TF-1 2024 - Task 2 by STOSKIENE RITA

Rita

rita100 — 2024-06-01 14:19:19 UTC

Ti Punch means "small punch," it is a rum drink that is especially popular in Guadeloupe and other French-speaking Caribbean islands.

"Ti " is a creole word for small or little.

Punch - is a rhum and fruit mix with added sugar and spices. It is served as an apéritif before starting a meal, both as a matter of tradition and because the drink itself is strongly alcoholic.

A popular tradition is that “chacun prépare sa propre mort” (everyone prepares his own death). Instead of serving the mixed drink, the host will simply put out the ingredients, and everyone will prepare the drink according to his or her own taste.

Christoph Manner Schnitten

2024-07-03 08:33:59 UTC

Manner Schnitten is a typical and traditional Austrian cookie first produced in 1898 still in the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy. Its tasty biscuit with hazelnut cream makes it a perfect snack for lunch break or even as a dessert. It harmonizes with grabing a coffee or chocolate - and best thing: no need to cook or do the laundry after it :)!

António Pimenta

antoniopimenta — 2024-07-08 21:45:44 UTC

Bolo de Mel (Madeira Island Sugar Cane Honey Cake)

The traditional cake of the Madeira Islands is called bolo de mel, meaning "honey cake." This delightful dessert is crafted with sugar cane honey, almonds, walnuts, cinnamon, and a blend of other aromatic spices. Renowned for its longevity, bolo de mel can be enjoyed up to five years after it is made, maintaining its popularity throughout the year.

In Madeira, it is customary to tear off pieces of the cake by hand, which adds to its charm and tradition. Although this cake is particularly associated with Christmas, it is available for purchase year-round. When made for the holiday season, families often prepare enough to last the entire year. The cake's remarkable preservative qualities allow it to remain fresh and even improve in flavor over time.

Bolo de mel is more than just a cake; it is a timeless tradition, cherished for its rich taste and cultural significance.

Magaly Ferreira

2024-07-08 22:06:24 UTC

Licor de Maracujá 

Hello everybody. 
The island of Madeira produces several tasty drinks that would be interesting to try and savor. 
Passion fruit liqueur is produced on the island of Madeira and is a sweet alcoholic drink made from the infusion of fruits in alcohol, to which sugar syrup is added. You will love trying this delicious tropical drink and sharing memorable moments alongside a refreshing jar and good food.

Marianela Vieira

2024-07-08 23:23:04 UTC

Broa de mel de cana is one of the most traditional sweets on the island of Madeira. Light, round and brown biscuit, with a firm and crunchy texture. Slightly toasted and intense taste of sugarcane honey. Broas de mel are made with sugar cane honey, wheat flour, eggs, sugar, vegetable fat, antioxidants, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and leavening agents (sodium bicarbonate).

Broas de Mel are one of the most popular delicacies of Madeiran cuisine during the Christmas season. There are other broas also characteristic of this period, such as butter, beer, coconut or sand. Traditionally, the sweet is accompanied by regional liqueurs.

Isabel

2024-07-09 08:23:04 UTC

Madeira Wine

Madeira wine is a drink with a centuries-old tradition with almost six centuries of history.

It is a liqueur wine made exclusively with grapes produced in the Demarcated Region of Madeira, made up of the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo with a higher alcohol content. The vines find a very privileged situation in the soil and mild climate of Madeira, thus giving them very unique characteristics.

This is a unique, full-bodied, sweet and fresh wine, which only improves with age. It is distinguished by its caramelized sugar flavor, obtained through aging in wooden barrels.

Madeira wine, whose best-known varieties are Malvasia, Sercial, Boal, Verdelho, which provide four levels of sweetness to the wine (sweet, semi-sweet, semi-dry and dry) can be enjoyed as an aperitif or digestive.

Célia

2024-07-09 20:16:58 UTC

Even though I don't drink alcohol, I bring you a traditional Madeiran drink, a PONCHA.
It is a very well-known regional drink. Its existence dates back to the 19th century, as an adaptation of the drink known as "panche" brought from India by English travelers in the 18th century. Poncha da Madeira has some flexibility when it comes to the selection of its ingredients. They say that the history of poncha began with fishermen, in Câmara de Lobos, hence the name. As they had very strong brandy, they added water and added lemon peel crushed with sugar. It was made this way because the raw materials were the cheapest.

Kristi and Piia

2024-07-11 08:47:02 UTC

Black bread (rye bread)

Estonians are obsessed with our black bread 😀

Fresh rye bread should be warm and have a crispy crust. The bread is best enjoyed without too many additions. You can enjoy a flavourful slice with soups, alongside main courses, with Baltic herring on top, or with just a dab of salted butter.

Korbáčik is a Slovak, Polish and Check typical "mountain cheese" . 'little whip', after the pattern woven onto the strings) is a type of semi-hard or medium hard string cheese. It originates from the Orava region of northern Slovakia and South Poland as well as many other Goralic Regions. It is made from (usually smoked) cheese interwoven into fine braids.

2024-07-12 10:05:14 UTC

Pilsner UrquellThis legendary pale Pilsen lager has become a legend amongst beers, and has created a completely new category of beer (Pils, Pilsner). Neither the recipe nor the brewing process has changed since it was first made in 1842. The skill of the Pilsen brewers has meant that its quality and flavour have stayed the same, too. This is proven by regular laboratory comparisons, the oldest of which dates back to 1897.

2024-07-12 10:05:54 UTC

Sauli: Finnish candy: Salmiakki and chocholate

sauli_ratamaki — 2024-07-14 13:10:51 UTC

Salmiakki is a licorice sweet flavored with ammonium chloride, i.e. salmiakki. The taste of salmiakki is both sweet and salty at the same time. Salmiakki is mainly eaten in the Nordic countries, Germany and the Netherlands. According to historians, the reason for this is the Netherlands' close trade relations with the Nordic countries hundreds of years ago. Nordic products and habits became established as part of the Dutch lifestyle. In the rest of the world, salmiakki sweets are not sold much. In the United States, salmiakki is known as a "Nordic specialty", and it is only sold there by specialty stores specializing in Nordic products. The salty taste of salmiakki sweets is caused by ammonium chloride, or salmiakki. Ammonium chloride is white in color, but it is dyed black with medical charcoal for appearance reasons.

When Finnish people are abroad for a longer time, usually they miss Sauna, Salmiakki and black ryebread.

Taste of Salmiakki can be a bit of a challenge and that is why I brought also some Finnish chocholate with me. But to make it a little bit of a challenge, I took also some chocholate with Salmiakki chips baked in it. 😁