Bodum French Press & Pyrex scale cup

話說老媽把原本玻璃Bodum French Press打破了, 我趕快緊急從Amazon訂一個不锈鋼製的壺, 還有Pyrex的玻璃量杯, 不得不稱讚一下Amazon, 星期日下午訂, 星期四就收到了, 雖然運費不便宜, 但商品有便宜到, 所以還是很值得。

A Bodum French Press & Pyrex Scale Cup were ordered from Amazon on Sunday, then received them on Thursday, that is really impressive shipping. The freight is not cheap actually, however, the overall is very decent.

Bodum Columbia French Press

Pyrex Scale Cup

Pyrex 可直接放入微波爐, 拿來直接倒入牛奶加熱, 實在很方便。
一平匙的咖啡粉(15g), 加上約150cc熱水, 然後再加上100cc熱牛奶。真的是比外面一杯NT$100的好喝多了。
Pyrex scale cup is available in microwave, so just put milk in the cup and warm up in microwave, it's pretty convenient. 
One spoon of ground coffee, 150cc hot water, and 100cc hot milk. This is my simple coffee recipe, but i think it is much better than any coffee shop.

Make a Cup of Coffee

A Cup of beautiful Coffee

印度奶茶 Chai Tea

我其實是不太喝茶的, 尤其是奶茶, 但偏偏印度奶茶這一味深得我心, 超愛那種迷人的香料味。
I dont really drink tea a lot, especially milk tea, however, the flavour of Chai Tea is just amazing, if you do like spices.

材料(Ingredient) 
唐寧紅茶包(Twinings Black tea bag)  1包 (1 Tea Bag)
牛奶 (Milk)                                         50 cc
水 (Water)                                         150 cc
香料粉 (Masala Powder)                 5g
丁香(Clove)                                        3根(3 Cloves)
肉桂(Cinnamon)                                一小片(a Small Piece)
糖(Sugar)                                            少許(a Pinch)

做法很簡單, 先將茶包, 丁香, 肉桂及香料粉放水煮滾後, 關火靜置10分鐘, 再加進牛奶煮滾後轉小火, 要一直攪拌, 不然因為有牛奶容易焦, 過1-2分鐘後, 再轉中火煮滾, 這樣重覆3~4次, 把茶及香料味煮出來, 最後再加糖, 就是一杯香氣十足的印度奶茶囉。
This is just so easy to make Chai tea, just put tea bag, cloves and cinnamon into a pot and boil it, then turn off the heat, leave it for 10 mins,then add milk in and boil it again.
When the milk tea boiled, reduce the heat, please keep stirring the milk tea, then turn on the heat and boil it again, so just boil it 3~4 times, in the end, add some sugar.
It's a full of flavour Chai Tea.

 

自製大蒜奶油 Homemade Garlic Butter

我愛大蒜, 小時候向來不愛吃大蒜麵包, 總覺得那味道超怪的, 但到澳洲念書時, 某天心血來潮買了一條大蒜麵包回家, 一烤來吃驚為天人, 才知道台灣賣的那種味道有多人工了。

其實自己也可以簡單做出那天然滋味。

材料(Ingredient):

無鹽奶油(Unsalted butter) 250 g (Room temperature)

海鹽(sea salt)  根據自己味道調整 (Adjust by own flavour)

總合義大利香料(Dried Italian spices)

大蒜(Garlic) 5-6伴 (5-6 Cloves)

做法超簡單, 把奶油放至室溫軟化, 加上鹽及義大利總和香料,  和切碎的大蒜, 一起攪拌勻均就可以囉。

不只可以買法國土司做大蒜, 煮義大利麵也可以加, 或是挖一小塊放在熱乎乎的烤馬鈴薯上, 都超好吃, 絶對比外面買的好吃多了。

Macau Trip - Talk to yourself 澳門行 - 和自己的對話

自己旅行其實真的好處多多, 可以自由規劃行程, 想去那就去那裡, 想吃什麼就吃什麼, 累了就休息, 喜歡的地方就多待一會....等等。最重要的是, 可以和自己對話, 平常的生活忙碌到不行, 我們忙著和朋友聊天, 跟主管報告, 和客人接洽, 卻忘了自己。
There are many merits of travelling alone, such as you can plan your own schedule without considering others, you can eat what you want to eat, and you can stay longer in the place where you like. The most importantly, you could have a chance to talk to yourself, you may be so busy to talk to your friends, your managers, your clients, but yourself.

A postcard for myself

這次的旅行第一次寄名信片給自己, 收到時有說不出的感動, 我想這是個很好紀念每一次旅程的方式, 把當下的心情寫下來, 寄給自己。
This is the first time that I sent postcard to myself, that was undescribable feeling when I received it, I think that is a good way to commemorate a trip by writing down how was your feeling at the moment and send to yourself.

Macau Trip - Fusion of Europe and China 澳門行- 歐洲與中國文化的融合

he first thought about Macau, that would be casino and entertainment things, however, Macau was a colony of Portugal from the mid 16th century until 1999, then transferred back to China, its also the last remaining European colony in Asia.
So the street names in Macau not only Chinese, but also Portuguese, and buildings are fusion of Chinese and European style.
Regarding to the food in Macau, of course, there are many famous local food and Chinese restaurant, also Portuguese cuisine. Actually, I have no idea that what is traditional Portuguese cuisine, but it is really yummy and which is really rare in Taiwan.
講到澳門, 我們通常只會想到華麗的飯店和賭場, 但其實澳門就歷史文化來看, 其實也很值得去走走, 澳洲自明朝開始讓葡萄牙人租借, 一直到1999年結束對澳門的治理歸還中國, 四百多年來中西方文化的融合, 使得澳門更為多元, 像大三巴旁就是哪吒廟。
大三巴其實是聖保祿大教堂遺址, 建於1580年, 但卻經歷了二次火災, 因此只剩下教堂的前壁, 看起來就很像中國的牌坊, 因此當地人又稱大三巴牌坊, 而在2005年成功申報為世界文化遺產。

大家都一定要去的大三巴 (Ruínas da Antiga Catedral de São Paulo)

哪吒廟

So European street lamp

當然澳門夜晚的美, 不外乎是一棟棟華麗的飯店建築

但其實夜裡的老街也很美, 這裡應該也是所有遊客都會去的地方, 往下走就是官也街了, 就像是台灣講的老街, 澳門的路燈上都有花, 真的很美, 很有歐洲的氣息。

澳門的路名, 也真夠可愛而且特別, 路牌都像是用磁磚貼出來的, 除了中文外, 下面是葡文哦, 但有些路名實在是長到不行, 到底怎麼記得了啊, 我跟澳門朋友吃飯時, 特別問了她, "你們澳門人到底怎麼記路名的啊??"
她說, 其實有的很長的真的也記不得, 如果坐計程車要去某個地方的話, 直接就說那個地方的名字, 然後什麼店名之類的。好的, 如果去店家當然可以講店名囉, 那如果要去朋友家呢???像他們幾乎都是住大樓, 所以只要跟司機講, 去什麼區的XX大廈之類的, 司機幾乎都會知道, 反正澳門也不大嘛!!!! 真的是很有趣耶~

看到了嗎? 有戀愛巷耶, 超可愛!! Very interesting street name

而在建築物上也是融合中西式, 但看起來又好協調而不衝突!!

西式洋房加中式屋頂 Western building+Chinese Rooftop

Chinese door knocker

石板路 Rock paved path

而看到這種石板路, 就令人立即想起歐洲, 猛一看, 真的也挺像歐洲的小巷弄。

這次旅行其實也吃了不少當地有名的食物, 像是豬扖包, 雞扖三明治, 葡國菜, 蛋塔, ..等等, 真的都很好吃, 尤其實雞扖三明治, 看起來平淡, 但真的是好吃的不得了。

也希望大家除了以娛樂的角度去那裡外, 也可以多了解澳門的歷史文化。