Samosas, such an irresistible snack! This snack originated from Central Asia, and its popularity spread to other parts of Asia. Once a person takes a bite off this, he/she will experience an incredible taste made from a mixture of unique spices, tasty meat, and potatoes. Samosas are deep-fried, which gives a crunchy texture. This flavourful snack is perfect for sharing, and you can find this everywhere, from street food vendors to restaurants.
In Thailand, one of the main desserts you can find is mango sticky rice. Mango sticky rice is sticky rice accompanied with freshly cut mangoes and drizzled with coconut milk. Sometimes the food coloring might be added to the sticky rice to create a variety of different colors of sticky rice and to add more color to the dish. It’s best served when the sticky rice is still hot, but usually, restaurants would serve them cold. Although this may seem like an odd combination, the flavors work well together and create a spectacular taste in your mouth!
Back when I traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, with my family members, my cousin and I had just eaten lunch when we saw an ice cream cart nearby. When we got closer to the cart, we were both confused because the ice cream didn’t seem like regular ice cream. Then we realized what wasn’t normal about the ice cream: it was sticky. Out of curiosity, we decided to buy one. The ice cream man scooped us the ice cream using a metal stick and attached the cone to the ice cream while the ice cream was still on the stick. Then he served it to us while it was on the stick, but when we were about to grab it, the ice cream man quickly pulled the stick and our ice cream attached to it away. Then he made a little show with the ice cream and did little tricks on us by snatching away our ice cream with the stick while we were reaching for it. Shockingly, our ice cream never fell from the stick when the ice cream man did his tricks with it. After several minutes, we finally got our ice cream and left feeling happy and amazed by what we just saw. If you’re ever going to travel to Turkey, be sure to buy the local ice cream and prepared to be amazed and tricked at the same time!
In almost all Chinese restaurants you can find, they’ll have mango pudding in their dessert menu. I’ve always loved ordering mango pudding for dessert because of my obsession with mangoes. Chinese mango pudding is a fantastic way to end your meal because it’s light, slightly sweet, and they usually add a bit on mango on top to enhance the flavor. They’re also easy to make. If you have you’re going to have Chinese anytime soon, be sure to try their mango pudding!
At the bakery near my house, they sell something called kkwaebaegi, or also known as twist donuts. When I first tried it a few years ago, it quickly became my favorite pastry in the bakery, and it’s still my favorite today. Kkwaebagi is a type of Korean donut, but it isn’t round and has a hole in the centre like a regular donut. Instead, the donut is long and twisted, and it’s usually covered with white sugar, but some people add chocolate or strawberry jam into it. The donut is sweet on the outside and nice and fluffy on the inside. If you ever pass by a bakery that sells kkwaebaegi, be sure to buy it, and you won’t regret it!
Growing up in Indonesia, I grew up with many different varieties of snacks, and one of them was pineapple tarts, but in Indonesia, we call those Nastar. I often ate them at school and home. Pineapple tarts (or Nastar) are bite-sized tarts with a sweet and chewy pineapple filling. The filling is sweet and moist, while the outer crust is soft and crumbly. They are usually shaped as hemispheres, but there are other shapes as well, and the top is generally smooth and shiny. These pineapple tarts are great for sharing with friends or family or giving to others as a gift.
Do you need something that looks fancy for a party or special event? I’ve got the answer for you, croquembouche! Croquembouche is a tower of profiteroles all glazed with caramel. Originating from France back during the 1500s, this mouth-watering dessert is usually made on only special occasions. The word croquembouche means “Crunch in the mouth,” which is an excellent way of describing the indescribable sensation you will have once you try this. Although it seems just like a tower of profiteroles with caramel over them, it takes hours of work to complete this gorgeous masterpiece. Even stacking the profiteroles into a tower is hard because one might easily fall out, causing the rest to fall with it. When hosts order this for their party, the serving amount for every guest is about three profiteroles per person. This is a must-have if you want to impress your guests at a fancy party.
Sometimes when you go to a Vietnamese restaurant to get some pho, it doesn’t feel enough. This is why some people add Vietnamese spring rolls into their order. These spring aren’t just regular spring rolls. First of all, they aren’t fried; they aren’t even cooked. Vietnamese spring rolls consist of fresh herbs, vegetables, rice noodles, and shrimp, all wrapped up in rice paper. They are perfectly easy to make and are usually accompanied with a special peanut sauce. To make them, first, you need to wet the rice paper with warm water so that it’ll be easy to fold them. Next, you boil the shrimps and rice noodles, and after you’re done, you need to take the shell of the shrimp. Then you chop the herbs and vegetables into tiny pieces and place all the ingredients neatly on the rice paper. Lastly, you fold them like a burrito and serve with peanut sauce. Vietnamese spring rolls are also a yummy and healthy snack to have during the day.
When I go to a Vietnamese restaurant, the dish that I order the most would be pho. Pho is made from having rice noodles poured with a rich broth and topped with fresh vegetables and meat. Chopped chilies and limed wedges might also be added. The meat is usually chicken or beef, but I personally think beef suits better. When you buy pho, they might give you a plate full of extra herbs and vegetables you can add to your plate. When it’s raining or chilly outside, pho is one of the best ideas to have!
If you have tea time in the UK, one of the usual things that accompany your tea is scones. Scones are a favorite in the UK because of their tasty flavor and their easiness of making. They are also crumbly, slightly sweet, and moist, similar to American biscuits. The essential ingredients include sugar, milk, butter, and flour. Scones are usually round, and they are often filled with jam at the end. Although scones are quite common, they are high in calories and don’t contain nutritional content unless you add some fruits to it; however, they are still mostly unhealthy. It’s okay to have them once in a while but not too often. Like this post? You should check out my other posts; you might like them too!
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