakan Khas Jawa Tengah

Berikut adalah makanan khas yang terdapat di Jawa Tengah, menurut kabupaten/kota:

Purwodadi: swikee, nasi becek, kecap, sale pisang
Banjarnegara: dawet ayu, buntil
Semarang: Lunpia/lumpia, soto ayam, sate sapi, bandeng presto, nasi goreng babat, ayam goreng kraton tulang lunak, kue-kue pia, sate kambing bumbu kecap, martabak malabar, kue bandung, tahu petis, tahu gimbal, wingko babat
Boyolali: marning (jagung goreng), paru goreng, brem cap suling gading, krupuk rambak
Blora: Sega Pecel, sate ayam blora, soto ayam blora, tahu campur
Brebes: telor asin, sate kambing (di Tanjung. Brebes hingga kini dikenal sebagai sentra penghasil bawang merah
Demak: nasi garang asem, sambel blimbing wuluh, kwaci (Demak pernah terkenal sebagai sentra penghasil semangka)
Jepara: es gempol (es pleret), rondo royal (tape goreng), klenyem (ketela parut goreng isi gula merah), kuluban (urap: nangka muda, kacang panjang dan daun mudanya, tauge/kecambah mentah, buah petai cina mentah), pecel ikan laut bakar dengan sambal santan kelapa, sate udang, terasi jepara, tempong (blenyik) ikan teri, durian petruk
Klaten: ayam goreng kalasan, bebek goreng, emping mlinjo
Kudus: soto ayam, sate kerbau, lentog, dodol, jenang kudus, madu mongso
Pati: nasi gandul, sate ayam,
Pekalongan: nasi gandul, soto tauco (tauto), nasi megono
Pemalang: nasi grombyang, lontong dekem, sate loso
Purwokerto: tempe mendoan, gethuk goreng, soto sokaraja / sroto sokaraja, nopia
Purworejo: kue lompong, clorot (semacam dodol yang dibungkus daun kelapa secara memilin), gebleg (baca ge- seperti e pada kata senang dan -bleg seperti e pada kata becek), kue satu, dawet hitam, lanting
Purbalingga: rujak kangkung, tahu gecot, soto kriyik, es duren, klanting
Rembang: bandeng duri lunak (di Juwana), sirup kawis-ta
Salatiga: bakso urat, bakso babat, kripik paru, ting-ting gepuk
Solo: gudeg, sate kambing, thengkleng, srabi solo, nasi liwet, timlo solo, racikan salat, krupuk karak/gendar, bakso popular ukuran bola golf, tahu acar, sayur tumpang
Sragen: nasi garang asem, sate sragen,
Sukoharjo: welut goreng
Tegal: "teh poci" (teh yang diseduh dalam poci tanah liat kecil dan diminum dengan gula batu), sate tegal (sate kambing muda khas Tegal), sate bebek majir, pilus, krupuk antor, nasi bogana (nasi megono), Sauto (soto ayam/babat khas Tegal dengan bumbu tauco). Tegal hingga saat ini dikenal sebagai sentra penghasil teh.
Wonogiri: gaplek, tiwul
Wonosobo: mie ongklok, sagon, tempe kemul, geblek, wedang ronde, manisan carica, keripik jamur, dendeng gepuk
Ungaran: tahu baxo, sate kempleng, krupuk bakar
sumber: wikipedia

Telur

Telur adalah salah satu bahan makanan hewani yang dikonsumsi selain daging, ikan dan susu. Umumnya telur yang dikonsumsi berasal dari jenis-jenis burung, seperti ayam, bebek, dan angsa, akan tetapi telur-telur yang lebih kecil seperti telur ikan kadang juga digunakan sebagai campuran dalam hidangan (kaviar). Selain itu dikonsumsi pula juga telur yang berukuran besar seperti telur burung unta (Kasuari) ataupun sedang, misalnya telur penyu. Sebagian besar produk telur ayam ditujukan untuk dikonsumsi orang tidak disterilkan, mengingat ayam petelur yang menghasilkannya tidak didampingi oleh ayam pejantan. Telur yang disterilkan dapat pula dipesan dan dimakan sebagaimana telur-telur yang tidak disterilkan, dengan sedikit perbedaan kandungan nutrisi. Telur yang disterilkan tidak akan mengandung embrio yang telah berkembang, sebagaimana lemari pendingin mencegah pertumbuhan sel-sel dalam telur.
sumber: wikipedia
lihat juga: restaurant, restoran, cafe,

Pasta

Pasta adalah makanan olahan yang digunakan pada masakan Italia, dibuat dari campuran tepung terigu, air, telur, dan garam yang membentuk adonan yang bisa dibentuk menjadi berbagai variasi ukuran dan bentuk. Pasta dijadikan berbagai hidangan setelah dimasak dengan cara direbus. Di Indonesia, jenis pasta yang populer misalnya spageti, makaroni dan lasagna.

Dalam bahasa Inggris, pasta adalah sebutan untuk berbagai jenis masakan dengan bahan utama salah satu jenis pasta yang diberi bumbu dan saus. Pasta berasal dari bahasa Italia "pasta alimentare" yang berarti adonan bahan makanan. Dalam arti luas, "pasta" bisa berarti semua adonan seperti adonan roti, pastry, atau cake. Dalam bahasa Italia, pasta yang berarti bahan makanan seperti mi disebut pastasciutta.

Pasta dibuat dari tepung terigu semolina yang merupakan hasil gilingan biji gandum durum dicampur telur sehingga sedikit berwarna kuning cerah, dan bila dimasak dengan benar akan menghasilkan tekstur sedikit kenyal. Pasta buatan Amerika sering dibuat dari campuran tepung terigu Farina dan Semolina, sehingga mempunyai tekstur yang lebih lembut untuk dijadikan hidangan seperti kaserol.

Di luar negara asalnya di Italia, pasta biasanya dijual di dalam kemasan dalam bentuk kering. Pasta kering dibuat di pabrik dengan menggunakan mesin ekstrusi yang mendorong keluar adonan pasta melalui lubang-lubang saringan. Bentuk-bentuk pasta yang lain diperoleh dengan menggiling adonan pasta menjadi lembaran yang kemudian dipotong-potong atau dicetak.

Pasta segar buatan rumah tangga dan restoran dibentuk dengan tangan beberapa saat sebelum pasta direbus. Pasta segar memerlukan waktu masak yang singkat, namun pasta segar tidak tahan lama disimpan karena memiliki kadar air yang tinggi. Pasta kering bisa tahan lama disimpan hingga 3 tahun atau lebih karena hanya memiliki kandungan air sebanyak 10%. Pasta yang sudah dimasak dan tinggal dipanaskan dengan oven microwave juga sering dijumpai di bagian makanan beku pasar swalayan.
sumber: wikipedia
lihat juga: restaurant, restoran, cafe

Sukiyaki

Sukiyaki (すき焼き, スキヤキ ?) adalah irisan tipis daging sapi, sayur-sayuran, dan tahu di dalam panci besi yang dimasak di atas meja makan dengan cara direbus. Sukiyaki dimakan dengan mencelup irisan daging ke dalam kocokan telur ayam.

Sayur-sayuran untuk Sukiyaki misalnya bawang bombay, daun bawang, sawi putih, shungiku (nama daun dari pohon keluarga seruni), jamur shiitake, dan jamur enoki. Sebagai pelengkap ditambahkan ito konnyaku atau shirataki yang berbentuk seperti soun berwarna bening atau sedikit abu-abu.

Sukiyaki memiliki dua versi, Sukiyaki versi daerah Kansai dan Sukiyaki versi daerah Kanto yang berbeda cara penyajian, jenis bumbu dan rasa.

Menurut Sukiyaki versi Kansai, Sukiyaki hanya dimasak dengan bumbu kecap asin dan gula pasir, sedangkan Sukiyaki versi Kanto dimasak menggunakan saus Warishita yang merupakan campuran dashi, kecap asin, gula pasir, dan mirin yang dimasak terlebih dulu.

Menurut cara Kansai, potongan lemak sapi dicairkan di dalam panci sebelum memasukkan irisan daging sapi. Bumbu berupa gula pasir dan kecap asin dituangkan sekaligus dalam jumlah banyak di atas daging yang sudah matang lalu diaduk-aduk dengan sayur-sayuran hingga matang. Menurut cara Kanto, bumbu warishita dididihkan dulu di dalam panci sebelum semua bahan dimasukkan.
sumber: wikipedia
lihat juga: japanese food, sushi, ramen, makanan

Masakan Jepang Untuk Kesehatan

Jakarta - Masakan Jepang memang sudah populer di berbagai negara. Selain terkenal memakai bahan segar juga mempunyai cita rasa alami. Tak hanya itu bahan-bahan yang dipakai untuk memasak ternyata memiliki khasiat bagi kesehatan sejak ratusan tahun silam. Semuanya diungkap tuntas di buku yang satu ini!

Masakan Jepang memang sudah cukup terkenal sejak lama karena mengutamakan kesegaran bahan dan juga rempah-rempah pilihan yang banyak manfaatnya untuk kesehatan. Tidak hanya itu, beberapa jenis masakan masih diproses dengan cara tradisional sehingga cukup aman dari bahan-bahan tambahan yang berbahaya bagi kesehatan.

Di dalam buku Japanese Foods That Heal ini, diungkap secara rinci aneka bahan makanan yang dipakai sejak ratusan tahun silam oleh bangsa Jepang. Tak sekedar nama dan ciri-cirinya tetapi juga khasiat hebatnya bagi kesehatan.

Mulai dari miso, shoyu, jamur shiitake, mochi, tofu, mirin hingga teh Jepang. Ada juga penjelasan mengenai bahan yang masih asing di telinga kita. Sebut saja Kuzu, salah satu jenis akar-akaran seperti ginseng yang sangat baik dikonsumsi oleh para pria karena bisa membangkitkan stamina.

Disini juga dijelaskan kalau salah satu sup Jepang yang cukup terkenal, Miso, yang banyak manfaatnya bagi kesehatan. Seperti untuk mengurangi alergi, meningkatkan libido, mengurangi tekanan darah tinggi, osteoporosis dan masih banyak lagi. Bahkan bakteri baik yang terdapat didalamnya saat proses pembuatan mampu membunuh bakteri yang bersifat jahat.

Tiap cerita tentang bahan diikuti dengan resep-resep yang dibuat secara klasik dan tradisional. Setiap resep yang disajikan dalam buku ini cukup jelas dan diberikan beberapa penjelasan singkat tentang khasiat dan keunikan dari masakan tersebut. Cara membuatnya pun dijelaskan secara jelas dan mudah dimengerti bahkan untuk pemula sekalipun. Seperti Samurai Miso Soup, Creamy Curried Carrot Soup, atau Kyoto-Style Miso Soup yang mampu memulihkan tubuh yang sedang tak bersemangat.

Buku setebal 224 halaman yang ditulis oleh John & Jan Belleme ini disisipkan juga beberapa cerita tentang cara-cara pembuatan bahan-bahan yang sering digunakan dalam masakan Jepang seprti Brown Rice Syrup Melt, Umeboshi, atau acar Jepang, Amazake, dan juga Mi Jepang. Meskipun semua bahan-bahan tersebut sudah dapat dijumpai di supermarket, buku ini juga memberikan beberapa tips cara memilih bahan yang sudah jadi itu secara tepat.

Setiap uraian bahan dalam bab buku ini dilengkapi dengan penjelasan mengenai manfaat bahan buat kesehatan, bagaimana bahan dibuat secara tradisional, tips membeli bahan, cara memasak bahan plus resep-resepnya. Dengan demikian dijamin Anda tak bakal tersesat dalam memahami informasinya.

Bukan hanya ketrampilan memasak yang akan diasah tetapi juga pengetahuan bahan makanan Jepang terutama yang berkaitan dengan kesehatan juga didapat. Dengan pengantar lengkap tentang 'Food is Medicine' Anda bakal diajarkan memahami makanan sebagai obat. Jadi tak sekedar belanja bahan dan memasaknya serta rasanya enak. Makanan kembali diletakkan pada fungsi awalnya untuk menjaga kesehatan. Kalau Anda tergolong orang yang sangat teliti dalam menjaga kesehatan, buku ini layak anda miliki!

sumber: detikfood

lihatjuga: sushi, ramen, dim sum