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Sunday, August 7, 2022

Gallimaufry#43

Just a gallimaufry of photos ...
Euphorbia geroldii (Thornless Crown of Thorns)
 It has no spines, unlike its thorned cousin Euphorbia milii.
It is believed that Christ's crown was made from this plant because of its pliable spiny stems and its historic presence in the Middle East. Hence, the name Crown of Thorns.

Bitter melon
We, Malaysians, live to eat!
Fun Fact
Many Most Malaysians dine out daily, encompassing 86.8% of the population, compared to 13.2% who cook and dine at home

Yam Ring aka Yam Basket
Mashed yam/taro shaped into a ring, deep fried and filled  to the brim with a medley of stir-fried meats and vegetables on a bed of crispy rice stick noodles. 

Originally, this was a vegetarian dish and there's a story behind it. A Singaporean chef invented this dish to impress the vegetarian Buddhist nuns who raised his orphaned wife to be. The shape of the dish also resembles the alms bowls used by Buddhist monks, leading to its Chinese name, which literally translates as "fragrant Buddha bowl" .



Portugese egg tart (Pastéis de nata)
I can devour half a dozen of these in one go!
These incredible egg tarts were created before the 18th century by Catholic monks in the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon. Convents and monasteries in that period used large quantities of egg whites to starch religious attire worn by friars and nuns, resulting in an excess of egg yolks. The left over yolks were then used to make a wide range of Portuguese desserts like cakes, tarts and pastries. So thanks to monks and laundry, the Portuguese egg tart was born!

FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES

Streets of Paris 2019

Chickens in a kampong (village)
Ebony and Ivory

My Corner of the World

59 comments:

  1. Wow, that is a high number of people that eat out daily! I'm not sure my budget would allow such a thing, but the food always looks so delicious!

    betty

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  2. I wouldn't even want to eat out every day. I am perfectly happy eating with my wife at home without the constant chatter of other people around and the banging and clanging of dishes. Restaurants are generally pretty noisy places and the awful eating habits of some people just about turns my stomach.

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  3. Here we ( my husband and me) eat out once a month. I usually make my own dinner.
    The chickens looks sweet.
    Have a nice new week ahead, Veronica!

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  4. Interesting about the egg yolks. That seems to be a thing in cooking, especially from bygone days--finding uses for the stuff that gets left over (or the stuff that goes stale or the stuff that may be at a point where it's spoilage).

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  5. I never knew that egg whites were used to keep laundry pressed crisply, Veronica! Loved the photos, too, especially the ones of the different foods. Wow!
    Blessings!

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  6. Thanks for sharing. I could taste all the food in your post: I like to taste different kinds of food. The tarts are super!

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  7. Interesting about the excess egg yolks.

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  8. all of the food looks so good. I've heard about bitter melon being really good for you but I've never seen one. Interesting story about the Budda Bowl

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  9. Chickens, streets of Paris and amazing food. Three of my favorite things -- all beautifully photographed!

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  10. I wondered what the white hanging thing was until I read your caption it was a bitter melon, I saw those in Fiji 3 years ago, they are green when ripe and apparently very popular

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  11. Bella comida me encanto las fotos de tus viajes. Te mando un beso.

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  12. What beautiful photos these are.
    Here in the Netherlands you really can't eat out that often, that is way too expensive, 99% of people eat at home every day.

    Many people outside Europe think that the Netherlands is a rich country, but unfortunately that is not the case, people here have to go to the food bank to survive, they have already lost too much money on fixed costs such as rent and energy and health insurance, so nothing remains to be able to buy food.

    The food looks really delicious, but so does the egg tart.
    I've never been to Paris.
    Greetings Irma

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  13. The yam basket looks so yum!
    xoxo
    Lovely
    www.mynameislovely.com

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  14. I could eat probably the whole dozen of egg tarts at one set :-)) They are so good fresh, hot out from the oven. I miss bitter gourd.

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  15. Hello Veronica,
    You sure do get around. The meals and egg tarts all look delicious! Hubby and I try to eat at home more, it seems it is easier to control what we eat. I love the chickens, wonderful collection of photos. Thank you for linking up your post. Take care, have a happy new week!

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  16. I've never seen bitter melon before, and all that food looks amazing - especially those little tarts! Here we do most of our cooking at home, but nothing looks this appetizing and amazing! I'd love to try some of these dishes! Have a great week!

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  17. Thanks for sharing the beautiful photos. My faves are the chickens and of course, the lovely food. Now I am craving something hot and savoury! Have a great week, hugs, Valerie

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  18. Dearest Veronica,
    Always one of the most interesting blog posts to visit due to you being a great storyteller with the camera and as an added (and very rare!) bonus, you tell us the stories with it. That is a gift of teaching others!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  19. Such wonderful photos! I love seeing the chickens and WOW, that Euphorbia milii sure is something.

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  20. Hihi, dear Veronica, what you write about the Malaysians ("We, Malaysians, live to eat!") I also heard about the Thais. A tour guide in Thailand said: "Either we eat or we talk about food or we think about food" - and I think that's true ;-) But it doesn't surprise me when I see all the tempting dishes. And yes, the Portuguese pastéis de nata are also a temptation. However, I have never tried to eat half a dozen of them ;-) Again you show a lot of nice photos. I didn't know the plant either with or without thorns. Paris 2019, sigh, that was before the world stopped. I was only in Paris in 1981. Hopefully that will change. Pretty chickens - I would love to have chickens in the garden but my husband doesn't want!
    Have a happy week!
    Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2022/08/blackout-teil-2-krisensicher-durch.html

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  21. The red flowers on the plant of thorns is a reminder of Jesus' blood and how He gave His life for us.

    Oh, how I enjoy seeing all the wonderful foods on your posts. That dish with the cashews looks delicious. I love cashews in cooking. I would love to try that bitter melon also.

    A beautiful post this Monday morning. Have a blessed week.

    ~Sheri

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  22. Beautiful vegetarian dish, it looks at me, haa.

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  23. All your food photos look so tasty! I don't recognize any of them but they do look good. Out of curiosity I Googled it and according to Google only 6% of Americans dine out once a day.

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  24. much to see in your post. Love all the flowers and the cool chickens :)

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  25. I'd like to order a Buddha Bowl and half a dozen Portugese egg tarts to go please! Thank you so much (I wish I could actually!).... super interesting collection as always.

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  26. Thanks for sharing another great collection so beautiful plus that delicious food
    Have a gallimaufrytastic week 👍

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  27. Eu adorei essas comidas, adoro essa mistura colorida!
    Lembro quando criança dessa planta "coroa de Cristo", minha mãe tinha no jardim, há muitos anos não a via!!
    Teu blog é muito simpático, adorável as tuas postagens!
    Uma feliz semana, um abraço daqui do sul do Brasil!

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  28. "fragrant Buddha bowl" look great.... and delicious.....
    wish to try its

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  29. That food looks very tasty Veronica. I love those Portuguese tarts but the ones from Lidl are not like the real thing. I'd like to try the bitter melon.

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  30. Variado post. Con guapas fotos y rico menú.
    Te deseo un buen agosto .
    Un abrazo 🤗〰💕

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  31. Great collection of pictures! I love the pictures of the delicious dishes and I would love to taste all of them. Have a nice day!

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  32. Delicious food :D Have a nice week!

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  33. Oh I bet the spines on that plant are painful. The food looks so good.

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  34. The egg tarts look delicious. The Ebony and Ivory pic is the best!

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  35. Interesting story behind the Buddha Bowl. Thank you for that.

    The Kiss-me-not/Crown of Thorns remind me of school. We used to have them on the edges of 2 of the gardens there and we'd mastered the art of running our hands through the thorns without getting hurt. 😁

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  36. We believe that about eating out. Overall in that part of the world, people seem to eat at the markets or street booths all the time. That bitter melon looks bitter. Never heard of such a thing.

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  37. Paris is pretty. That's a cool fact about eating out. I wouldn't mind eating out more than cooking in.

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  38. Great shots, but you know I always get stuck on all the delicious food. Today is no exception. Delicious.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday, Veronica. ♥

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  39. Chickens are so cute and that cookie look very delicious. Once I try to make something similar according recipe of Jamie Oliver.
    www.exclusivebeautydiary.com

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  40. The food all looks delicious, but the Portuguese egg tarts are out of this world! If we are ever in Lisbon there is a little café where the locals go and we make sure we go there too.

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  41. The euphorbia pictured in your post looks nothing like the ones I see here. There must be a lot of variation in the euphorbia family.
    Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-visit-to-cedar-creek-galleries.html

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  42. Mmmm! Ce de bunătăți (what goodies!)!

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  43. ...the chickens remind my of Maui. Don't we all love to eat?

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  44. How nice the Chickens - these are my favourites today my dear Veronica. And now I am hungry ;-)
    Greetings Kirsi

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  45. Each game I wait your gallimaufry. You have an amazing way of organizing
    your photos and ideas. The egg tart gave me an idea. What a strange melon!
    New for me! Your archives are fabulous and I love the chickens. There are
    so much alive!
    Thank you, Veronica!
    Happy Today and a fine week!❤️

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  46. Sometimes it's cheaper to eat out! Love the bitter melon! Will definitely try the Portugese egg tart when I get to Portugal some day :-)

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  47. Wow, from chickens to flowers and plants and then on to some great food including egg tarts and a little social history behind that and then some great photos from Paris. You got it all going on in this post.

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  48. Really fabulous photos! Wonderful Post! Have a great day!
    Rampdiary | Fineartandyou | Beautyandfashionfreaks 

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  49. Great post, love the variety.


    Thanks for sharing your link at My Corner of the World this week!

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