Showing posts with label Cooking and Recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cooking and Recipes. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Top 10 Most Loved & Preferred Worldwide Pizza Flavours

Pizza is one of the most loved and preferred fast food item in the world. Pizza is basically an Italian dish which is made of flour with various toppings. The main ingredient of any pizza is cheese. It is the most consumed food item after the burgers across the world. Pizza is definitely a tongue smacking food and a perfect food to celebrate any occasion. There are many health adverse of eating too much of pizzas but still this is one of the highest selling food item. There are numerous flavours of a pizza and every country has their own specialized flavours. Pizza flavours can be vegetarian as well as non – vegetarian. Here are the top ten flavours of Pizza, which are most loved and preferred worldwide:

1. Double Cheese Pizza
This is a very popular veg. pizza which has a double thick layer of cheese. The double cheese pizza is very popular because of the lovers of cheese in this world are many. It is indeed one of the best and tasty pizzas among the vegetarian flavours. These are plain pizzas loaded with oodles of extra cheese which makes it delicious and most lip smacking.



2. Gourmet
This is a unique flavour of vegetarian pizza where the pizza where the spicy vegetarian delight is topped with extremely appealing golden corns, loaded with extra cheese. This pizza is a unique flavour because of the additional toppings like the spread of black olives and the jalapenos. This is an amazing vegetarian recipe which is a delight to have. The Gourmet pizza is a popular flavour and is indeed one of the best.

3. Mexican Green Wave
This is another unique recipe of American pizza which mane is influenced by the Mexican Waves. Mexican Green Wave Pizza is loaded with crunchy onions, crispy capsicum, juicy tomato and jalapeno. This is a spicy flavour which is topped my liberal sprinkling of the exotic Mexican herbs. This is a very popular pizza among the veggies and is a common flavour among those who loves spice pizzas.

4. Peppy Paneer
Paneer is a fresh cheese common in South Asian Cuisine. It is an Indian Origin food item which is a delicious piece of cheese cube made of pure milk. This is a very popular recipe in India as the vegetarian people loves Paneer a lot. The Paneer used in this pizza are barbequed and then few pieces of Paneer is sprinkled over the pizza along with crispy capsicum slices and spicy red pepper. Its yummy taste and is really very appetizing. the Peppy Paneer pizza forms the spicy menu among the vegetarian list of pizzas.

5. Margherita Pizza
Pizza Margherita is a very common and a popular menu in the Asian countries. These pizzas are delicious and are made with single topping of Cheese. The Margherita Pizzas are medium spicy and are actually very pleasant to taste. The pizzas are preferred by the customers who like a simple pizza topping. These Pizzas has no extra toppings and are plain cheese pizzas.

6. Meatzaa Pizza
This is a non- vegetarian dish and is exclusively meant for you, if you are a hard core Non Vegetarian. This pizza is a blend of hot and spicy chicken, barbeque chicken and ham and minced meat. All this meat makes it a extravagant non veg. pizza. The Meatzaa Pizza is filled with cheese and is topped with sprinkled Onions. This is a perfect recipe for the non veg. pizzas which has all the forms of meat in the crispy fried form. Meatzaa Pizza definitely is the flavour to look for in the non veg. menu.

7. Cheese and Barbeque Chicken
The Cheese and Barbeque chicken Pizzas are the most popular among the pizza flavours. In countries like India where Ham and beef are not consumed largely, this flavour of pizza is the most popular among the consumers. The pizza is first filled with cheese and is topped with extra cheese and barbeque chicken. The barbeque chickens are made into small pieces which are sprinkled on the top of the extra cheese and are then sprinkled with some onions and green chilli. This is indeed a mouth watering pizza flavour for any non veg. pizza lover.

8. Chicken Mexican Red Wave
These pizzas are one of the most delicious spicy flavours of pizzas available. The Mexican Red Wave Pizza is a lip smacking flavour of Pizza which is made with hot and spicy chicken as the main topping. This pizza is filled with extra cheese and is topped with crunchy onions, juicy tomatoes and sizzling red peppers. This makes the pizza spicy, but it is extremely delicious. The main highlight of this pizza is the toppings of the exotic Mexican herbs which gives it a unique flavour and enhances its taste by far.

9. Cheese and Pepperoni
This is one of the most popular flavours of pizza in the world. This is Americans favourite flavour as well. The pepperoni is a spicy food, an Italian-American variety of salami (a dry sausage) usually made from cured pork and beef. These are mostly chopped ham cut in circular thin pieces and placed on the pizza to form the topping. This pizza with pepperoni is then topped with a generous load of extra cheese. Pepperoni Pizzas are popular all over the world and is really a tasty flavour of pizza. However, in country like India, the pepperoni pizzas actually have chicken slices in most outlets and it still manages to be of equal taste as with the ham.

10. Golden Chicken Delight
This is another Pizza which is made of Barbeque chicken. In this pizza, barbeque chicken forms the main toppings of the pizza. The barbeque chicken is then sprinkled with toppings of golden corn which is an absolute delight to have. This pizza is then stuffed with extra cheese and thus the menu looks like extra tacky with barbeque chicken, golden corn and extra corn. This is a very tasty flavour which can leave you with mouth watering experience.
Source : top-10-list.org

Monday, September 26, 2011

Top 10 Most Popular Food Items in the World

Food is an essential part of our lives and everyone has a different take on what is the most popular food item on a menu. For this list let us have a look at what is the most recognizable food item in the world, something that we order for our take-outs or something that we always fall back upon when we are looking for a quick and tasty meal. It can loosely be termed as fast food, though some of these may not fall in that category.


1. Ice Cream:
Is there a soul left in this world who has not tasted ice-cream? The ultimate soul food, ice cream has, like many of the food items listed below, adapted itself to local flavours. The most prevalent flavours are vanilla, chocolate and strawberry but there are many places which boast of over 30 flavours. Yummy, mouth watering, and so much fun to eat, ice cream probably tops the list of all popular food items

2. Chocolates:
However a close contender for the most popular food item would be chocolates. Big or small, with fruit fillings or with nuts, dark or milk, the choices are endless. The Swiss claim to have invented it and Cadbury’s claim to have popularised it, and lovers all over the world claim it to be the ultimate aphrodisiac. With choices ranging from the simple Kit Kat’s to the ultimate luxury brands; there are few people who can say that they do not love chocolates!

3. Pizza:
There are few places in the world where a pizza joint is not present! Apart from the inevitable Dominoes and Pizza Huts, there are often some local eating places which will serve you their version of pizza, with some local spices and vegetables added to them. Quick to make and easy to home deliver, pizzas are very popular among the young and old alike.

4. Burgers:
McDonald’s can and do claim credit for popularising the hamburger throughout the world. Children love them and even though the parents are not too sure about the nutritional quality of the burgers, they inevitably give in and take their children to the nearest burger joints. Here also, the burgers have adapted themselves to the local cuisines and traditional taboos.

5. French Fries and Potato Chips:
Where there are burgers – there are French fries. We have combined them with potato chips to make them one category – since both are basically variations of the very popular potato. When well made and correctly fried, French fries can be quite nice and definitely filling.

6. Noodles and Chicken in Garlic Sauce (or any other variation):
Noodles and Chinese chicken or lamb or pork are great light and tasty dishes to get home delivered. Light on the stomach and calories, these are high on the popularity scale. Basically all Chinese dishes accompanied by noodles or rice are being classified in this category, proof of the fact that Chinese food is very well-liked and served all over the world.

7. Chicken Tikka Masala:
Believed to the most popular food item in Britain, this is one of Indian foods most popular dishes. Once again it is light to eat, it is not fried and has some great Indian spices. They have even invented a pizza with chicken tikka masala as a topping.

8. Kentucky Fried Chicken:
The KFC logo is recognisable all over the world and is one of the most frequented places when people are seeking a quick bite of chicken. There have been many other offshoots, but fried chicken has been associated with KFC so long that it has become a kind of generic name for it.

9. Tandoori Chicken:
If there is an Indian restaurant or take-out anywhere in the vicinity, you can be sure that it will have tandoori chicken on it’s menu.  When made well, it is a delicious dish and is often served with the Indian bread known as Naan and some pickle and chutneys.

10. Thai Green Curry and Rice:
Thai food has achieved immense popularity all over the world and the most prevalent dishes are the Thai green curry or red curry served with rice. Lightly spiced, or with a fair sprinkling of chillies – if you like it hot, it is delectable and scrumptious.

Top 10 Ways of Preparing Fish

Fish is considered as the most consumed food after meat in the non veg. segment. Fresh water fishes are tastier and are a delight for our taste buds. Fishes can be prepared in a number of ways. There are various recipes of preparing fish and it varies largely from country to country or state to state. The South East Asia and India is the largest consumer of fish and a lot of recipe flows out of these regions. However, continental fish dishes are more popular across the world and here is a list of top ten ways of preparing fish or the ten best recipes of preparing fish:

1. Roasted Bass with Tomato Salad
For this recipe use a whole sea bass or sea bream. This recipe is a simple one which takes a total of 45 minutes to serve. The fish is first roasted or barbequed after scaled stuffing some lemon slices as well as herbs. Once this after those croutons are made separately prepare the tomato salad followed by salads. The ingredients for this dish are as follows:

2 small whole bass or sea bream, scaled and gutted
1 lemon, sliced; handful fresh herbs, such as parsley, thyme, basil or oregano, little olive oil
For the croutons: ½ ciabatta, cut into very thin slices
50g (2oz) fresh Parmesan, grated; 3tbsp olive oil
For the salad
16 vine tomatoes, quartered
2 red peppers, roasted, skinned and cut into strips
Handful fresh basil leaves, ½ red onions, thinly sliced, handful black olives.

2. Baked sea bream with lemon
This is the easiest way to cook bream and brings out the flavour of a great fresh fish. Bream has quite a mild taste and isn’t too fishy. Bake the fish stuffing parsley leaves and pouring some white wine and olive oil. The following are the ingredients:
8 sea bream, around 450g (1lb) each, scaled and gutted
1 small bunch flat-leaf parsley
2 lemons, sliced
100ml (4fl oz) white wine
4tbsp olive oil
2 large baking trays

3. Salmon with citrus butter
Melt some butter and then add the citrus Zests and juices and then put it in a separate cup and leave it for a while. Barbeque the salmon for some 5 to 8 minutes and then brush the cooked fish with the juicy butter and then serve it with salad. These are the ingredients required for this dish:
8 salmon fillets
150g (5oz) unsalted butter
Juice and zest 2 limes, 2 lemons, 2 oranges

4. Smoked trout with horseradish
This is a very simple recipe for preparing fish. Mix the horseradish with the crème fraiche to form a loose paste, and then season it well with freshly ground black pepper. Cut the trout fillets in half diagonally and sit in the middle of the plate. Place a small stack of beetroot on top of the fish, and then scatter over the cress. Spread the horseradish sauce around the fish and serve with the lemon wedges on the side, to squeeze over. The following are the ingredients:
4tbsp grated horseradish
4tbsp crème fraîche
4 fillets smoked trout
200g (7oz) cooked baby beetroot (preferably not in vinegar), halved if large
2 boxes mustard cress leaves trimmed from base
1 lemon, cut into wedges, to serve

5. Roast monkfish wrapped in Parma ham with minty mushy peas
Monkfish is a wonderfully meaty fish that complements the flavour of Parma ham. Brush the monkfish fillets with melted butter. Place 2 sage leaves on each fish, season and wrap each tail in 3 slices of Parma ham. Brush with the remaining butter, place on a baking tray and cook in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes. The fish should feel firm to the touch when gently squeezed. Make the pea and mint puree to serve along. The following are the ingredients:
4 monkfish fillets, approx 175g (6oz) each
50g butter, 8 sage leaves
12 slices Parma ham
300ml vegetable stock
350g frozen peas
1tbsp fresh mint leaves

6. Char-grilled sardines with lemon and sea salt
It is an easy way of preparing tasty fish. Dry the fish, then toss them in olive oil. Put them onto an oiled fish grill, scatter with salt, then grill for 1 or 2 minutes on each side. Serve with wedges of lemon. The following are the ingredients:
16 sardines, oil, to coat
Sea salt, wedges of lemon

7. Barbecued mackerel with fennel and orange salad
First you need to get the bone out of the mackerel. With tweezers or (clean) pliers, remove any remaining bones. Brush lightly with oil, season and place on an oiled fish grill and barbecue for a few minutes each side or until cooked through. After that, mix together the fennel and orange segments, with the olive oil, lemon juice and some seasoning. Serve with the fish. The following are the ingredients:
4 ultra-fresh mackerel, scaled, gutted and heads removed
2 fennel, trimmed and thinly sliced
6 oranges, peeled and segmented
3tbsp olive oil, juice 1 lemon

8. Chorizo, prawn and cod stew
Cook the chorizo until golden all over and remove from the pan. Turn the heat down low and add the onion to the pan and cook until soft. Add the garlic for a further minute, then add the oregano, tinned tomatoes, passata and stock and let it simmer for 20 minutes before adding the red wine vinegar and seasoning to taste. After it is done, add the chorizo, beans, prawns and cod to the pan just before serving and cook for about 5 minutes or until the prawns have turned pink, then fold through the basil and serve in bowls with warm crusty bread. The following are the ingredients:
100g cooked chorizo sausage, finely chopped onions
Chopped garlic clove, 2tsp dried oregano
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
200ml passata, 200ml vegetable stock
1tbsp red wine vinegar
400g tin cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
200g peeled raw king prawns
2 x 150g pieces skinless cod,
2tbsp chopped fresh basil

9. Malabar prawn curry
Heat oil in a large sauté pan, and then add the mustard seeds. When they start to pop, add the curry leaves. Fry for a minute to infuse the oil, then add the onions, ginger and garlic. Cook over a low heat for 5 minutes, add the chilli powder, turmeric and coriander. Cook the spices for a minute or two. Add the tomatoes, coconut cream and milk. Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the lemon juice and palm sugar and a pinch of salt. Add the prawns just before serving, as they only take a few minutes to cook. Garnish with fresh coriander sprigs and serve. The main ingredients are:
3tbsp flavourless oil, such as groundnut
½tsp mustard seeds, 12 curry leaves, thinly sliced onions
5cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and grated
Crushed garlic cloves
4 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
200ml coconut cream, 200ml coconut milk
1tbsp palm sugar (or soft brown sugar)
600g large raw tiger prawns, peeled

10. Thai green monkfish and prawn curry
Heat the oil in a casserole dish. Add the green curry paste and fry, stirring, for 5 minutes, until it smells aromatic. Add the coconut milk, water, fish sauce, palm sugar, lime leaves and new potatoes. Stirring, bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Add the prawns, monkfish and bamboo shoots. Simmer for 5-10 minutes until the prawns and monkfish are cooked. Stir in the shredded basil, sprinkle with green chilli and serve. The following are the ingredients:
2 tbsp sunflower oil, 2-3 tbsp green curry paste
400ml tin coconut milk, 300 ml water, 1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp palm sugar or dark brown sugar, 6 lime leaves
6 new potatoes, halved
24 prawns, raw and headless, 700 g monkfish, cubed
225 g bamboo shoots

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Top 15 Most Incredible Cakes With Exquisite Shapes

Check out these 15 most incredible cakes! It has exquisite shapes from a camera to a bridge to the Eiffel Tower to even the Indian Map! Cakes are exquisite, full-flavored creations. From deep swirls of luscious buttercream frosting to artful cake-top arrangements of seasonal flowers, greens, or even fruit to complement your florist’s designs, from traditional to offbeat, the Ithaca Bakery pastry chefs can do it all.

1. Nikon Camera Cake (by fsumaria) 
2. Med school Book Cake 
3. Scorpion Cake 
4. Bridge Cake 
5. Cognac Cake 
6. Money Machine Cake
7. Laptop Cake
8. Roulette Cake 
9. Indian Map Cake (not eaten)
10. Mac Mini Cake
11. Money Cake
12. Eiffel Tower Cake 
13. Construction Cake 
14. Heineken Cake 
15. Tire Cake