Why the two minute rest after microwaving
Microwave hot spots heat the food’s exterior first and the interior catches up during a rest period. Heat stored at the surface dissipates inward, and any remaining ice melts by contact with heated portions.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 2007
Page
21
Microwave hot spots heat the food’s exterior first and the interior catches up during a rest period. Heat stored at the surface dissipates inward, and any remaining ice melts by contact with heated portions.
Southern Illinois growers warn the season will bring a sharp drop in horseradish yield due to extreme heat and dry conditions. Some farms could be 10 to 50 percent below normal, though surviving roots may be unusually pungent and cleaner of fungal contamination. Local growers like Carl Weissert note improved root quality despite low production ahead of spring Passover and Easter meals.
Rungsan Mulijan told a classroom of foodies at The Blue Elephant Cooking School in Bangkok that Thai cuisine’s salty spicy sweet and sour flavors can be challenging yet approachable. He urged amateurs to discover the ease and magic of Thai cooking.
The article notes rising Thai cooking schools including Blue Elephant and The Oriental in Bangkok as Thai cuisine gains international popularity. It describes a fragrant curry blend of ginger coconut milk garlic and chilies and hints at Thai culinary courses expanding across the country.
Coriander or cilantro provides lemon peppery notes and can be substituted with stems if roots are unavailable. Galangal can be skipped if not found, avoid ginger. Lemongrass is pounded to release citrus flavors for soups and curry pastes. Kaffir lime and leaves offer vanilla lime aroma. standard limes can replace the fruit but not the leaves. Thai eggplants come in two sizes. purple Western eggplants can substitute the round Thai variety. Chilies vary in color and heat. remove seeds to reduce spiciness.
A single serving pad thai recipe with rice noodles tofu dried shrimp and shrimp, flavored with fish sauce sugar lime juice and peanuts. The method covers soaking noodles stir-frying with shallots egg scallions bean sprouts and garnish cilantro lime and extra peanuts. Adapted from Blue Elephant Cooking School Bangkok.
Local openings bring Mediterranean dishes to Cedar Rapids with Aladdin Restaurant and T Falafel at Coventry Gardens Mall offering falafel and related items. The feature explains common menu staples such as baba ghanoush hummus shawarma tabbouleh and zaatar plus tips on ordering.
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