Replica Strawberry Donut [Why?]

Perfect for the display window of any pastry shop, this Replica Strawberry Donut not only looks exactly like the real thing, but it actually weighs the same asan actual donut! Created from fired urethane, this replica will fool anyone into thinking it’s fresh from the oven.

Just don’t try tasting it, because the similarities end there!

Replica Strawberry Donut

• Material: Urethane
• Height – 35mm
• Diameter – 100 mm
• Weight – 140g

I am still looking for any valid reason to produce such a product.

via : Japan Trend Shop

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Potato Portraits

Ginou Choueiri

ARTWORK

I chose the potato to portray the human face due to the many striking parallels: their porous skin, their similar color, and like us, they come in different shapes and sizes.

Website [Link]

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Coffee the best way to a healthy Liver

Accoring to Glen Matten Author of ’100 foods Coffee featured as No 5 in the Top 20 most incredible foods.

5.If I told you there was a drink that might reduce the risk of diabetes, Parkinson’s, cirrhosis, gallstones and liver cancer, you might be surprised to find it in Starbucks. But coffee is such a significant source of antioxidants that it could feasibly claim to be a health beverage.

Read more: [Link]

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Female fish attacked for having Bad Manners [zoology]

Male cleaner fish will punish females when the females misbehave at mealtimes, a new study finds. Here, the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus cleans the larger N. nigrosis. Credit: Richard Smith.via live science |link|

Males of a certain fish species will punish females when they misbehave while eating, a new study finds. “While the cleaner fish’s “clients” are happy to have their bodies tidied of parasites, they become irritated if the cleaners take a bite out of their mucous tissue, and may even swim away”.

Full report released on Jan 8th read full report

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How to get through airport security faster [really!]

 Are you a frequent passenger on airplanes and a regular visitor to airports? well you might benefit from some handy tips on how to do this much faster but be warned you might have to leave your tights at home and ensure you post your peanut butter well in advance.

In an interesting article published to help passengers they came up with some tips but I’m not really sure if they have given this a lot of thought.

Here are some snippets just to set the mood, ” Do not pack over-sized electronics in your checked baggage, when possible.
Over-sized electronics are laptops, full-size video game consoles, DVD players and video cameras that use cassettes. ! What from the 1960′s

” whenever possible.
Wear socks and shoes that are easy to take off and put back on”. What i cant think where i can buy quick release socks and shoes!

” . There are certain foods and gifts you should put in your checked bag, ship ahead or leave at home.
These items include creamy dips and spreads, sauces, maple syrup, jams, alcoholic beverages, snowglobes.“

What ! leave my Snowglobe at home and send my Bottle of vodka in the post !!  

Read the complete List..|link|

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What a cracking pair

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Square Watermelons [japan]

The Square Watermelon… chew on that for a moment, if you will. The first question that comes to mind is, “Why?” Well, besides its novelty value, there are actually several darned good reasons for making a watermelon in a square shape. Since these things make great gifts, it makes sense to package them in boxes and a square shape fits into a square box with the minimum amount of wasted space. In addition, the shape naturally lends itself to being bedecked in a decorative ribbon, birthday-present style.

Think of it, a delicious watermelon packed in a home-grown gift box! And a gift that will be appreciated, knowing the cost: figure about $80 & change for one of these babies compared to about $20 for a boring, unfashionable oval one. Naturally, you’re going to want to chill your prized gift, and the shape fits perfectly inside a Japanese refrigerator. Take it out, and it won’t roll away!

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Fruit & Veg Your Dirty Minds…..

Yes its me Mr tomato

 

Yes its me Mr tomato

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A look inside McDonalds

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JezZbeans turkey tip reminder !

I keep meeting rebels. We’re not having turkey this year, they say. We’re cooking a piece of beef (or a leg of mutton, duck or a loin of pork). Well, I don’t care if they are serving a whole roast monkfish with a conference pear in its mouth, I’m having turkey. We always have turkey!

TIME LINE – FOR A 12LB TURKEY

Christmas Eve:

• Make both stuffings (including cornbread*)

• Make breadcrumbs for bread sauce*

• Take the turkey out of fridge

• Put forcemeat in neck cavity and seal

• Brush the turkey with melted butter

• Put in roasting pan, cover with foil and leave in cool place

• Peel potatoes and quarter them, prepare Brussels sprouts and put in cold water

• Infuse milk with onion, nutmeg and spices for bread sauce

• Make giblet stock and extra poultry stock*

* Can be done more than one day before

Christmas Day:

• Preheat oven to 175C/350F/gas mark 4

• Three hours before meal: put turkey in oven

• Two hours before meal: parboil potatoes for five minutes; drain, dust with flour and roast with duck fat

• One hour before meal: heat plates; finish bread sauce

• Half an hour before meal: take turkey out and test for doneness; cook Brussels sprouts (and any other veg); make gravy

These cooking times (which may seem astonishingly short) are based on stuffing the neck only and not wrapping the bird in foil. Allow approximately 1lb/450g on-bone weight per person.

• 6½ lb/3kg: 1¾ hrs

• 11lb/5kg: 2¼ hrs

• 15¼ lb/7kg: 2¾ hrs

• 19¾ lb/9kg: 3½ hours

• 24¼ lb/11kg: 4½ hours

Disclaimer; the information above is estimated only when cooking your bird always refer to the cooking times given in the product information.

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Funny food creations

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