Taken during NDP Rehearsal on 23rd July 2011Saturday, 23 July 2011
Saturday, 7 May 2011
General Elections 2011
Today I go to the polls as a SINGAPOREAN to give my voice for, hopefully, a more inclusive and equal Singapore.
I know, I know --- the reality is that our world is not perfect BUT idealism convinces me that my inability to change the world should not deter me from correcting individual imperfections.
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Behold, Vanilla!
Finally, I have reached a point where I can no longer remain silent on the issue of Vanilla.
I am exasperated that most people, and in one instance, even a self-proclaimed dessert expert, think that vanilla only exists in essence (clear liquid) form. Expert, yeah right, my foot!
When confronted with real vanilla beans (those black specks in freshly baked cakes and premium ice-creams), these simpletons have claimed the expensive spice to be fungal mold, sand, small stones and everything else negative.
Short of writing a full detailed article on vanilla, of which there are many on the internet, most commercially available vanilla essences (of the cheap variety that cheap dessert stalls favour) are simply imitation vanillas.
Imitation vanillas contain synthetic vanillin.
Most synthetic vanillin is a byproduct of the pulp and paper industry, and is made from waste sulfate, which contains lignin-sulfonic acid.
These are the stuffs that you get for a few cheap bucks from the baking supplies sections of your local supermarket.
In short, you 'expert', have been eating by-products that is produced from the waste of the pulp and paper industry.
Real vanilla is the 2nd most expensive spice in the world, after saffron.
This is what real vanilla bean pods look like.
I am exasperated that most people, and in one instance, even a self-proclaimed dessert expert, think that vanilla only exists in essence (clear liquid) form. Expert, yeah right, my foot!
When confronted with real vanilla beans (those black specks in freshly baked cakes and premium ice-creams), these simpletons have claimed the expensive spice to be fungal mold, sand, small stones and everything else negative.
Short of writing a full detailed article on vanilla, of which there are many on the internet, most commercially available vanilla essences (of the cheap variety that cheap dessert stalls favour) are simply imitation vanillas.
Imitation vanillas contain synthetic vanillin.
Most synthetic vanillin is a byproduct of the pulp and paper industry, and is made from waste sulfate, which contains lignin-sulfonic acid.
These are the stuffs that you get for a few cheap bucks from the baking supplies sections of your local supermarket.
In short, you 'expert', have been eating by-products that is produced from the waste of the pulp and paper industry.
Real vanilla is the 2nd most expensive spice in the world, after saffron.
This is what real vanilla bean pods look like.
Real chefs use real vanilla beans.
p/s: Even a dimwit can wisen up if he/she has an open mind. There's nothing more pathetic than a self-centered, self-indulgent ignoramus.
p/s: Even a dimwit can wisen up if he/she has an open mind. There's nothing more pathetic than a self-centered, self-indulgent ignoramus.
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