Eating food is an indispensable part of every person’s life, it can be confidently stated that life is impossible without food. What we consume depends on both health and appearance, our work capacity and intellectual activity. Of course, many culinary inventions have appeared in our time. There was a time when food was only a way to satisfy hunger, but this is not about the present time.
Let’s consider some interesting facts about food and how cooking and kitchens of different peoples of the world developed:
Did you know that only wealthy people could afford sugar? Therefore, when a rich European had black teeth from sweets, it could only mean that the person was very rich.
Also an interesting fact about the banana, which is not a fruit, but only a herb. After eating a banana, a person begins to release an odor or an enzyme that attracts mosquitoes. So, as you plan to relax in nature, it is better to refuse eating bananas on this day.
Speaking of culinary habits, everyone knows that East Asians mainly eat spicy food. The dishes are dominated by such hot spices that it is simply impossible for Europeans to eat them. Scientists have even managed to prove that if a pregnant woman consumes a lot of spicy food while carrying a child, the child’s body will develop its excellent tolerance. That is why Asians who consume a lot of spicy food easily digest it. By the way, it is very difficult to find a Chinese person who eats dairy products. The whole secret is that over time the enzyme that was designed to process lactose simply atrophied in the Chinese.
And the recipes of some Canadian dishes include rotten fish! Yes, yes, that’s right. In Sweden, some dishes may require pickled herring. And in Iceland, in order to prepare the favorite dish of Icelanders – hakarl, you will need such an ingredient as rotten shark meat.
It is also interesting that many airplane passengers note that the food during the flight seems completely different. This is due to changes in the taste buds at high altitude. This makes the food seem neither sweet nor salty, but at the same time more crunchy. Sometimes this is due to the large addition of chemical additives. In general, today, almost all food has various chemical additives in its composition, which greatly affects its taste. And even purchased agricultural products contain nitrates or nitrites. Therefore, when choosing products, you need to show special attention and patience.
But if we talk about something useful and more common for our region, then every dinner starts with the first course. Soup is considered the basis of the basics. But have you ever wondered when and who made the first soup? In fact, the first bowl of soup was cooked back in the 60th century BC. And, as a rule, the soup was always cooked on meat broth, and the first soup was made from hippopotamus meat!
However, for now I want to offer you the most useful and simple recipe for the first course for a pleasant weekend:
Salmon ears (or from other types of fish that you like)
Ingredients:
Head, fins and tail of a fish (can be of different types) – 600 g.
Fish fillet – 400 g.
Onions – 2 pcs. 100 g each
Carrot – 2 pcs. 100 g each
Potatoes – 300 g.
Salt – 1 tbsp. l.
Black pepper, hot red pepper and other spices to taste.
Dill and parsley greens.
Bay leaf – 2 pcs.
Vodka – 50 ml
Water – 2.3 l
To get a really tasty ear, it is important to follow the recipe exactly. Start by washing the fish and removing the gills and scales.
- Put the fish head, tail and spine in a saucepan, cover with water and put on the fire or stove. While constantly removing the foam, add hot pepper, bay leaf and onion to the broth. Close the pot with a lid and cook the broth for 1 hour.
- At this time, peel potatoes, carrots, peppers and onions. Chop the greens. For a special taste, carrots with onions and pepper can be fried a little.
- Take out the fish, separate the bones from it, and leave the meat for later. Strain the broth through a sieve or cheesecloth.
- Add potatoes, fried vegetables, fish fillets, and meat left over from the broth to the clear liquid. We send bay leaves, peppercorns, greens there. Cook for another 15 minutes.
- Add vodka and all spices as desired. Let’s “rest” a little.
Bon appetit!!!
