Indian Fish Curry
2008-03-02 14:08:28
What I like about Zurich is you can find exotic ingredients needed for international cooking easily. Let me share with you my fish curry recipe:Fish curry2 lbs fish fillets2 tbsps ginger powder2 cloves garlic4 tbsps mustard seeds4 bay leaves1/2 tbps coriander powder2 onionsred chili to taste1 tbsp cumin seeds3 tbsps turmeric powdersalt to taste2 tomatoes cut into cubeswater1. Grind onions, ginger, bay leaves, red chili, mustard seeds, cumin seeds together.2. Marinate fish in salt, turmeric garlic.3. Deep fry fish then set aside.4. Saute ground spices and tomatoes.5. Add water covering the the sauted tomatoes. Simmer until conserved.6. Add fish and simmer for 5 minutesTechnorati tags: fish+curry Indian+recipe
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6 hours in London
2008-03-02 10:28:07
What is the best thing to do when you only have 6 hours in London? Take the red double decker sightseeing bus!Unfortunately, we didn't have so much time in London but I wanted to see everything. I saw everything from the outside at least. We went past the Tower of London, Picadilly Circus, London Eye, Parliament house, Buckingham Palace and the Big Ben, and of course the London Bridge. I even saw the house of Madonna!I will go back to London for sure to see all these places deeper but I was really glad to have taken this red sightseeing bus. Made the 6 hours that we had in London quite memorable.Technorati tags: London England red+buses sightseeing
"Rotting flesh" flower
2008-03-02 10:27:24
We were in Cambridge in September 2004 when the Titan arum at the Cambridge University's Botanical Garden bloomed for the first time in 20 years. A native of Sumatra, this giant flower
(largest flower stalk in the world) is famous for it's odor--- the smell of rotten flesh
. This odor is used by the plant to attract pollinators like beetles and flies. We were really lucky because the bloom lasts for only 2-3 days. This event is so rare that you can even find in wikipedia a list of all known publicised Titan arum blooms in cultivation!Technorati tags: Titan+arum rotting+flesh+flower Cambridge England
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My second home, Zurich
2008-03-02 10:26:53
Zurich, according to William M. Mercer, a London-based consulting firm, is the city with the highest quality of life in the world for 6 consecutive years. They analyzed 215 cities based on 39 different criteria, including leisure and relaxation, safety, cleanliness, political and economical stability, and medical care (Manila is 123). Well, since this is where I live, I guess, life cannot get better than this. Actually, in the same survey, Switzerland together with Germany are the only countries with 3 cities in the top 10 (Zurich-1, Geneva-2, Berne-9) . Well, I guess , it really doesn't get better than this.What do these criteria translate to in everyday life? Well, the Zurich Lake, around which the city is built is so clean, I won't be surprised if one can directly drink f
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Bialowieza, Poland
2008-02-17 08:27:13
I will never be able to pronounce "Bialowieza" but this trip is one of the best trips I have ever done in Europe. Bialowieza is an ancient forest located between Belarus and Poland
. It is the only remaining piece of the once vast forest spread across the European Plain. It is a Unesco World Heritage Site and a Biosphere Reserve. This forest is home to the endangered European Bison, elks, wild horses and wild horses. Unfortunately, we didn't see any bison inside the forest, we only saw some in the zoo. Since we were there for a scientific meeting, we were lucky to have the director of the Bialowieza National Park guide us through the forest. He told us the story of a lot of trees (under some trees transpired the love stories of many Russian aristocrats). I was really amazed
Holy hill of Grabarka, Poland
2008-02-17 04:34:48
Located in the eastern part of Poland
, near the town of Siematycze, The Holy Mount of Grabarka (also Holy Hill of Grabarka) is considered to be the most important sanctuary in Poland for Orthodox Christians. The most distinguishing feature of this place is the mass of crosses surrounding the church brought by pilgrims to get salvation and good health. The site itself had been considered scared for 700 years but unfortunately the monastery burned down in 1990. It was reconstructed almost immediately. What is strange though is when I went inside the monastery, I didn't have a feeling of "new". I came here as a sidetrip of one scientific meetings I went to so I have no idea how to get there by public transportation or by car. We were nicely transported in a big bus from Bialowieza
Blogs of Note: Images that changed the world
2008-02-15 03:12:45
Hmmmm....disturbing, thought provoking, enlightening, and depressing images that changed the world compiled by Pinguy's Website. Obviously, all of us (not unless you are hiding in a cave the last 50 years or so) have seen these pictures but it is quite disturbing to see them all at the same time. Unfortunately, these are the pictures that defines the past 70 years, honestly I would have preferred more positive photos (only 1 positive in the list).
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Xenophobe's Guide to the Swiss
2008-02-14 07:12:52
This book is super super great! A must-have if you are going to Switzerland for a vacation, living here or just planning on moving here. It explains so many things about the Swiss
in a very funny way. I highly recommend this book!Switzerland Swiss books living+in+switzerland
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Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008-02-13 14:34:44
Christiania according to the wikipedia is a controversial, partially self-governing neighbourhood of about 850 residents, covering 34 hectares (85 acres) in the borough of Chistianhavn in the Danish capital, Copenhagen
. A former military camp, it was occupied by homeless people in Copenhagen in 1971. A few weeks after, it was proclaimed as a free town by a writer named Jacob Ludvigsen. Christiania quickly became associated with the hippie movement and cannabis. Recently, the Danish government has been trying to "normalize" the situation in Christiania and so open drug dealing was put to a halt.Since Christiania is partially self-governing, they are not subject to building laws. The result is fresh and eclectic furniture design and architecture found nowhere else in Europe. In the en
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Wine education in Wallis, Switzerland
2008-02-13 14:34:24
When I tell friends sometimes how nice the Philippines is and so they should go and visit, one of the first things they would ask me is if we have wine. A lot of them would sound so disappointed when I say that we don't have wine in the Philippines. We have no grape, how can we produce wine? It doesn't mean we are uncultured, all it means is that we have no grapes.Arriving in Switzerland
4 years ago from my grapeless country, I had no idea about wine. I improved considerably since then but in general I just have only 1 rule, if I like it, I like it and if I don't like it, I don't. Anyway, I am not a wine expert (and I will never be) but I can taste the difference between a 4 sfr and a 30 sfr bottle but not really between a 30 sfr and 100 sfr bottle. I can taste the difference bet
Pizzeria da Michele, Naples, Italy
2008-02-13 13:51:04
Between christmas and new year we were in Naples
, Italy
. The birthplace of pizza. When in Naples, it is a must to go to Pizzeria Da Michele
. For Napolitans this is the best place to eat pizza in Naples, period (and therefore the world). We had to wait 2 hours in the winter cold for a table!(check the pictures) Napolitans are willing to wait even longer actually. We went there early so we didn't have to wait so long (apparently 2 hours is still quick for this place). The pizza was really worth the wait even though you can only get margerita (tomato sauce, garlic, basil, mozzarella) or marinara (tomato sauce, garlic, basil). With their secret dough recipe, the pizza dough is so soft and elastic it is almost like a crepe. The restaurant itself is very simple. People don't go the
Schnitzelbank, Heidelberg, Germany
2008-02-13 07:41:53
This is probably my favorite restaurant in Germany
. I first came to this restaurant 2 years ago when we were brought there by the organizers of the training course that I attended at the EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory). At first I was not so enthusiastic since I was not the biggest fan of German food. Considering the name of the place, I thought we were going to eat Schnitzel (breaded pork chops). Surprise, surprise! No, they don't just serve schnitzel but also other wonderful traditional German food. The restaurant is called schnitzelbank because the place where the restaurant is located used to be an old schreinerei or a place for woodworks and schnitzel are the the small flakes of wood that you get when you make furniture. This is the restaurant that made me appreci
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