Coffee Beans~~

Dear friends, have you ever tasted the fresh coffee bean? Share with you the pictures of coffee beans from a coffee farm that I visited~~

 

Lotus Leaf Tea/莲叶茶/연잎차

Dear friends, share with you the homemade lotus leaf tea~~

亲爱的朋友们，与您分享自家制作的莲叶茶~~

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Dear friends, do you know why Korean have to eat peanuts & walnuts on the eve of 15th Jan of Lunar calendar ?

Dear friends, do you know why Korean have to eat peanuts & walnuts on the eve of 15th Jan of Lunar calendar    ?                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                         

On the eve of lunar calendar Jan 15, Korean will take walnuts and ground nuts too. According to the traditional custom, after eating nuts, this will prevent to get skin disease; Korean will also drink a cup of            wine, in order to have good hearing through out the year                                                                                            

韩国人在元宵节前夕，家家户户也都会准备花生和核桃。根据传统习俗，吃了它，一年平安免生皮肤病；也会喝一些酒，一年内，听觉灵敏。                                                                                                           

My Latte Art~~2017

I am not the professional barista, my latte art is not the best yet, I will keep on learning~~
虽然我的拉花手艺还不够精炼， 我会虚心的学习~~

Latte art is a method of preparing coffee created by pouring steamed milk into a shot of espresso and resulting in a pattern or design on the surface of the resulting latte. It can also be created or embellished by simply "drawing" in the top layer of foam. Latte art is particularly difficult to create consistently, due to the demanding conditions required of both the espresso shot and milk.
There are two main types of latte art: free pouring (pattern created during the pour) and etching (using a tool to create a pattern after the pour). Free pouring is far more common in American cafés, and requires little additional time in preparing a drink.
The two most common forms of poured latte art are a heart shape and the "rosetta" or "rosette"
Etched patterns range from simple geometric shapes to complicated drawings, such as crosshatching, images of animals and flowers, and are generally performed with a coffee stirrer of some sort. Etched latte art typically has a shorter lifespan than free poured latte art as the foam dissolves into the latte more quickly.
(source: wikipedia)

My Latte Art ~~2016

I am not the professional barista, my latte art is not the best yet, I will keep on learning~~

Latte art is a method of preparing coffee created by pouring steamed milk into a shot of espresso and resulting in a pattern or design on the surface of the resulting latte. It can also be created or embellished by simply "drawing" in the top layer of foam. Latte art is particularly difficult to create consistently, due to the demanding conditions required of both the espresso shot and milk.
There are two main types of latte art: free pouring (pattern created during the pour) and etching (using a tool to create a pattern after the pour). Free pouring is far more common in American cafés, and requires little additional time in preparing a drink.
The two most common forms of poured latte art are a heart shape and the "rosetta" or "rosette"
Etched patterns range from simple geometric shapes to complicated drawings, such as crosshatching, images of animals and flowers, and are generally performed with a coffee stirrer of some sort. Etched latte art typically has a shorter lifespan than free poured latte art as the foam dissolves into the latte more quickly.
(source: wikipedia)

Lotus Leaf Tea /荷叶茶/연잎차

Dear friends, share with you this homemade Lotus Leaf Tea .
According to Dr Paul Haider, Lotus Leaf Tea :
@ Lower cholesterol
@ Lower blood sugar level
@ Is great for detoxing the blood
@ Lower blood pressure
@ Help to lose weight
@ Help to promote healthy liver function~~

荷葉含有蓮鹼（Roemerine）、原荷葉鹼（Pronuciferine）和荷葉鹼（Nuciferine）等多種生物鹼及維生素C。有清熱解毒、涼血、止血的作用。
荷葉是「藥食兩用」的食物，荷葉中富含的黃酮類物質，是大多數氧自由基的清除劑，可以提高SOD（超氧化物歧化酶）的活力，減少MDA（脂質過氧化物丙二醛）及0X－LDL（氧化低密度脂蛋白）的生成，它可以增加冠脈流量，對實驗性心肌梗塞有對抗作用；對急性心肌缺血有保護作用；對治療冠心病、高血壓等有顯著效果；對降低舒張壓，防治心律失常、心血管病等也起重要作用，因此荷葉黃酮是一類極有價值和待開發的物質，它既可作為心血管疾病的原料藥，還可廣泛應用於功能食品、保健食品和飲料中。此外，荷葉中另一大類活性物質oslim花草的生物鹼，生理活性顯著，具有明顯的降血脂、抗病毒等功能（资料来源 ：医学百科）　

                                Fresh lotus leaves , wash and drain ~~
                                新鲜的荷叶，洗净和濾乾~~

Cut the leaves into small pieces and put in the dehydrator, dehydrates it for about 3 to 4 hours~~
将它剪成细长条状， 放在风干机内， 3-4 个小时的风干过程~~

After dehydrating , fry in the wok or fry fan (  without cooking oil ) till slightly golden brown colour~~
风干后， 在锅内乾炒至呈稍微金黄色~~

My Latte Art

My latte art is not the best yet, I will keep on learning~~

Latte art is a method of preparing coffee created by pouring steamed milk into a shot of espresso and resulting in a pattern or design on the surface of the resulting latte. It can also be created or embellished by simply "drawing" in the top layer of foam. Latte art is particularly difficult to create consistently, due to the demanding conditions required of both the espresso shot and milk.
There are two main types of latte art: free pouring (pattern created during the pour) and etching (using a tool to create a pattern after the pour). Free pouring is far more common in American cafés, and requires little additional time in preparing a drink.
The two most common forms of poured latte art are a heart shape and the "rosetta" or "rosette"
Etched patterns range from simple geometric shapes to complicated drawings, such as crosshatching, images of animals and flowers, and are generally performed with a coffee stirrer of some sort. Etched latte art typically has a shorter lifespan than free poured latte art as the foam dissolves into the latte more quickly.
(source: wikipedia)