Vanilla The Totonac people, who inhabit the East Coast of Mexico in the present-day state of Veracruz, were the...

Vanilla The Totonac people, who inhabit the East Coast of Mexico in the present-day state of Veracruz, were the first to cultivate vanilla.

According to Totonac mythology, the tropical orchid was born when Princess Xanat, forbidden by her father from marrying a mortal, fled to the forest with her lover.
The lovers were captured and beheaded.
Where their blood touched the ground, the vine of the tropical orchid grew.

Grading 
In general, vanilla fruit grade is based on the length, appearance (color, sheen, presence of any splits, presence of blemishes), and moisture content of the fruit.
Whole, dark, plump and oily pods that are visually attractive, with no blemishes, and that have a higher moisture content are graded most highly.

Such pods are particularly prized by chefs for their appearance and can be featured in gourmet dishes

H/t Ellim Sluouf  #Vanilla  

Originally shared by Armando Lioss

Get the Wok Out and cook !

Get the Wok Out  and cook !
https://www.facebook.com/jon.hole.16/posts/10154165096243345?comment_id=10154166640823345¬if_t=feed_comment

Pimms No 3.11 cup

Pimms No 3.11 cup
Exclusive Recipe to g+
1) A bunch of Borage leaves and flowers
See @https://plus.google.com/+JonChef/posts/LtfCE5976qf
( Ego Barago Gaudia semper ago )

2) Can of Pimm,s No 1 cup

3) 1 bottle of Thatchers 2014 vintage oak aged 
Somerset-shire Cider

4) Mint,cucumber and Scottish raspberries and ice.

How to  Mix and drink ;)
#HazelMoon

Venison,garlic and herb Meatballs

Venison,garlic and herb Meatballs
with buttered Brussel sprouts with plenty of Nutmeg and fresh ground black pepper.
Sauce #21stCenturyDigitalFood 303

Cơm tấm, or broken rice

Cơm tấm, or broken rice
Is a Vietnamese dish made from rice with fractured rice grains.
Tấm refers to the broken rice grains, while cơm refers to cooked rice

The main ingredient, broken rice
is a traditionally cheaper grade of rice produced by damage in milling. It is mainly used as a food industry ingredient in America and Europe, but in West Africa and South East Asia is used for human consumption.
Broken rice has a lower fiber and nutrient content, but generally has a similar energy content to intact rice.
#Rice  

Originally shared by Evan Sidarto

Com Tam / Vietnamese Broken Rice Plate

This is so good and it's hard to find in Singapore. It comes with your choice of meat, salad, shrimp cake, egg cake, rice, shredded pork, and fish sauce! Portions a gigantic for Asian standards.

Com Tam Nhu Y Restaurant
2095 N Capitol Ave
San Jose, CA 95132

ChefJenny The job is hard, and the environment is so intense.

ChefJenny     The job is hard, and the environment is so intense.
You work so close -- not only collaboratively but physically.
You’re hot.
You cut yourself.
You burn yourself.
I would be surprised if one day a week out of my entire career
I wasn’t like, “What the hell am I doing this for?
Why do I work here?
Why am I around these people?”
It’s just really hard, even for someone who’s so passionate about the job, to not have this love-hate relationship.
There’s something  masochistic about it.
Read on link below #HowItIs  
http://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/why-8-chefs-quit-the-kitchen

Lobster using chopsticks to eat..............................!

Lobster using chopsticks  to eat..............................!
Caviar  !!!
Lost for words.
#Lobster   #Chopsticks

The Chulha low smoke stove

The Chulha low smoke stove
Is a low tech solution designed within a philanthropy project by Philips Design.
This stove is a further development of the traditional cooking stove in India. During cooking on this traditional stoves, the houses are full of smoke.
The poorest families even don’t have a stove. They cook inside the house on an open fire, using 3 stones to support a pot.

The smoke in the kitchen is causing a lot of health problems: respiration diseases like pneumonia or nose, mouth and eyes infections.

To solve this problem, Philips designed a new stove with a chimney pipe. With the Chulha you even can save up to 50% of wood comparing to the traditional way of cooking. The stove is quite simple and can be build nearly anywhere
http://www.chulha.org/

A little bit Gobsmacked

A little bit Gobsmacked
Original post were i looked  
death in a face  
Well it most certainly felt like it briefly ! https://plus.google.com/+JonChef/posts/ZdNdeeahGaz

Then through the magic of the internet / social media i get a thank you    from the Heimlich Maneuver man himself !!! wow i was a bit stunned
http://henryheimlich.com/
Good thing to know by the way especially if you are in the hospitality trade

Deer oh dear Bambi life in the Highlands roadkill.

Deer oh dear Bambi life in the Highlands roadkill.
Don,t worry did not go to waste.
Picture credit Jimmy blacksmith