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Hey Coffee lovers, today 29th September marks a Global celebration known as "International Coffee Day"

The exact origin of International Coffee Day is unknown. An event was first promoted in Japan in 1983 by The All Japan Coffee Association. In the United States "National Coffee Day" was mentioned publicly as early as 2005. The name "International Coffee Day" was first used by the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, which called a press conference on October 3, 2009 to celebrate it and to announce the first New Orleans Coffee Festival. It was promoted in China by the International Coffee Organization, first celebrated in 1997, and made into an annual celebration in early April 2001.Taiwan first celebrated International Coffee Day in 2009. Nepal first celebrated National Coffee Day on November 17, 2005.Indonesia, which first celebrated National Coffee Day on August 17, 2006, celebrates it on the same day as Indonesia's Independence Day.- (source-Wikipedia.com)

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 Here's my cup of coffee this morning, enjoy yours wherever you are :-)

 

Hey Foodies, today 27th September  marks National Chocolate Milk Day. This day was invented by Hans Sloane in the late 1680s, today chocolate milk can be purchased premixed or it can be made at home with either cocoa powder and a sweetener or with melted chocolate, chocolate syrup or chocolate milk mix.

Five Food Finds about Milk

• Chocolate milk is a sweetened, usually cold, cocoa-flavored milk drink. It is created when chocolate syrup (or chocolate powder) is mixed with milk (from cows, goats, soy, rice, etc).
• It can be purchased pre-mixed or made at home with either cocoa powder and a sweetener (such as sugar or a sugar substitute), or with melted chocolate, chocolate syrup, or chocolate milk mix.
• Other ingredients, such as starch, salt, carrageenan, vanilla, or artificial flavoring may be added.
• Chocolate milk should be refrigerated like plain milk.
• A suspension is required to blend in the two flavors (milk and chocolate, hence the name of the mixed drink

Hey Foodies,

So If you have been following me on all my social media platforms like Snapchat & Instagram, you'll know that I am on National UK TV (ITV), 5 days this week with a team of Food experts doing what I love to do most (EATING).. The name of the Show is "Who's Doing the Dishes"

Also want to use this medium to say thank you to ITV for this amazing opportunity, I had a blast, met new people and enjoyed being a part of Team Foodies :-)

You can watch it here lol- http://www.itv.com/hub/whos-doing-the-dishes You need Series 3 Episode 16-20..

PLEASE NOTE that TV bloody adds 20 pounds to you, lol I promise :-)

Let me know how you get on when you watch it & watch out for more TV shows featuring your girl Sai :-)

• Rum was manufactured, distilled, and made long before any other spirit. It’s history is a vast one filled with stories, and fables. It was the first branded spirit made.
• Rations of rum were given to sailors in the British Army to be mixed with lime juice because it fought off the scurvy.
• When wealthy titles were given to parsons, they were thanked with a glass of rum.
• In Australia, the rum hospital can recognize rum as it as its chief contributor of revenues that were generated via the rum exports they were known for.
• Triangular trade was introduced as slaves were traded for rum, sugars, and other items that were all carrying missionaries- this was known as ‘rum and bible.’ source-foodimentary.com

Good Morning Foodies, today 15th September marks National Double Cheeseburger Day, and below are 5 things you should know about double cheeseburgers :-)

• The oldest fast food restaurant in the world is the White Castle franchise, which opened in 1921.
• The people of America eat more burgers out at restaurants or on the go than they do at home.
• The largest hamburger ever created was over 8,000 pounds and was cooked for a burger festival in Wisconsin.
• However, the hamburger in its current form, with ground beef and a bun, is a decidedly American creation.
• Hamburgers are made of beef, not ham, and there is much debate over whether they actually originated in Hamburg.

Morning Foodies and Happy Monday; hope you all had a great weekend and looking forward to the week ahead?

Not to worry, if you are in the UK; I've got some great news for you :-) This week might be the warmest September in decades with a roaring high temperature of over 31degrees in most parts of the UK hahahaha :-)


Anyways today 12th September is marked as National Chocolate Milkshake Day, here are a few facts about Milkshake-

1. Milkshakes got their name from being served in bars. If the customer enjoyed the milkshake, he shook hands with the bartender. If not, the bartender didn’t get a tip.
2. Malted milk powder was invented in 1897 by James and William Horlick, but it was Ivar Coulson, a soda jerk for a Walgreen’s drug store, who first added it to milkshakes in 1922. This created the malted milkshake or just plain “malt.”
3. Steven Poplawski invented the electric blender in 1922 just for milkshakes. Before that, the effort of shaking them up must have required a lot of upper body motion.
4. It’d take 3,200,000 average-sized milkshakes to fill up an Olympic-sized pool. How fast do you think Michael Phelps could swim in that?
5. Australians can still buy traditional milkshakes in “milk bars,” which are much like old-fashioned drugstores with counter service. They’re usually served still in the steel cup, but may be poured into a paper cup for carry out orders. (source-foodimentary.com)

Good Morning Foodies, Happy Friday and Happy National "I Love Food Day"; this day is actually dedicated to me as I love Food so much :-)

Check out Five things to know about Food:-

•        Buffets are offered at various places including hotels and many social events.
•  Sideboards are also known as buffets as they may be used to offer the dishes of a buffet meal to guests.
• A buffet can also be referred to as a cafeteria, snack bar, counter and smorgasbord.
• The word buffet comes from Fr bufet “bench, stool, sideboard”, from the 12th century. The definition of buffet was extended to mean a “meal served from a buffet” in 1888.
• One form of buffet is to have a table filled with plates containing fixed portions of food; customers select plates containing whichever food items they want as they walk along.

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Sports Drink-

If you're not a high-performance athlete, you don't need an electrolyte replacement drink to help you stay fueled and at the top of your game. Your half hour on the elliptical does not warrant a 24 ounce Gatorade-guzzle before you hit the showers. These drinks are designed to help athletes stay energized and appropriately hydrated from the right balance of readily available carbs (sugar) and replete minerals (sodium, potassium, and chloride). They'll add calories, and if you have a sensitive tummy, they may also make you a little nauseous. Stick with water.