Cupcakes

Cupcakes

A cupcake (or in British, fairy cakes) is a miniature cake designed to serve a single person, which may be baked in a small thin paper or aluminium cup. Icing and other cake decorations, such as candy or sprinkles, may be added.

The basic ingredients include: 

• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• salt
• unsalted butter
• sugar
• eggs
• pure vanilla extract
• milk

Here are a few pictures of cupcakes:

Kool aid

Kool aid

In 1927, Hastings, Nebraska, Edwin Perkins experimented with the drink 'fruit smack' that was very popular in the 1920s-1930s. To reduce shipping costs, he discovered a way to remove the liquid from 'fruit smack', leaving only the powder behind. 

He named the powder 'Kool Aid'. He began to sell 'Kool Aid' in Chicago in the year 1931, and was recognised by General Foods in 1953. 

Just like hamburgers, there is a yearly summer festival called Kool Aid Days on the second week in the month August to claim the fame of Kool Aid. 

Ingredients include: water, sugar, kool aid powder, and sometimes ice cream or fizzing tablets.

Here are a few pictures of Kool Aid:

Red velvet cakes

Red velvet cakes

Red velvet is a cake with either a dark red, bright red or red-brown colour.

It is traditionally prepared as a layer cake topped with cream cheese or roux icing.

Ingredients include: buttermilk, butter, cocoa (or chocolate) and flour. Sometimes people add beetroot or red food colouring to colour the cake.

Some people don't use red food colouring, which is safer, so they add vinegar. The effect of acidic vinegar and buttermilk tends to show the red anthocyanin in the cake and keeps the bread moist, light and fluffy. :)

During the WWII (World War 2) food was reducing and bakers used boiled beet juices to enhance the colours of their cakes. Beets are found in most red velvet cake recipes, and they serve to retain the moisture of the cake.


Here are a few pictures of red velvet cakes:
 

Sushi~すし, 寿司, 鮨

Sushi

Sushi(すし, 寿司, 鮨) is a Japanese dish consisting of cooked vinegar rice(鮨飯 sushi-meshi)  combined with other ingredients (ネタneta), seafood, vegetables and sometimes tropical fruits.

The ingredients in sushi provide a strong taste in the sushi, but the most common ingredient added in sushi is rice. 

Sushi can be prepared with either brown rice or white rice. It is often prepared with raw seafood, but some restaurants also served cooked ingredients and sometimes are vegetarian.

Raw fish or other proteins served without rice is called "sashimi".
Sushi is often served with pickled ginger ガリ (gari), wasabi, and soy sauce.

Here are a few pictures of sushi:

Hot Chocolate

   Hot Chocolate

Another term for 'hot chocolate' is 'hot cocoa'. Hot cocoa is a heated beverage consisting of: shaved chocolate, melted chocolate (or cocoa powder), heated milk or water, sugar and sometimes whipped cream and chocolate/rainbow sprinkles.

It is the most popular beverage in America during winter because Americans consume hot chocolate during winter to keep themselves warm.

The first hot chocolate was believed to have been created by the Aztecs around 2,000 years ago, and chocolate was a huge part of Aztec culture. 

The Mexicans had introduced hot chocolate to the Europeans and it went viral. Until the 19th century, hot chocolate was used to treat illnesses such as liver and stomach diseases. 

Today, hot chocolate is consumed throughout the world and comes in multiple variations including the very thick cioccolata densa served in Italy and chocolate a la taza served in Spain, and a thinner hot chocolate served in the United States. 

Here are a few pictures of the very famous hot chocolate:

 

Ramyeon (or Ramyun)

Ramyeon

Ramyeon or Ramyun is a South Korean noodle soup dish.
They are sold in various countries such as: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Russia and, of course, Korea.
Ramyeon is usually very spicy, though some countries sell Ramyeon that isn't totally spicy. 
Some sites I have visited say it is of Japanese or Chinese origin. Instant Ramyeon was first produced by the company with the name Samyang Food in 1963. 

Here are a few pics of ramyeon: