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The History of Baking Oven

The History of Baking Oven
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The History of Baking Oven

Arab Republic of Egypt

Egyptian

Beginning with the Egyptians used a simple oven without a chimney to bake bread.

Greek

The Greeks modified their ovens to make them more efficient by modifying the Ancient Egyptian style converted into a dome-shaped brick oven.
Resulting in better quality in baked.

Bingsu What does it mean? Where is it from?

Bingsu is a popular summer treat in Korea.
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Bingsu is a popular summer treat in Korea.

Bingsu

The word bingsu comes from the word “pat bingsu” which means shaved ice topped with red beans. It has been recorded that in the Joseon period, it was found that the dessert menu was made with coarse crushed ice and then topped with 2-3 types of ingredients. After the Korean War, People changed topping from red beans and fruit to other ingredients such as ice cream, cereal, syrup, and whipped cream.

original recipe

The original recipe that is sold in every area is called “Phat Bing Su” and is shaved ice and red bean paste which will be placed on the ice with a taste similar to sweetened condensed milk and may be added nuts and grains.

Why do “donuts” have holes?

Why do “donuts” have holes?
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Why do “donuts” have holes?

Donut

For today’s modern donuts. It is said that it started with an American captain named “Hanson Crockett Gregory. He drilled a hole in the middle of the dough ball to make a hole to make the dough cook evenly but there are many more stories.

United States of America
The origin of the donut came from Dutch immigrants living in America. Invented a dessert that is named in Dutch “Olykoeks” (olykoeks), which is a round ball-shape dough and then fried with oil.

Where exactly did Mille Feuille come from?

Where exactly did Mille Feuille come from?
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Where exactly did Mille Feuille come from?

Mille Feuille

Mille feuille’s original name was gateau de mille-feuilles. Literally translated, it is “A thousand-layer cake.” Mille means a thousand and Des Feuille means sheet or leaf. So, it means a thousand leaves.


France

Mile feuille is a French dessert. There is another name called Napoleon, but it has nothing related to Emperor Napoleon in any way. Sometimes it’s called cream slides. As the name suggests, the flour used to make it into thousands of layers is puff pastry. The original formula is nothing more. Three layers of puff pastry are divided in the middle with flying cream. It’s very delicious.

Thai rice noodle

Thai rice noodle
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Thai rice noodle

Thailand

“Khanom Jeen” This dish is not a dessert and is not from China. But it happened in Thailand. It is assumed that it comes from the food of the Mon people. Which comes from the word “Khonomjin”

Thai rice noodle

“Khanom Jeen” is made from rice flour. It is a food found in many areas.

– The central region is called “Khanom Jeen”
Popularly eaten with fish curry sauce

– Northern region called “Khanom Sen”
It is popular to eat with Spicy sauce pork, Streaky pork with crispy crackling, and Kin Jin rice.

– In the northeastern region, it is called “Khao Pun” or “Nom Pun Joh”.
Popular to eat together with pickled fish sauce and finger root.

– Southern region called “Ho Nap Jeaw”
It is popular to eat together with Vegetables, steamed fish with curry paste, Patongko, and hot tea.

Lod Chong Singapore

Lod Chong Singapore
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Thailand

“Lod Chong Singapore” first occurred in 1961 at the “Singapore Phochana” restaurant located in front of the Singapore Cinema or Chaloem Buri Cinema on Yaowarat Road. “Lod Chong in front of Singapore Cinema” and shortened to “Lod Chong Singapore” at present

Lod Chong Singapore

Lod Chong Singapore, the main ingredient is coconut milk, a green stick-shaped dough. Which usually comes from pandan leaves, shaved ice, and coconut sugar. Sometimes other ingredients may be added, such as red beans, sticky rice, and grass jelly.

Mini pancake rolls

Mini pancake rolls
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Thailand

“Tokyo Dessert” originated in Thailand around the year 1967 at Daimaru Department Store. (Ratchaprasong area) assuming that the name of the dessert Tokyo comes from the city ​​name Tokyo. Because this department store imports products from Japan and another assumption is that the word Tokyo snacks (Mini pancake rolls) is distorted from the word “Roniao”(meaning duplicator)

Khanom Tokyo (Khanom means snack in Thai)

“Khanom Tokyo” Thai dessert that looks like the Japanese dessert name “Dorayaki”. That is made from a thin pancake mix. Then, roll and wrap various fillings such as sausages, eggs, and custard fillings.

History of Kimchi

History of Kimchi
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Korea

“Kimchi” is a pickled vegetable that originated in the 7th century during the winter. At that time Korea had freezing cold and unsuitable for cultivation. So, they invented this method for food preservation.

Kimchi

“Kimchi” is assumed that Distorted from the word “shimchae” which means “pickled vegetables”, kimchi is the local wisdom of Korean made from fermented chili peppers and vegetables.

History of Mochi

History of Mochi
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China and Japan

“Mochi” is believed to have originated in China and spread to Japan in the 10th century. Japanese called this dessert “mochi”.

Mochi

Mochi is made from steamed Japanese rice. Then, it’s pounded until it’s a sticky dough and it’s divided into pieces and we usually eat with sugar mixed with soy flour or soy sauce mixed with mashed radish.

Where did the colorful “Bualoy” come from?

Where did the colorful “Bualoy” come from?
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Where did the colorful “Bualoy” come from?

Bua Loy

It is a traditional Thai dessert. Each area has its own formula. Its distinctive feature is to shape the dough into round balls and bring it to a boil with boiling water before eating it with syrup or coconut milk. In some formulas add an egg or a yolk of salted egg. It becomes a menu of Bua Loy white eggs.

Thailand

Bualoy dessert recipe that is widely known is that of Mrs. Guay Atjak. She knew how to make bua loy when she was a teen by learning from her mother and starting to improve and develop the formula, and ingredients and using natural materials that are available locally ingredients such as pandanus leaves, rose flowers, or butterfly pea flowers to squeeze water and mix with flour to get a beautiful and appetizing color.