workshop Food studies
i should be studying instead of blogging.. aish.. tonnes of assignments and preparations for presentations and examinations.. !!! aih.. life as a student sux at times.. :( ex: classes till 9 pm? and the next day 8am i have another lecture? =_=' kwazy n this happens twice a week , okay?.. not that i dun like studying in qut, but the timetable is.. really.. @*@(**!&)@&$*@(*$...
putting that aside.. i'll start off with a proper topic.. it's bout the workshop for my Food Studies .. last week's workshop was on CANDIES!!!
yes.. we actually make candies.. my group made Toffee..n gosh! so many cups of sugar were added to make em..i won't be surprised if i were to have diabetes in the near future la.. since i like sweets so much.. :Pokok.. better switch to sugar free instead...
wat can i say, the outcome was simply marvelous,two thumbs up!! it was easy to make, u can even make it at home.. simple~i always tot candies are only made in factories.. i had no idea that i can make em myself..anyway, all u need is sugar, butter, water, corn syrup and sliced almonds.. yeap.. ~ that's it! simply add everything together except for the sliced almond .. put em in a saucepan..stir slowly,until the mixture come to a boil, till 149C. *opps .. yea u need ah candy thermometer as well*... n after tat .. remove from the heat, n stir in the almonds..n presto ! it's done~ simple heh? oh ya, before the mixture harden, try placing toothpicks on a buttered baking dish~ after that simple pour lil by lil of the mixture on to the toothpicks.. so when it hardens.. it will look like a lollipop! :P sorry that i have no pics to show u peeps* :( i'll make sure that i take some pics on my next workshop :) oh btw, there's another group that make peanut brittle.. YUMMY.. i like peanut butter.. n it really taste like that! but just a lil hard la.. if u wanna know recipe, can msg me or sumthing ~
btw, nut toffees look like this.. looks disgusting? but it really taste so GOOD!so sinful i tell u!
n here's how peanut brittle looks like.. yumm..
wat i've been doin for Food Studies was this sensory evaluation thingy.. u know, when u drink milk.. wat do u taste?milky?.. stuffs like tat.. it makes me realise.. it's so hard to distinguish that particular taste.. ex) u eat a apple pie..like duh, it taste like apple.. but wat is apple taste? meaning sweet?.. is it the same sweetness compared to ..let's say, peach? how do u compare? n this week's workshop was about comparing the flavour n texture on different types of spreads... butter, unsalted butter, reduced salt butter, margarine, olive oil margarine, lard.. =_= i taste each n every spreads.. that my tongue got tired... it's so hard to compare!!:( ... n the appearance? yellow, yellow, yellow.. n pale yellow... -_-'hard being a food taster.. now i know..