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==== Semla ==== | ==== Semla ==== | ||
- | Semla is a wheat roll cake filled | + | Semla is a wheat roll cake with a sweet filling. It is a traditional dessert in Sweden eaten on Fat Tuesday (se. fettisdag), the last day of the carnival. Besides Sweden, this tradition is also celebrated in Finland and regionally in other northern European countries and Germany. Traditionally, |
==== Carpaccio ==== | ==== Carpaccio ==== | ||
- | The dish called carpaccio | + | Carpaccio |
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+ | ==== Caper flower buds ==== | ||
+ | Salted and pickled caper flower buds have been used for millennia in Mediterranean cuisine. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Pickling ==== | ||
+ | Pickling is based on lactic fermentation carried out by lactic bacteria. During the process, simple sugars are broken down into lactic acid and small amounts of alcohol and acetic acid. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Bird's nest soup ==== | ||
+ | The Chinese believe in the power of bird's nest soup, and the nests themselves fetch dizzying prices. Throughout southern Asia, it pays to build artificial nesting sites to which birds are attracted by, among other things, played bird calls. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Edible nettle ==== | ||
+ | Nettle can be eaten, among other things, as a salad dressing. To avoid burning, it should be scalded with hot water. Histamine and formic acid are responsible for nettle' | ||
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+ | ==== Century eggs ==== | ||
+ | Century eggs are prepared for about one hundred days in a mixture containing, among other things, unquenched lime. The heat released during quenching and the chemical properties of the mixture causes the egg to change color and texture. An egg prepared this way can be stored for many years. [([[https:// | ||
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