Berlin Ball

My class on Plant Yield went a bit rough for me today. Sadly, I have gotten so engrossed with DNA and protein that I have neglected the basic morphological and physiological plant concepts. I have probably already developed "myopia" when scrutinizing things in this world. Like when I see a flower, it's no longer a beautiful soft object with ostentatious colors. It's more like a fascinating entity composed of redundant genes which had rewired million years following several whole genome duplications. XD

Anyway, to stimulate dopamine release, I bought processed polysaccharides loaded with saturated fats. The supermarket calls it, "Berlin Ball". They taste like the Bavarian doughnuts. The filling is creamy--and isn't as sweet as it looks like. The soft dough sprinkled with confectioner's sugar has a bewildering sweet but salty taste. Sugar and salt always dance around my taste buds whenever I eat pastries.

Seafood Risotto and Grilled Salmon

Since the semester started, I made sure that on the two-day weekly vacation (Saturday and Sunday), one day should be devoted for rejuvenation and the other day for assignments and projects. Yesterday I went to the market with my girl friends and bought lots of fresh fruits, vege and seafoods! And so I did kitchen experiments using the ingredients I bought. I cooked seafood risotto! Actually, I was planning to cook fried rice, but I ended up cooking risotto. Sometimes my pan does magic-- it turns one dish into another. :D

I also grilled Salmon. I love salmon so much! But salmons sold in supermarkets are very expensive. That's why I prefer buying from the wet market. Probably the best place to buy seafoods in Belgium is at Clemenceau wet market in Brussels. They're open Saturdays and Sundays from 9 am to 2 pm.