Food seems to be one of the most trivial, everyday things that we meet day after day. Under the surface, in turn, the traditional foods of pretty much every geographical area have some interesting stories attached to them. Like the one about the Hawaii pizza being invented by a Canadian cook (which, by the way, is true), and the Caesar salad being invented in Rome (which, by the way, is false). Sometimes, in turn, the stories attached to them are fun, too, even if not all of them are fact-based.

Why does a bagel have a hole?

Officially, the bagel has a hole in the middle for it to bake faster and more evenly. The legend attached to it is, in turn, a much more entertaining explanation for the mystery of the bagel hole. Allegedly, a small Jewish village in Russia was exploited by a greedy tzar – the royalty even demanded a tenth of all bread baked in the village. And to make things worse, the royal portion had to come from the middle of the bread. The wise men of the village found a way to stop the tzar from ruining all the village’s bread by baking bagels – small loaves with holes in the middle, holes that made up exactly a tenth of each one. And when the soldiers came to collect the royal portion, they had no choice but to leave empty-handed.

The potato chips of vengeance

Officially, the first one to publish a recipe for potato chips was English inventor, musician, and cook William Kitchiner. But as you might expect, there is a legend claiming the invention belongs to someone else – and that’s way more fun to tell.

Apparently, a cook called George Crum at the Moon Lakehouse in Saratoga grew tired of a squeamish patron that kept sending back the house speciality – Moon’s Fried Potatoes – to the kitchen, saying they were too thick and soggy. George remade the dish several times, to the same result, until he decided to get back at the patron: he sliced the potatoes thin, fried them until they became crispy, and served them with loads of salt.

As you might expect, the patron was very happy with the result.

The not-so-humble origin of the humble sandwich

Finally, let’s not forget the most convenient dish that was born out of passion. For cards, that is.

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich was a passionate gambler who wouldn’t even leave the table to eat. Instead, he ordered his servants to bring him a piece of meat between two pieces of bread so he could eat while playing without messing up the cards. The idea caught with his opponents – they, too, were asking for the same “sandwich”, and the name stuck.

It shouldn’t be a surprise that John Edward Hollister Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich – yes, he is a descendant of the 4th – licensed his title to a chain of sandwich shops. One of them is in Disney World.

 

When you hear the word Mexico there are a number of things which come to mind, at first you may think tequila, perhaps sun, beaches and sombreros, but somewhere along that thought process that magic word will pop into your mind, tacos. That’s right, tacos are the most incredible and one of the most famous Mexican exports and they are loved around the world. Much like many foods however the Mexican taco has been somewhat warped as it has been exported and that has resulted in some very different variations of this tasty snack.

Today then I want to take a look into what is the makeup of a traditional Mexican taco, as found throughout the country, lets take a look.

Small and Soft

As my good friend and fellow taco lover Javier Burillo will often tell me, the worst thing that ever happened to the taco shell was it being made hard. Now you may or may not agree with this but as someone who has grown up with authentic Mexican tacos I can completely understand where he is coming from with this. In the main a great taco should be small enough to fit into the palm of your hand, and soft enough to easily wrap around all of that juicy and delicious filling.

Filling

In terms of the main event in terms of the filling there is so much that you can do here which will give your taco some amazing flavor. Naturally the most common filling south of the border is meat or fish, but if you head to cities like Mexico City or even somewhere like Monterrey you are going to find veggie and vegan fillings like seitan or tofu, equally as delicious and of course ideal for those with certain dietary requirements. We like to do a slow cooked pork in our tacos but the real beauty of this snack is that you can fill it up with just about anything.

Condiments

Through the years I have seen all kinds of absurd things placed on tacos, some of which have even made me cringe. Whilst a taco shell with a meaty or fishy filing may lend itself to a variety of condiments, the truth is that to go traditional you just have to keep it simple. For me there is nothing better to adorn the taco than some chopped raw onions, a handful of cilantro and some spicy salsa, not to mention the lime juice which will be squirted on at the end. The truth is that a taco is a very simple dish to put together and the real difference between one and the other is about the quality of the ingredients. Very often people try to overthink a taco, or they aim to reinvent the wheel, none of that in reality is necessary, keep it simple and ensure that the ingredients are of a very high quality.

 

The profession of teaching is imparting knowledge to people. It is a skill; you might know but lack the skill to pass on the knowledge to others. A good teacher should be excellent in content delivery with an excellent approach. Students expect a lot from the teacher. 123 term papers prepped a list of 5 Excellent Features of a Super Teacher

Everybody cannot be a teacher. Brilliance in a subject is different from the ability to express the knowledge clearly to the students. Do you want to know the attributes of an excellent teacher? Five of such are presented below.

1. The Objectives Of The Course

In every course, there is an objective and the teacher has to make such objectives very clear right from the start of the course. When you clear the coast, the students will be able to find the right focus during the duration of the course. This will give the student and the teacher a clear sense of direction.

Setting the objectives will make the measurement of progress pretty easy. It makes learning more clear because both teachers and students know what to expect at the end of the day.

2. There Should Be Passion

One cannot leave out this attribute because it will determine how far a teacher will o in the profession. Passion must be shown and exhibited during teaching. The spirit; soul and body should be involved and the students should see that in the body language of the teacher.

The ideal teacher should leave no stone unturned in the desire to pass across knowledge to his students. Assignments should be taken seriously; this passion will get the students excited and they end up putting up outstanding performances in their exams.

3. Class Participation

A good teacher should know how to carry the class along during the class. Teaching should be two-way traffic that involves both the students as well as the teacher. The atmosphere should come alive and the students should be able to contribute during teaching if knowledge is to be truly passed on to the students.

There should be an excellent student-teacher relationship. If the teacher does all the talking by himself; the class will be silent and teaching will be boring. There is the likelihood of distraction setting in and the students will end up not learning anything.  

4. Enough Knowledge

A teacher that wants to be in full control of the class should get adequately prepared ahead of the lesson hour. The confidence level of such teachers will drop while in class and the students will easily read this from the teacher’s body language in class.

There are smart students in the class and the teacher is expected to be above the smartest student as far as knowledge in the course is concerned. The teacher is expected to get advanced knowledge about the course.

5.   Management Of The Class 

You are going to have a collection of diverse sorts in terms of behavioral patterns among the students. The teacher should be in a pole position to ensuring orderliness in the class. All forms of distractions will stand in the way of dissemination of knowledge and should be disallowed by the teacher.

Appropriate punishment to bring erring students back on track should be employed and the teacher should be a good time manager.

Final Take

The teacher has the responsibility of molding the life of the student. The student should be handled with extra caution if results that mattered are to be achieved.

 

I smoke a lot of salmon, and I am proud of this recipe, although it would be the height of arrogance to say that what I do is the end-all, be-all of salmon smoking recipes. Lots of people smoke their salmon in lots of ways, and many of them are good. But I’ve been smoking fish for many years, and I’ve developed a system that works well

Keep in mind this is a hot-smoking recipe. Cold smoking, which is the kind of slice-able smoked fish you get in fancy boxes from Scotland is an entirely different thing

Almost everyone in Salmon Country hot smokes their fish. If you’re unfamiliar with hot-smoked fish, think about those golden smoked whitefish you see in delicatessens; those are hot smoked

How do you eat it? Well, you can just eat it plain, or you can flake it and make it into a hot smoked salmon salad, you can pound it with butter and make salmon rillettes, serve it in deviled eggs, tossed with pasta… you get the point

A smoker.

I’ve used a Traeger and a Bradley. Both are good. No matter what smoker you use, you will need to be able to a) know your smoking chamber’s temperature, and b) control the heat, at least in a rough sense

Wood.

The only downside to a Traeger smoker is that you need to use their wood pellets. As a guy who used a Brinkmann wood-fired BBQ for years, fueling it with scraps of almond and other fruit woods, buying wood can be annoying, but you get better precision with this method. I prefer to use alder wood for my salmon, but apple, cherry, oak or maple work fine

Salt.

Buy a box of kosher salt from the supermarket. Do not use regular table salt, as it contains iodide and anti-caking agents that will give your salmon an “off” flavor. I use Diamond Crystal, which is cut finer than Morton’s

Something sweet

— salmon loves sweets. I prefer to sweeten my smoked salmon with birch syrup; It’s just like maple syrup, only tapped from birch trees instead. Super cool stuff. But maple syrup is just as good. Just use real maple syrup, OK? Not the imitation crap. Honey works, too

A large plastic container

Buy the big, flat ones from the supermarket. They stack easily in a normal fridge, so you can have two different brines going. And they clean easily and are pretty cheap

A wire rack. You need to rest your brined fish on a rack with plenty of air circulation to form the all-important pellicle (more on that in a bit), and you will use it to rest the smoked fish before storing it

A basting brush. You probably already have this in your kitchen, but if not, pick one up. Get the flat kind, like you use to paint detail on window trim.

When you are ready to start, you will need smallish pieces of salmon about 1/4 to 1/2 pound each. Any salmonid fish will work with this recipe. I’ve done it with king salmon, sockeye, coho, and pink salmon, dolly varden, plus kokanee, steelhead and Lahontan trout

There is no reason it would not work with chum salmon or any other char or trout species. And yes, it works with farmed Atlantic salmon, but I never eat the stuff

 

The internet is awash with false claims of riches and success which people can guarantee you, and thankfully most people are aware of the ridiculousness of those claims. Unfortunately however, those people making the silly claims, are doing damage to those people and places who are offering you the genuine chance to succeed, and Nine University is a perfect example of that. Nine University run an online course teaching students how to succeed with an Amazon FBA business, and the truth is that with hard work and the help of this team, people genuinely can do it. In fact if you look at any Nine University review you’ll find that people love this course and thankfully those reviews are helping people to realize just how great this online course is, and here is what ex-students are saying about it.

Supported

For many students this was a subject matter which they know very little about, which meant that they needed some extra support from time to time. Unlike so many places online which claim to offer support, yet actually don’t, the team at Nine University are really on it and they are available to contact via email, phone and live chat between certain hours, in order to make sure that those who are studying the course feel supported throughout.

Tricky But Well Delivered

The general consensus of many students who have taken this course is that the information is very difficult and in-depth, but the way that the team have designed it and the way that this information is packaged, made it very simple to grasp and to get through. This of course is a credit to those who have designed the course, and it is clearly something which the students love.

Accessible

There are reviews about the course which are from people who knew nothing in the beginning, people who knew a little and people who even classed themselves as being very familiar with the nuts and bolts of Amazon FBA. No matter what knowledge or background each of these people had however, they all spoke about the fact that they got great value from the course. There are no tiers to this course, it is the same material for every student, which goes to show how accessible they have made it, and that no matter what your background is, you can still learn from the Nine University course.

It Works

One of the reasons why so many love this course is becasue it works and when you look into the reviews that have been left by those who have since gone on to start their own Amazon FBA business, it is clear just how much they have gained from taking on the course. Success stories are always a great way to indicate how much people have taken from a certain course, and when it comes to Nine University there is an abundance to choose from.

If you want to launch an Amazon FBA business, this is where to go in order to get the knowledge you need.

Dream cricket is a piece of the dream sports class. It is a web-based game in which a virtual group of genuine cricket players is made and focuses are scored relying upon how those players act, all things considered, matches. To win a competition, players must work towards achieving the most extreme focuses and the most noteworthy position on the leaderboard.

A fantasy cricket coordinate depends on batting and bowling orders, which are the most discussed piece of the cricketing methodology. A little change in the request can change the course of the game.

The idea includes choosing a group of 11 players and 3 substitutes from the pool of players who play the match. There are no spending tops and player choice isn’t constrained to a specific number of batsmen, bowlers, and all-rounders in spite of the fact that in some dream applications you can just make the group as indicated by their essential examples. A case of their given example could be 5 batsmen, 1 wicket-attendant, 2 all-rounders, 3 bowlers.

A dream group can have any kind of player. The fundamental point of a dream cricket coordinate is to outscore the resistance by as huge of an edge as could be expected under the circumstances. Dream cricket matches can be played in every one of the three global structures: One Day International, Twenty20 and Test Cricket. The restricted over matches, to be specific the One Day Internationals and Twenty20s, is played in two arrangements – everyday games and adjusts.

This genre of game is very popular in India and a very good way to make a few amounts while playing your favorite game. There are several fantasy cricket apps available in the market.

Dream games are web-based games where the gamer makes a nonexistent group with the accessible players and begin playing the game. He can pick the players as per his desire to encounter the genuine game.

On this, a dream cricket application offers you cash for messing around! Isn’t that cool? You can gain cash dependent on the matches you win, earned focuses, extra focuses, referrals, and so on. Thus individuals go obsessed with dream cricket applications. Alongside having some good times you can win some pain-free income!

All things considered, the same number of us definitely realizes that web-based games are constantly fun. May it be Xbox or versatile game applications, playing on the web is a pressure buster, assists with loosening up the psyche from the long tiring day.

Contrasted with Xbox games and other PC games, versatile application games are progressively agreeable on the grounds that you can play them whenever and anyplace. While voyaging or during exhausting conferences or while sitting tight for somebody in the eatery.

This is the most fascinating point. In the event that they are giving cash they may request that you pay cash or there may be joining expense right? In any case, dream cricket permits you to finish the paperwork for the expense of absolutely nothing!

 

Fantasy Cricket App is a growing trend in the cricket-crazy nations. While in India, the sport is believed to be akin to its popular religions. With eager fans siding their favourite teams and players, the nation unanimously chants for the victory of their country.

While cricketers are no less than Gods here, designing your playing 11 by picking out your favourites is a dream come true. While this may not happen in real life, it is possible in virtual reality.

And, here is where fantasy cricket comes into the picture. With the impending IPL season just around the corner, the rising popularity of the IPL T20 Fantasy Cricket comes as a no surprise.

More About IPL Fantasy Cricket

While fantasy sports apps are your chance to win real cash by making use of your knowledge pertaining to your sport, it is neither easy nor difficult. To master it, you must have sound knowledge of the sport. Thus, there is a multitude of fantasy sports you can indulge in where the games are not limited to cricket.

Earn the chances of winning real-time cash using your knowledge of cricket, Kabaddi, Football, and more. However, to participate in such real money contests you may have to spend very little money. Needless to say, joining the app is free and also you may play for free. Nevertheless, you cannot win money by playing free games.

The cash contests have their own set of rules and price for you to play them. However, practicing the fantasy sport of your choice is certainly an option to increase the chances of winning real cash soon.

Now, coming back to IP Fantasy cricket, it is played on similar grounds to the very popular IPL or Indian Premier League. Here is where you can mix and match countries to create a strong team of your playing 11.

How to Play IPL Fantasy Cricket T20?

It is very easy and simple. After completing the very easy registration process you must choose your team. Typically, every player may get to choose up to 4 wicket-keepers, 6 batsmen and 6 bowlers and close to 4 all-rounders.

The trick here to climb up the leader board or increase your chances of winning is to have a well-blended team of the underdogs and the reigning players.

As in the real game of cricket, you must also assign a captain and a vice-captain for your team. These two players are the ones who typically can double their scores to create the differentiating factor to climb up your scoreboard.

Needless to say, the individual players in your team will earn you points when they play well in the IPL. Thus, it is their performance on the field will decide the course of your points and scores.

The more you score, the chances of winning also increase. Thus, you can enjoy the upcoming IPL season and create your own team simultaneously to see if the players you have chosen live up to your expectations of winning the fantasy game for you or not.

If you wish to sell your house quickly, you need to host an open house. It’s the opportunity for potential buyers to see the property, and decide if they want to buy it. They can look at the entire area, and even meet with you to ask some questions. Before you host the open house, these are a few things you need to remember. You want to ensure that one of the people who visits the property will eventually decide to buy it.

Be in a welcoming mood

Although open houses can be exciting, they can be exhausting if you’re the host. You will entertain tens or hundreds of guests in one day. You have to put yourself in a welcoming mood so that even if you have to meet with a lot of people, you will retain a positive attitude. You don’t want to get angry at anyone in the room, or else, it could impact your ability to close the deal.

Prepare your house 

The primary reason why people want to attend an open house is that they want to see the property. They want to know if it’s the right place for them to live. They also want to see if there are repair issues that they will have to deal with. Although you upload photos online, it still feels different when the buyers see the property in person. Therefore, it helps if you prepare the house before their arrival. Hire someone to clean the house and keep it in order. You can also repair some broken parts so that the potential buyers won’t complain at all.

Prepare some refreshments

Treat the potential house buyers as your guests. Therefore, prepare some refreshments. You wish for them to feel at home immediately. Even if they decide against buying your property, they could still spread positive word about you.

Prepare flyers and brochures

The open house might not give the potential buyers all the answers to their questions. If they want to know more about the property, they can visit your website or the other platforms where you provide the information. The flyers and brochures should be available during the open house so that anyone who wants to know more can pick the print materials up.

Ask your agent for help

If it’s your first time to host an open house, you need someone else to be of assistance. You want to partner with a real estate agent who knows the details about open houses. You can also prepare the property better if you get advice from these experts.

Even if the open house doesn’t yield fruitful results, you shouldn’t worry. You can always deal with a wholesale buyer who will purchase your property at a reasonable price. Type sell my house Boca Raton in your internet browser so that you can find the best wholesale buyer in your area. You won’t go through a lengthy process before you can close the deal. If there’s an easy way out, it’s the best choice for you.

 

Xiao Long Bao, more commonly referred to as XLB or soup dumplings, originated in the Chinese province of Shanghai and is now popular all over the world. Its origins date back to approximately 1875 when legend states that restaurant owner Huang Mingxian invented them to keep up with fierce competition from other food vendors. However, most people local to Shanghai believe there’s more to the story than that. The timing may be off by a few decades as well.

Another theory on the origins of XLB goes back even further. As the story goes, Emperor Qianlong is the person responsible for introducing soup dumplings to Shanghai. He lived from 1711 to 1789. In the mid-1700s, he was traveling through Jiangsu when he tasted this bite-sized deliciousness for the first time. Emperor Qianlong loved XLB so much that he told the whole province about it. If this version of the story is accurate, Chinese soup dumplings have been popular for nearly 275 years.

The Dumpling Controversy

People sometimes disagree that the Chinese soup dumpling should even go by the name dumpling at all. That is because cooks in Shanghai prepare XLB in a distinctively different manner than Westerners prepare them. In the United States and other Western countries, the term dumpling describes any boiled food containing dough. The problem some people have with using the term dumplings to describe XLB is that those calling it that don’t account for the method of cooking, wrapping style, or technical composition. Nevertheless, use of the term continues and likely will do so indefinitely.

What’s Inside of XLB?

The outside of a soup dumpling is, obviously, made from dough. Inside is either pork broth or chicken broth, sometimes both. It also contains stock made from pork skin or chicken feet with collagen that turns into a gel-like substance as it cooks. Cooks prepare the soup dumplings by placing the broth and meat stock inside and then pleating the edges. They finish the process by placing a wrapper around the XLB to ensure it’s not too hot for people to touch. This final step also helps the gelatin to melt and turn into a hot soup that diners expect when ordering XLB, whether in China or elsewhere.

How to Eat Soup Dumplings the Right Way

Picking up and eating XLB properly is essential to avoid burns and other mishaps. The best way to accomplish this is to lift a single soup dumpling out of the steam basket with a set of chopsticks. Next, make a small puncture near a top corner and suck out the hot broth after allowing a few minutes for the soup dumpling to cool down. The last step is to eat the remaining dough ball. Some people also enjoy dipping the dough in sauce for added flavor. So long as no one injures themselves on hot broth, the exact mechanisms of eating a soup dumpling are up to them.

A bar was something which I had wanted to own since I was a teenager and after 15 years of working in sales, I decided that it was time to step away and create that dream I had in my mind for such a long time. My bar is called Haidak and although we had a difficult couple of years in the beginning, we have slowly built the place up and recently it has been very successful. Before I invested in the bar I did a lot of research into what people want and what makes a great bar, and I visited some incredible places which have managed to get things just right. For me, there are certain aspects of what makes a great bar, and these are what I think people should focus on.

Theme

People need to know what they are going to get when you build a bar, and the theme which you choose is going to be vitally important in this. Picking a theme is also a way in which to understand what kind of clientele you are going to get coming through the doors. It doesn’t matter what the theme of your bar is, be it sports, music or something a little more niche. The key however is to pick a theme and ensure that each aspect of your bar fits in with it.

Tables and Chairs

Something which so many bars get wrong in my view is the way that they set up tables and chairs. If we think about why people come to a bar it is for two reasons, to socialize or to get away from everything and this is why it makes sense to cater for both of these in your seating arrangements. Putting lines of tables close together doesn’t give people that intimacy that they are looking for and the best option is to vary your seating from booths to big and small tables, not forgetting to have seating options at the bar for those flying solo.

Entertainment

You should decide early on if you are going to be a bar which offers entertainment, because half measures won’t cut it. If you are going to play sports then make sure you have a number of TVs placed throughout the bar, if you are going to offer games then set up an area with a pool table and some gambling machines. If however you don’t want anything, don’t slip a gambling machine in there to make some extra cash, as this is going to detract from the main feel and mood of the bar.

Service

Service is a huge aspect of having a bar and if you can’t offer people this then you aren’t giving them much incentive to come out. People want to get a drink when they need one, they want a little bit of conversation and they want to feel looked after. If you can’t offer this then they may as well stay at home and have a drink with some friends instead.