The article below is not intended to cause panic does not
mean that you're going to die from eating something that is listed, but is a
warning to pay attention to what we eat, everything in excess is bad.
What is Mono Sodium Glutamate?
Is a food additive which is used almost half a century ago,
which is obtained through a fermentation process of some products such as sugar
cane or some cereal, then it undergoes a refining process is obtained wherein
Mono sodium glutamate in its purest form.
This substance has been discarded in various countries such
as U.S. or Canada, the latest discovery of this "flavor enhancer" is
making stem...
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
¡INCREDIBLE!!!.. Peruvian gives solution to the global energy crisis
Sixto Fernando Ramos, a blind peruvian engineer of 63 years,
rose to fame this week in his country after receiving an international award
for creating a system that could solve the global energy problem by multiplying
the force generated by a engine as many times as they want.
With the "force multiplier system", an invention he
devised 15 years ago, as it lost vision, this humble engineer won the bronze
medal in the category of mechanical and industrial processes of the fortieth edition
of the International Exhibition of Inventions held in Geneva (Switzerland) last
week.
Ramos told Efe that his system is "capable of moving a boat with...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Picarones (Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Doughnuts)
Picarones are a dessert in the form of rings made with
ground wheat flour mixed with squash and sweet potato and sometimes bathed in
chancaca. Are a traditional dish of peruvian cuisine and Chilean and other
places in South America that, unlike other desserts, not accompanies the lunch
but that is consumed as a snack in the middle of the afternoon.
Ingredients:
1 pound uncooked pumpkin, or 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
1 pound sweet potatoes
3 Cinnamon sticks
2 teaspoons whole anise seed
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 tablespoon instant yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup Pisco or other brandy
3 cups flour
1 quart vegetable oil
1/4 cup...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Chupe de camarones
If you want to spend a culinary
adventure traveling to Peru i would recommend "the chupe de camarones", is an
exquisite dish , unique and highly nutritious, origin of Arequipa, considered
by many as one of the highlights of the peruvian cuisine.
2 lbs shrimp ,
with shells and heads
4 cups water (more
if necessary)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 small red onion ,
finely chopped
1 garlic clove ,
finely chopped
1 tablespoon aji panca chili paste
(can substitute tomato paste if necessary)
1 teaspoon aji...
Monday, April 9, 2012
Mazamorra Morada
The purple pudding is a dessert typical
of Peru's cuisine made from purple cornstarch concentrate. This
dessert is prepared specially for the month of October,which marks
the month of the Lord of Miracles.
Purple porridge consumption is widespread, existing outlets on
the street that selllots of these and other traditional desserts of
Peruvian cuisine, such as rice pudding, rice Zambito, pumpkin porridge and shampoos.
Ingredients
Cook the corn kernels with purple cobs in...
Arroz con leche
Why in Peru things are more rich and
sweet?, It will be because we put the heart of everything we
do so with love I bring a dessert recipe rich and delicious,
the rice pudding.
Ingredients:
1 cup rice
5 cups water
1 cinnamon stick
1 can condensed milk
1 can evaporated milk
1 tsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp sugar
½ cup raisins
ground cinnamon
Cook the rice bowl with 5 cups water and cinnamon
stick to normal fire, oncecooked rice 2 incorporate
the milk stirring the...
Salchipapa
This dish is usually very rich and nutritious food to prepare,
prepare throughout Latin America, but in Peru receives special
affection because it is an easy dish,simple and quick to
prepare, goes with everything and is very popular with children .
The difference here is that other countries are added to the fried
eggs with potatoes mesclen and sausage (if special prepared
or better).
Just as the addition of exquisite Peruvian sauces, such as aji ocopa,
chili potatoto huancaina,...