How to Make Feta

Feta, similar to white cheese, is a brined curd cheese traditionally made from Greece. Since last few years, Feta name has been protected as the product of designation of origin and hence Feat name can be used only for the cheese made in a traditional way from certain areas of Greece and made from Sheep' milk or a mixture of sheep's and goat's milk. Similar to feta, white brined cheese made from cow's milk are found in many regions of Europe.





Feta is typically and aged crumbly cheese produced in blocks and it has a slightly grainy texture. Apart from being used as table cheese, feta is also used in salads, pastries, baked dishes, cheese pie, and spinach pie. Feta is also served cooked or grilled as part of sandwich or as salty alternative to other cheese in variety of dishes. Feta is soft or sometime semi-hard, usually formed in square cakes, with small holes and no skin. Flavor is tangy and salty, which may range from mild to sharp. Feta has a minimum fat content of 43% and maximum moisture content of 56%. Feta is usually salted and cured in the solution of brine for several months and once taken out, it dries out rapidly. Curdled milk with rennet is separated and left to drain in a cloth bag or special mold to produce Feta.

How to Make a Latte

How to Make a Latte

Latte is from the Italian word CAFFELATTE that means coffee and milk, which is essentially a coffee drink made from espresso and steamed milk. From the simple explanation about latte, it seems that making latte is very easy. Yes, it is no doubt simple and quick but as with any coffee drink, the correct proportions, ingredients and the right brewing are most important while making a latte.



Though latte is an Italian coffee drink but it has become extremely popular in the United States whereas in Italy, you may not find it in the popular cafes except in few where it is served with breakfast. In fact, when you order latte in Italy, you may get a glass of hot or cold milk. Latte is served in United States at many places and the varieties with sweet and flavored syrups are more popular. In many parts of the world, latte is also prepared by replacing coffee with tea, mate (a traditional South American drink) or matcha (Japanese green tea).





How to Make a Latte





How to Make a Latte

How to Make Stuff How to Make Chocolates 2010

There must be hardly any people in the world who do not like chocolates; however, making chocolates at home is not very common because it is a little tedious process and it needs lots of patience and practice to get good results like the commercial grade chocolates. You must be aware that chocolates are made from the basic ingredient cocoa seeds, which are extremely bitter in taste and to turn cocoa beans into world' most popular foodstuff, companies invest millions of bucks on tools, equipments, processes and machinery.





Nevertheless, despite it being not a piece of cake, millions of people keep on searching how to make chocolates. The process of making chocolates starts with roasting of cocoa beans, which is very much similar to roasting of coffee beans. You can roast cocoa beans in your oven but it needs some experimenting with the temperature settings before you get the perfection. After roasting, you need to crack the beans in a special grinder, something similar to a coffee bean grinder. Further processes include refining the coarse cocoa beans, liquifying and melting the beans into cocoa mold, add flavors, milk, nuts and other additives as per your taste.