Going West "Some people feel the rain.Others just get wet" ~ Bob Marley

Going West "Some people feel the rain.Others just get wet" ~ Bob Marley
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Wasabi 和佐比 Its stem is used as a condiment and has an extremely strong pungency more akin to hot mustard than the...

Wasabi 和佐比 Its stem is used as a condiment and has an extremely strong pungency more akin to hot mustard than the capsaicin in a chilli pepper, producing vapours that stimulate the nasal passages more than the tongue.
The plant grows naturally along stream beds in mountain river valleys in Japan.
Because it grows mostly submerged, it is a common misconception to refer to the part used for wasabi as a root or sometimes even a rhizome: it is in fact the stem of the plant, with the characteristic leaf scar where old leaves fell off or were collected.

In some high-end restaurants, the paste is prepared when the customer orders, and is made using a grater to grate the stem; once the paste is prepared, it loses flavour in 15 minutes if left uncovered.

In sushi preparation, sushi chefs usually put the wasabi between the fish and the rice because covering wasabi until served preserves its flavor.

Because the burning sensations of wasabi are not oil-based, they are short-lived compared to the effects of chilli peppers, and are washed away with more food or liquid.

The sensation is felt primarily in the nasal passage and can be quite painful depending on the amount consumed.

Inhaling or sniffing wasabi vapour has an effect like smelling salts, a property exploited by researchers attempting to create a smoke alarm for the deaf.

One deaf subject participating in a test of the prototype awoke within 10 seconds of wasabi vapor sprayed into his sleeping chamber.

The 2011 Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the researchers for determining the ideal density of airborne wasabi to wake people in the event of an emergency.

My favourite Uk Wasabi source https://www.thewasabicompany.co.uk/
Great website and information. #Wasabi

Really :O) "it seems many Britons may not even know what they had actually voted for"

Really :O) "it seems many Britons may not even know what they had actually voted for"
Google reported sharp upticks in searches not only related to the ballot measure but also about basic questions concerning the implications of the vote
At about 1 a.m. Eastern time, about eight hours after the polls closed, Google reported that searches for "what happens if we leave the EU" had more than tripled
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/06/24/the-british-are-frantically-googling-what-the-eu-is-hours-after-voting-to-leave-it/

Angry Kanye West on Sway in the Morning interview

Angry Kanye West on Sway in the Morning interview
With musical accompaniment by Alfie Hole English jazz pianist living in New York - www.alfiehole.com
103213able Quote
I for one would like to see more of these. set to kanye if possible. that man is a goldmine of cringe
#KanyeWest  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjSUe7mTTJM&feature=share

Biggest uprising since Peasants Revolt in 138l

Biggest uprising since Peasants Revolt in 138l
Our chief political correspondent Christopher Hope
puts the referendum into historical context.

The 2016 EU referendum is set to the biggest uprising
against the people who run the UK since the Peasants Revolt
in 1381
Britain's bosses, politicians, church leaders, sports stars,
bankers, economists and celebrities told the people to vote
to Remain in the UK.

And (by the look of it now) the people sent back a massive V
sign.
Democracy indeed

Five minute Read #GrowthMindSet

Five minute Read #GrowthMindSet
123 ;)

http://www.fastcompany.com/3061059/your-most-productive-self/how-to-brainstorm-like-a-googler

Fighting Tooth and Snail 1290 "Slimy social climbers, indeed"

Fighting Tooth and Snail 1290 "Slimy social climbers, indeed"
We Love the 1290s.
Hat tip Mat Brown
https://upvoted.com/2015/11/25/the-marginalized-art-of-snail-fighting-in-medieval-europe/

Thanks for all your messages! First of all, I'm fine - or I will be soon.

Thanks for all your messages! First of all, I'm fine - or I will be soon.
I had nasty accident today but I'm ok.
I went horse riding and let's just say it didn't end up quite as planned.

I got on the horse ok and started out slowly but he started to speed up and we were going faster than I was comfortable with until we were going as fast as the horse could go!
Have to admit I was terrified!!
Then the worst thing ever happened - I fell off and caught my foot in the stirrup and the horse was dragging me around in a circle.
It wouldn't stop, it just kept going around and around.

Thank God the store manager at Tesco's came out and unplugged the carousel.
How many of you actually read that all the way through?
If you did, copy and paste and give someone else a good laugh.
Thanks Jimmy da Blacksmith ;)

I am Cured

I am Cured

Chillies n Garlic The English names chile or chilli are borrowed from Náhuatl (native Mexican), where the plant’s...

Chillies n Garlic The English names chile or chilli are borrowed from Náhuatl (native Mexican), where the plant’s name chilli allegedly derived from a root meaning red.

It is not related to the country name Chile, which is supposed to derived from the Quechua word meaning end, because today’s Chile marks the southern end of the Inca Empire.

Another theory links the toponym to an Araucanian term depth referring to the coastal lowlands as seen from the Andes.
Capsicum cardenasii: Ulupica flower
Flower of Bolivian ulupica chile (Capsicum cardenasii)

There is con­siderable zeal in the discussion whether the spice should be called
Chile
Chili
or chilli in English.
The form chilli is probably closest to the Náhuatl original, and it is the preferred form among historically minded USians and in Australia.

The word chili has come to mean almost exclusively the Tex-Mex-food chili con carne in the USA, but is used for the spice in British English.

The variant chilly (also the adverb of chill) has become obsolete; it bears connotations to the British Colonial Era and sometimes appears in brand names of products that go back to the first half of the 20.th century.
Lastly, chile is the name of the spice in contemporary Mexican Spanish, and it is also quite popular in the USA.

To make things worse, chiles are often referred to as peppers in English, which is of course a never-ending source of culinarily fatal misunderstandings.