FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

Tiramisu is one quintessential Italian dessert that has been adapted all over the world.  Literally meaning "pick me up" or "lift me up",it is made of ladyfingers dipped/soaked in coffee (and rhum nowadays), layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks and mascarpone cheese, and flavored with cocoa.  Kefir , on the other hand, is a fermented milk drink made with kefir grains and is believed to have its origins in the Caucasus Mountains. It is prepared by inoculating cow, goat, or sheep milk with kefir grains. Traditional kefir was made in skin bags that were hung near a doorway; the bag would be knocked by anyone passing through the doorway to help keep the milk and kefir grains well mixed. Aside from just being a healthy drink, kefir can also be made into cheese - the softer variant, and still has the signature taste of kefir. And as cheese, it can be made into a variety of other "products" like this Kefir Cheese Tiramisu. Through the able ...

I've been making kefir at home for the past few months, thanks to the kefir grains I got from Mr Eugene Jamerlan. And I've been consuming kefir almost daily- first thing every morning. Unlike yogurt or Yakult we buy in groceries which are more "ready to drink', home made kefir takes sometime in getting used to. You get the real taste of fermented milk in every drop.   Kefir  is a fermented milk drink made with kefir grains and is believed to have its origins in the Caucasus Mountains. It is prepared by inoculating cow, goat, or sheep milk with kefir grains. Traditional kefir was made in skin bags that were hung near a doorway; the bag would be knocked by anyone passing through the doorway to help keep the milk and kefir grains well mixed. The process is very simple - just add the kefir grains to liquid milk of choice (I tried many brands and finally settled with Alaska), let it stay around 24 hours and "harvest" it (just strain the grains) to have yo...