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Why I Love Classical Music

30 Aug 2021 1 minute read 8 comments Agnes Laurens $0.04

Since a young age, I am in fond of classical music. I started to play the cello at the age of six, and one year later, I exchanged the cello for the violin. I also sang in a choir and played in a lot of orchestras. Not only that, but I also even have...

Baia, the ancient Las Vegas city?

29 Aug 2021 1 minute read 10 comments Duvinca $0.11

I have seen a new of those that I like the most, curious, surprising, interesting, historical, archaeological... Did you know that there was a city that was like Las Vegas in the Roman Empire? It was the city of Baia, "the city of sin" submerged in...

Tomato and Egg

25 Aug 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Chinuck $0.08

Tomato and egg is a Chinese home cooking staple and my favourite growing up. It's not glamorous, but it's really good! Ingredients 2 ripe tomatoes 4 eggs 0.5 onion 1 chili -- This recipe usually doesn't include chili, but I like it. chopped green o...

Hiyayakko (Cold Tofu Salad)

23 Aug 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Chinuck $0.04

Not only is it fun to say, it's cool and refreshing on a hot summer day! Didn't mean to rhyme, guess it'll happen sometime. Ugh, I did it again. I'm sure it'll stop, but when? Well, that's just my luck, oh my god, what the...I give up. This dish mus...

Paraguayan craft: Ñanduti

22 Aug 2021 2 minute read 0 comments AryaStark $0.03

The Ñanduti is a typical Paraguayan craft that resembles a spider web. It is done using frames, fabric, needle, threads and a lot of imagination.   The legend that is more literary than historical, since Guaraní was a purely oral language until th...

Natto and Onsen Tamago on Rice

20 Aug 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Chinuck $0.05

This is a Japanese breakfast food that's satisfying, but won't make you feel bloated -- something typical of Japanese breakfast foods. If the star of the show is natto, then the onsen tamago deserves an Oscar for best supporting actor. "Onsen tamago...

Japanese Style Potato Salad

18 Aug 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Chinuck $0.05

This is one of my original creations and it's always a hit at parties. People often ask me for the recipe. Well, here it is for the world to partake! The backbone of this dish is katsuobushi, which are shavings of dried smoked bonito (a type of tuna)...

Ume Shiso Maki and Friends

16 Aug 2021 7 minute read 0 comments Chinuck $0.05

While it's cliché to say "they go together like X" to describe the sweetest, most endearing, enviable and nauseating couples, we can at least make the cliché itself less nauseating by being creative with what we choose for X -- and the list is long!...

Chinese Vegetable Soup

13 Aug 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Chinuck $0.03

While this recipe might not seem very Chinesey, it is certainly common amongst the rotation of daily soups in a Chinese family. It's so simple, yet satisfying and cleansing. Normally, there's a piece of lean pork a bit smaller than the size of a fis...

5 Nice Movies About Ancient Greece

12 Aug 2021 2 minute read 0 comments AncientCulture $0.01

One of the best ways to learn about ancient cultures is by watching movies, but you should always be careful as movies are often romanticized by the movie industry, something I can't complain about as it makes movies so interesting, and sometimes the...