Food & Drink - 29 August 2006

What factors motivate diners to go to a restaurant in the first place and to keep going back?

We need to ensure maximum 'bums on seats' for our soon-to-launch restaurant.

2006-08-29 23:55:34 · 17 answers · asked by Nene 3 in Ethnic Cuisine

2006-08-29 23:53:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

2006-08-29 23:51:04 · 2 answers · asked by john w 1 in Cooking & Recipes

Why doesn't the ice cream in Spain that is put on top of hot coffee melt? What type of ice cream is it?

2006-08-29 23:48:56 · 4 answers · asked by ROSS K 2 in Other - Food & Drink

A powerful trade organization, the Swiss Association of Dealers for Electro-apparatuses for Households and Industry, known as FEA, struck swiftly in 1992. They forced the President of the Court of Seftigen, Canton of Bern, to issue a "gag order" against Drs. Hertel and Blanc. In March 1993, Dr. Hertel was convicted for "interfering with commerce" and prohibited from further publishing his results. However, Dr. Hertel stood his ground and fought this decision over the years.

Not long ago, this decision was reversed in a judgment delivered in Strasbourg, Austria, on August 25, 1998. The European Court of Human Rights held that there had been a violation of Hertel's rights in the 1993 decision. The European Court of Human Rights also ruled that the "gag order" issued by the Swiss court in 1992 against Dr. Hertel, prohibiting him from declaring that microwave ovens are dangerous to human health, was contrary to the right to freedom of expression.

2006-08-29 23:41:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

What is the best preparation or cooking method to make Calamari soft and tender, not rubbery.

2006-08-29 23:38:58 · 15 answers · asked by Ricardo 2 in Cooking & Recipes

The use of artificial microwave transmissions for subliminal psychological control, a.k.a. "brainwashing", has also been proven. We're attempting to obtain copies of the 1970's Russian research documents and results written by Drs. Luria and Perov specifying their clinical experiments in this area.

2006-08-29 23:36:00 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

In Dr. Lita Lee's book, Health Effects of Microwave Radiation - Microwave Ovens, and in the March and September 1991 issues of Earthletter, she stated that every microwave oven leaks electro-magnetic radiation, harms food, and converts substances cooked in it to dangerous organ-toxic and carcinogenic products. Further research summarized in this article reveal that microwave ovens are far more harmful than previously imagined.

The following is a summary of the Russian investigations published by the Atlantis Raising Educational Center in Portland, Oregon. Carcinogens were formed in virtually all foods tested. No test food was subjected to more microwaving than necessary to accomplish the purpose, i.e., cooking, thawing, or heating to insure sanitary ingestion. Here's a summary of some of the results:

* Microwaving prepared meats sufficiently to insure sanitary ingestion caused formation of d-Nitrosodienthanolamines, a well-known carcinogen.
* Microwaving milk and cereal grains converted some of their amino acids into carcinogens.
* Thawing frozen fruits converted their glucoside and galactoside containing fractions into carcinogenic substances.
* Extremely short exposure of raw, cooked or frozen vegetables converted their plant alkaloids into carcinogens.
* Carcinogenic free radicals were formed in microwaved plants, especially root vegetables.
* Decrease in nutritional value

Russian researchers also reported a marked acceleration of structural degradation leading to a decreased food value of 60 to 90% in all foods tested. Among the changes observed were:

Deceased bio-availability of vitamin B complex, vitamin C, vitamin E, essential minerals and lipotropics factors in all food tested.
Various kinds of damaged to many plant substances, such as alkaloids, glucosides, galactosides and nitrilosides.
The degradation of nucleo-proteins in meats.

2006-08-29 23:34:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

A number of warnings have been made public, but have been barely noticed. For example, Young Families, the Minnesota Extension Service of the University of Minnesota, published the following in 1989:

"Although microwaves heat food quickly, they are not recommended for heating a baby's bottle. The bottle may seem cool to the touch, but the liquid inside may become extremely hot and could burn the baby's mouth and throat. Also, the buildup of steam in a closed container, such as a baby bottle, could cause it to explode. Heating the bottle in a microwave can cause slight changes in the milk. In infant formulas, there may be a loss of some vitamins. In expressed breast milk, some protective properties may be destroyed. Warming a bottle by holding it under tap water, or by setting it in a bowl of warm water, then testing it on your wrist before feeding may take a few minutes longer, but it is much safer."

Dr. Lita Lee of Hawaii reported in the December 9, 1989 Lancet:

"Microwaving baby formulas converted certain trans-amino acids into their synthetic cis-isomers. Synthetic isomers, whether cis-amino acids or trans-fatty acids, are not biologically active. Further, one of the amino acids, L-proline, was converted to its d-isomer, which is known to be neurotoxic (poisonous to the nervous system) and nephrotoxic (poisonous to the kidneys). It's bad enough that many babies are not nursed, but now they are given fake milk (baby formula) made even more toxic via microwaving."

2006-08-29 23:32:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

2006-08-29 23:16:01 · 3 answers · asked by chefquinn 1 in Other - Food & Drink

I invited 2 of my friends over for bfast before a trip to a nearby city, thus, i'm thinking of something light and tasty. I was thinking of something like Brioche fried in butter with sauteed peaches. What do u guys think? I've seen plenty of good suggestions on other questions so i'm sure someone out there will be able to help me! hehe Btw keep in mind that I have a deep crush on one of them, so i wanna impress lol

2006-08-29 23:10:40 · 18 answers · asked by NeXuS 2 in Cooking & Recipes

2006-08-29 23:05:44 · 12 answers · asked by bibi 2 in Cooking & Recipes

2006-08-29 22:54:42 · 11 answers · asked by juju 3 in Non-Alcoholic Drinks

You either love it or hate it. It's the smell that I hate, but the taste is OK.

2006-08-29 22:51:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Food & Drink

For me it's a toss up between fresh lychee and tree ripened apricots from the top of the tree.

2006-08-29 22:46:59 · 108 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Food & Drink

If i cook potatoes in boiling water until they are nice and soft, and them put them into a food processer, will this make it nice and smooth and creamy???????

2006-08-29 22:46:56 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

2006-08-29 22:46:35 · 24 answers · asked by ooooyeahbaby 1 in Beer, Wine & Spirits

2006-08-29 22:43:44 · 8 answers · asked by renrew_otg 2 in Cooking & Recipes

2006-08-29 22:25:52 · 3 answers · asked by noneedtoread 2 in Cooking & Recipes

2006-08-29 22:24:03 · 3 answers · asked by keekee 1 in Cooking & Recipes

OK, so its that time of year and I need to loose the extra pounds added on during the summer 'blimey its hot, I'll have another beer' time.

So the dilema is, Tuesday night is lads night out. Four blokes, 1 pub, 4 pints. But now its diet time, what is it best to drink without looking a bit girlie? Usual tipple is lager or Magners cider so switching to 'mineral water' is a bit 'gay'. Any other sugestions for a more manly looking drink?

2006-08-29 22:14:15 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beer, Wine & Spirits

2006-08-29 22:01:47 · 18 answers · asked by TK 1 in Other - Food & Drink

I finished work about 2 hours ago, and i really want to go home but i can't stop looking at this freak'n site and answering peoples questions. aaahhhhhh

2006-08-29 21:55:48 · 17 answers · asked by ooooyeahbaby 1 in Beer, Wine & Spirits

what the recipes for mustard

2006-08-29 21:45:47 · 5 answers · asked by iramthat 1 in Cooking & Recipes

2006-08-29 21:42:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

2006-08-29 21:41:57 · 4 answers · asked by rosesbloom7 2 in Cooking & Recipes

2006-08-29 21:31:00 · 2 answers · asked by princess 2 in Other - Food & Drink

2006-08-29 21:29:03 · 7 answers · asked by princess 2 in Other - Food & Drink

I quit fast foods a coulple of years ago because the "intellectuals" said that they were making me FAT. Well, quitting did not do a bit of good. I am still gaining weight. No, it is not because of my diet of pop, ice cream, steak, potatoes, and ....................... So, if I cannot beat it, I should join it, right? Should I go back? Yummy!!!

2006-08-29 21:21:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Food & Drink

2006-08-29 21:19:46 · 7 answers · asked by gurmeetrai31 1 in Beer, Wine & Spirits