Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Food - KFC's Colonel Sanders Memoir Launch Soon


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The Food - From the first, white-bearded old man wearing glasses and has been recognized internationally. His face was plastered as fast-food restaurant network icon. Soon, anyone can read the story of his life through his memoirs that will soon be launched by KFC.

Harlan Sanders, Colonel Sanders used to be called, is the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) since 1952. Before becoming one of the most successful restaurateur in the world, he has gone through tough times in early life.

His father died, his mother worked sewing clothes, so that Sanders had to cook for people four siblings. Sanders never ran away from home because his stepfather was rude, and he was forced to quit school in grade 7.

As the eldest son, who was born 9 September 1890 must make a living since the age of 10 years. Various jobs he has struggled to survive. However, as the 'Colonel' acquired after joining the U.S. Army.

Used to cook as a child, Sanders is able to produce delicious dishes. He began his career in the culinary field while serving fried chicken in Sanders' Court & Cafe, a restaurant located at his gas station in Kentucky, USA, in 1930. This effort was successful, to the extent that in 1935 the governor of Kentucky bestowed honors for his contributions to the culinary Sanders in the state.

Five years later, Sanders perfected his secret recipe is made from 11 herbs and spices, which we now know as the 'Original Recipe'. However, the name "Kentucky Fried Chicken 'emerged in 1952, when Sanders in collaboration with an entrepreneur to sell his fried chicken restaurant in there.

Of blue-collar workers paid $ 2 per month, Sanders developed into a multi-million dollar business. KFC now become the world's largest fried chicken with more than 17,000 restaurants in 115 countries. Although he had died in 1980, glasses, tie, and mustache, beard and white hair never missed any knick-knacks adorn KFC until now.

Sanders wrote the whole story of his life in a book called 'Colonel Harland Sanders: The Autobiography of the Original Celebrity Chef'. By-spoken style, Sanders completed his journey with 33 photographs and homemade recipes have been published. However, the biography written since 1966 was only discovered 45 years later in the company archives.

KFC will contain memoirs of Colonel Sanders has exclusive fan page on Facebook, on June 4, 2012. For now, the accessor can only see the introduction, foreword by Pete Harman, chapter 1, and the potato pancake recipe. Later, the entire book can be read and downloaded for free.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Food - Not second to none! Fresh Vegetable blend wry Asem Haji Matali


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The Food - Desired to eat the delicious vegetable acids? Here the typical acid vegetables blended with spices Betawi Haji Matali simple recipe. Sour sauce accompanied by fresh vegetables krenyes. Plus pepes know, plus fried pomfret sambal grind. Less guaranteed a plate of rice. Come stop by!

Maybe in this world there is only one road Vegetable Asem, namely in Joglo, West Jakarta. Certainly the naming of this road is not arbitrary, but have a history. Apparently, the name is derived from the food stalls located in Batavia the road side. Yes, Eating Vegetables Asem Betawi Haji Matali is so famous all over Jakarta.

From the outside, you'll recognize this restaurant is always full of parkirannya the lunch hour. Not only local residents who stop by here, gallant men and women who carry private cars also mingle with other visitors.

They sat on benches, sharing a table with other customers. Their feet trample the ground floor. Around them there Betawi-style wooden walls and the glass display window on the left side dish. Everything looks simple. Ah, like the pilgrims were eating at home Matali!

Arriving here, proceeded looking for a place to sit before taken. After that, the message of food to the blue shirted waiters. Just choose a side dish of fried fish, Pepes, fried tofu and tempeh, or bakwan shrimp. Do not forget the message asemnya vegetables. No need to wait a long time, the order in a few minutes directly presented in the table.

A plate of warm sour vegetables (USD 5.000) to be an appetizer. Beans, sweet corn, melinjo, peanuts, and green eggplant sauce washed down with a clear round. Sour sting! Apparently, the sour taste is derived from fruit acids that crushed raw and boiled in broth. Ingredients were not all kinds, just salt, garlic, and chili. No wonder there is a little spicy flavor detected. Sluuurpp ... Acid, fresh, and is perfect when inhaled hot air.

White rice (USD 5,000) is appropriate for the gembul because the portions are huge. Rice is cooked in the traditional way and is cooled by means tossed in a large container of rice. For lauknya, I ordered a fresh fried pomfret fish (Rp 7.500). Fish fried in savory garlic crunchy even this. Fed with warm rice was delicious.

Crunchy savory meat is still coupled to the fins and tail are also crisp. So more fun to chew. Bakwan shrimp (USD 7,500) of medium size. Pretty much the content of shrimp, crunchy savory when bitten. Tasty!