Cuba Libre: A very simple to prepare liqueur

Free Cuba. (Photo: Internet)

Lima. Ingredients

-A glass of rum.
-The juice of a lemon.
-A glass of coca cola.
-Slices of lemon.
-Three ice cubes.

Preparation

1. In a long glass, it poured rum, lemon juice, ice cubes and complete with the soda.

2 Garnish with a slice of lemon on the edge.

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More than 25% of restaurants in Mistura are provincial

There is no region that is not represented in Mistura. (Photo: Andina)

Lima. More than 25 percent of restaurants, picanterías and business of rustic cuisine that will participate in the 2011 Mistura gastronomic fair will come from different provinces of the country, which gives this competition inclusive clearly, said the Peruvian society of gastronomy (sticks).

Mistura's Operations Manager, Pedro Córdova, reported that more than 150 points of sale of food, some 40 they bring to Lima the best of his letters. "There is no region that is not represented in Mistura," remarked the steering of sticks.

Present in this version of Mistura provincial restaurants include the corner of the duck, Chiclayo; The Pisquerito and the Horchata, of Cusco; The Ollón of clay, Huaraz; The Cacique of Tacna; The blue snail, Piura; and the new Palomino de Arequipa.

There will also be the rustic cuisine of Ayaviri, Puno; the picanterías La Benita of Arequipa; and the pilot of Cañete and Chincha Batan huariques; The refuge of Santiago, of Lunahuaná, among others.

The majority of producers that bet in the "great market de Mistura", inside the fair area, are also farmers in provinces that ofertarán the widest variety of their crops, reported Córdova.

Source: Andean

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The olive tree Octopus: for sucking fingers

The olive tree Octopus. (Photo: Internet)

Lima. Ingredients

-1 k of Octopus.
-14 despepitadas, Peruvian black olives.
-3 tablespoons of Peruvian lime juice.
-1 cup of olive oil to prepare the mayonnaise.
-2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley.
-2 eggs.
-Salt.
-Pepper.
-3 tablespoons of olive oil to decorate.
-1 Pope medium.

Preparation

Clean the Octopus cooking in a pot with boiling water, and that covers it the tooth of whole garlic, bay leaf and 1 Pope medium. The Octopus will be cooked (soft) when the potato is tender (of 30 to 40 minutes approximately).

Cool, Peel by lightly scraping with a knife and cut into slices or small pieces. Book.

Blend the eggs, salt, lemon, pepper juice and to add a few olive oil to form a thick mayonnaise. Then, add the olives and blend until that they are completely sort.

Cut the Octopus in slices, accommodate a source and bathing with olive sauce. Garnish with 3 tablespoons of olive oil forming threads, and chopped parsley.

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More than 86 varieties of fruit will be offered in Mistura

The public can buy exotic fruits like the aguaje. (Photo: Internet)

Lima. More than 86 varieties of fruits of the coast, mountains and jungle, will be present in the gastronomic fair Mistura 2011, which begins on Friday in the Park of the exposition, where the public can try and learn not only their taste, but all their Properties and benefits.

Grand market will be the main Pavilion that will house the 10 days of more than 300 18 areas of Peru fruit producers and fair to fruteros teachers, who will give details of the wealth and biodiversity of the Peru reflected in exotic, delicious and healthy fruit.

Here they displayed and tickets on sale fruit of extensive knowledge as the Plum, granadilla, lucuma, mango and passion fruit; and the less widely used, such as Annona, caimito, copoazú, hericungo, huasai, inayugo, titomba, pitajaya, aguaje, among others that may prove juices and salads.

"This year we have focused on the Peruvian fruit between the native and which migrated to the Peru that people appreciate the exotic of our fruits, many of which are not well known," said Flavio Solórzano, responsible for great market in Mistura 2011.

Also the public may make purchases of the species still unknown or fruit that has only heard about as camu camu.

Source: Andean

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Astronauts must know to cook for missions to Mars

Trip to Mars would last five years. (Photo: Internet)

Manned Mars missions would require the astronauts knowledge of food and agriculture, as well as Astrophysics, must grow and cook their own food given the long duration of the trip, said Nasa's food systems laboratory.

"The greatest challenges that occur before the travel to Mars relate to the balance of weight, volume, resource utilization and acceptability of food," said Maya r. Cooper, scientific laboratory of food systems in Houston, Texas.

For travel to the international space station (ISS) astronauts traveling with 1.7 kg of food per person per day. However, for trips to the red planet of roundtrip, that could last for five years, that would mean 3.7 tons, which complicates the project from the logistical point of view.

"Now look at the possibility of developing a system biorregenerativo that includes the cultivation of food in space and the possibility of sending large amounts of products to the Martian Habitat," said Cooper.

These plans would require greater preparation and processing of food than the current system used in space shuttle and the ISS, orbiting the Earth.

First Manned Mars missions is expected to depart in early 2030, for what NASA is already considering ways of supplying food safe and efficient manner to the crew within its food technology project.

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Preparing Sushi: Ideal for informal meetings

Sushi. (Photo: Internet)

Lima. Ingredients

-500 gr. glutinous rice.
-750 cc. Water.
-70 DC. Rice vinegar.
-1 tablespoon sugar.
-1 tablespoon of salt.
-10 sheets of nori seaweed.

Filling

-150 Gr. (salmon or tuna) fish.
-1 cucumber.
-1 carrot.

To serve

-Salsa wasabi (of spicy radishes).
-Soy sauce.
-Ginger preserves.

Preparation

It washes the rice in a bowl, changing the water up to 6 times, until leaving it clear. So remove excess starch.

It is cooked the 500 gr. of rice in 750 cc. water in a well covered pot, for 15 minutes, starting from the moment that we will hear start boiling. Let stand aside, for another 15 minutes. It is essential to not open the pot at any time during the cooking and resting.

While it rests the rice, we heat a little vinegar with sugar and salt, stirring until mixing well. Let cool and reserve.

Once ready rice, already cooled, cut fish and vegetables in thin and elongated strips. Extends the rice thin layer on the seaweed nori on a mat or clean cloth, leaving a border of 1 cm. free. Place the fish and vegetables near one end, and rolled up helping you the mat. Closes the sushi sealing the end with a little water. Cover with cling film and let stand cold a while, so join the ingredients well.

At the time of serving, short the roll with the help of a well sharpened knife, soaking it in water and well cleaned with a cloth or paper towels from court to court. The thickness is variable, it should ideally be 1 cm or 1.5 cm. maximum.

It serves a source with a nut of wasabi, soy sauce and Ginger preserved. To eat it mixes a hint of wasabi in soy sauce, wetting each roll in this sauce. After eating it we took a bit of ginger.

Ah! Careful with wasabi, is an excerpt from extremely Japanese horseradish, non comes to mind eating directly. I've seen do this and is very badly, I I can assure you.

The ingredients are easy to find in large supermarkets and shops of Asian products. The fish is best to use it frozen to prevent infection by anisakis spp., and supports many combinations, such as prawns, salmon, tuna, etc.

Ideal soy sauce is the Japanese, something softer and less salty than china. If not we find we can use any other. The truth is that it requires some skill, but with a little patience can achieve very good results and surprise family and friends with this light and healthy Japanese, ideal dish for an informal meeting.

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Not a bad time passes! Tips for correcting a drink

Be the star of the night with these super tips. (Photo: Internet)

Lima. As you enter panic and waste all the ingredients to prove again and again the right point to the preparation, see these tips to improve the drinks before a bad drink.

-If once prepared the drink it strong, added a jet of cold water or returns to beat it with a bit of ice for a few seconds.

-If you are very watery, add a small amount of dry drink that has intervened in the mix.

-If you want it drier, incorporates a few drops of the intervening dry drink or, if the mixture accepts, a drops of lemon juice.

-If you want it sweeter, add a few drops of the drink sweeter that intervenes in the drink or a spoonful of sugar.

-When you want to lighten the drink or soften the mix, place small pieces of ice. On the other hand, adding large ice cubes if you want stronger.

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