Third World Blog

A good online friend started exploring his “healthier” side by going vegan. Yup, everybody seems to be going vegan nowadays. I also have a college friend who’s a vegetarian. No beef, no chicken, no fish… just the thought of it sends chills up my spine. Veggies and fruits are all well and good but a life without meat is just… Haaaay… Aaaanyway, lately, I’ve been developing my fifth taste. You might say… “Fifth taste? You’re talking crazy Jigs! There’s only four types of tastes! Sweet, Salty, Sour and Bitter! You’re stupid! I’ll never read your blog again!” taste itself is subtle. Most people wouldn’t even recognize it. It Enhances the taste of other flavours and brings everything together. It’s amazing, believe me, when you can recognize and manipulate But wait, there IS a fifth taste. You do have the basic Bitter, Sweet, Salty and Sour, and the fifth is UMAMI. There isn’t really an English word for it, but essentially, UMAMI is the savory taste found naturally in meat, poultry, seafood...

This is one simple recipe that yields delicious results. Both of these recipes have the same meat base on them. Meat Base: ** The meat sauce will be enough for both pita pizza and crepe 1 pound ground pork/beef 2 onions, finely chopped 6 cloves of garlic 2 tsps. salt 1 tsp. sugar 2 tsps. black pepper 500 ml. tomato sauce 300 ml. ketchup 1 cup grated cheese 6 tbsp. olive oil Basil leaves to garnish Cooking Instructions: 1. Heat the oil. 2. Saute the garlic first, then the onion. 3. Add in beef plus spices. Wait about 7-10 minutes. 4. Add the tomato sauce and the ketchup. Cook till meat is browned. Remove excess fat from the pan with a sieve. 5. Finally, add the cheese and mix well. Crepe Batter: 1 1/2 All Purpose Flour 1 tsp Sugar 2 Eggs 2 cups Skim Milk 2 tbsp. Butter 1. Mix all the ingredients well. 2. For every crepe, heat 1 tsp butter in the pan. 3. Add enough batter in the pan but do not exceed the flat surface because this will yield in burnt edges. 4. Flip the crepe when the firs...