Fitness of a Formula One Driver
Do you consider a F1 driver an elite athlete? Do you think they are more or less fitter than a long distance runner? I guess that needing to drive some of the fastest cars in demanding conditions (both physical and mental) must need for them to train vigorously. Let’s take a look at what their […]
Nutrition info: Calories in Mee Soto
Mee soto is a traditional Indonesian soup served with meat, vegetables and broth. ‘Soto’ means traditional soup and ‘mee’ refers to the thin white rice noodles served inside the broth. There are many variations, one of the most popular being soto ayam a.k.a. Chicken soup. Nutrition info for Mee Soto: 1 bowl Energy: 433 calories […]
Nutrition info: Pastry mooncake crust vs. Snowskin crust. Which is healthier?
The Mid-Autumn festival (also known as the mooncake festival) is a popular lunar harvest festival celebrated in Chinese and Vietnamese culture. Every year on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its maximum brightness for the entire year, the Chinese celebrate “zhong qiu jie”. Today, the […]
Nutrition Info: Calories in Pau (Chinese steamed buns)
Chinese Steamed Buns are called baozi or popularly known as bao, bau, pow, pau. They are plain or filled buns (light, soft and bread-like) that comes in various forms, with a variety of fillings (meat or vegetarian). Theses buns are steamed and can be eaten for breakfast, as snacks in between meals or during a […]
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Nutrition info: Calories in Duck Rice
In Singapore you can find Duck Rice prepared in two ways: Roasted or Braised. Roast Duck Rice: The duck is prepared by putting spices such as pepper, salt, star anise, cinnamon ginger, spring onion and garlic inside the duck, coated with vinegar and malt sugar and hung out to dry. The ducks will be roasted until their […]
Bubble Tea – Carcinogenic and choking hazard???
One of the latest news stories circulating by German authorities and researchers claims that Taiwanese drink bubble tea presents a choking hazard to children and may contain cancer-causing chemicals. The warnings come as bubble tea has entered the market there as a trendy dessert beverage. After analyzing the tapioca balls which make up the ‘bubbles’ […]