Food Lobby!

Italian cuisine

2006-03-23T09:42:00.000-08:00

Think of Italian food and the mouth savoring pastas, pizzas and breads come to mind!
The melting cheese with the smell of baked bread beneath….. The tomato puree and oregano! Wow…All this takes the food connoisseurs who of course are not following a strict diet regime to cloud no. 9 Italian food has been influenced by Asian, Greek, and African cooking. Italy became a world leader for its cuisine. Cheese became one of the most needed ingredients in Italian dishes such as pasta and pizzas. Italian food dates back over two thousand years ago. It was an important part of the Roman Empire. Of course the Romans were really food of the ‘wines and dines’!!!! The first printing of the cook book also came from Italy. Italian ingredients are seasonal and have regional variations! Simple to cook and easy on stomachs too!

Chinese Cuisine

2006-02-16T07:19:00.000-08:00

Whenever think about a quick munch item its Chinese that comes to mind. Whether they are the steamed dim sums or the spicy crispy potato, the Chinese cuisine is one to quench the taste buds!
The development and diversity of the delights of Chinese cuisine are also representative of China's long history. With each dynasty new recipes were created until the art of food preparation reach its peak during the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911). The dinner called Man Han Quan Xi that incorporates all the very best of Man and Han Cuisine is held in high esteem involving as it does countless dishes, each with its own distinctive flavor and appeal. This authentic feast in its grounding and arrangement typifies all of the society and cooking arts that have been perfected over centuries and is a complete mixture of flavor, instruments, and etiquette.
Cuisine in China is a harmonious combination of color, taste, shape and the fineness of the ingredients. Among the many cooking methods used in Chinese cooking some are boiling, stewing, braising, frying, steaming, crisping, baking, and simmering and so on. When they finish their masterpieces they are arranged on a variety of plates and dishes so that they are a real pleasure to view, to smell and ultimately to savor.

Indian Cuisine

2006-02-15T10:38:00.000-08:00

Indian cuisines is as diverse as it's people, culture and geography. India has been inhabited by people and because of their different back grounds and climatic conditions their eating habits differed. India has the variety of spices which in turn gets it a wide variety of dishes.
Indians did not have written down recipes but these were passed on through generations. India is a multi-faceted country with a variety of colors, cultural differences, food, festivals, languages, peoples and so on.
Indians take their food very seriously. Cooking is considered an art and mothers usually begin to teach their daughters and pass down family recipes by show-and-tell, fairly young in life. Mealtimes are important occasions for family to get together. Most meals comprise of several dishes ranging from staples like rice and breads to meat and vegetables and rounded off with a dessert.
In a lot of Indian homes, foods are made from scratch with fresh ingredients. For example, some families buy their favorite type of wheat, wash it, dry it in the sun and then take it in to a flourmill to have it ground into flour exactly the way they like, as opposed to buying flour from a store! A simple main course mail with the same given ingredients will taste different cooked by two different households!