Archive for November 25, 2011

News From Rendang Festival

COVERAGE This one definitely makes the stomach growls because it deals with the best in the culinary world. Yes, especially if not rendang.

In Padang, West Sumatra Rendang Traditional Festival was held, followed by 19 districts, ranging from the seasoning mix, cook, to serve. The festival was held to promote rendang dish that has been named the number one most delicious cuisine in the world.

Rendang Traditional Festival participants came from 19 cities and counties as West Sumatra, each participant is represented by 5 people mothers. Whose name the race, of course, each participant tries to present the best and in accordance with the peculiarities of each region. They also appear in clothing typical of each area.

Each participant was given 2 pounds of meat by the committee because they come from different areas. Each region has different ways to make rendang also with other regions. However, each participant is rendang race presents a delicious cuisine.

Seasonings and recipes used by each participant actually almost the same, such as onion, garlic, coriander, galangal, ginger, turmeric and chili sure is. However, ways of processing meat into rendang is not the same.

"Criteria for assessment of race, among others kehigenisan food and materials used, recipes and spices, the most important is the taste and appearance as to serve," said Evi Harti, Head of Cultural Park when met at Padang Padang, West Sumatra, recently.

Make cooking rendang is not as easy as imagined. In fact, making any time up to four to five hours. In order not to saturate, the participants were swaying to the music. As a result, some residents who came to laugh amused to see these chefs.

"Usually, dishes must be cooked rendang in the Minangkabau for custom wedding or party districts" said Asnelti, participants from Agam regency.

After cooking rendang is cooked and ready to serve, any delicious aroma wafted around in the Cultural Park West Sumatra. The participants welcomed the Rendang Traditional Festival was held. In addition to testing the ability to cook rendang, rendang is also of course continue to be promoted to and remain the most delicious cuisine in the world.

Halal Food In New Zealand

BY satisfy its citizens, New Zealand is very concerned about the quality of the food he made. Moreover, the issue of food is halal or not.

"In New Zealand it if you ask about halal food, there was very tight," said Culinary Specialist William Wongso.

Not only concerned about the food to be consumed alone, but of the processing process was also considered.

"To my knowledge, they are usually more expensive food, because it's kosher to cut the cost per cow to $ 100, the cut was chosen, baseball just limited to Muslims only. Tukang jagalnya that the elect, of the association Muslims who know Islam correctly, prayers five times, pious men, were selected. Nah allowed to run out of prison that baseball should not, "he said.

In addition, deductions that would consume any animal should face Qibla direction.

"If there's beef cut, after it created unconscious, the new direction of the head of the animal to be slaughtered must face towards the Qibla and then cut from the back of his neck. Only after that, the animal's head ripped skin petals," he concluded.