Best Food And Beverage Tips: 08/09/10

Monday, August 9, 2010

Seafood – Health Beneficial and Delicious Meal

Demand for seafood is continuously increasing worldwide. Fresh seafood is now widely available than ever before. There are numerous reason for eating seafood and fish. Nowadays, people

realize the importance of eating seafood. Numerous researches and studies have proved that the ideal source of good vitamins, fats and mineral to promote better health can actually be found in different seafood. Some of the benefits of eating seafood, fish and shrimp are listed below:

1) Fish is good for heart diseases – Undeniably, seafood is low fat food. Fish are high in protein, and low in fat and cholesterol. Fish is rich in Omega 3 fatty acid that is most beneficial for your health. It decreases the inflammatory process in blood vessels.

2) Seafood is proven to strengthen your immune system – Researches have shown that many varieties of shrimp and fish have high antioxidant which can boost up your immune system and reduce the risk of heart diseases.

3) Seafood makes smart and healthy kids – A healthy seafood diet for kids every week can definitely enhance their learning skills and improve their health. It also helps in development of eye sight of unborn child.

4) Seafood reduces the risks of cancer - It has been said that people who regularly eat seafood have low risks of getting cancer of the throat, mouth, stomach, lung, pancreas, colon, etc.

Malaysia is one of the biggest sourcing hubs in fish, shrimp and seafood industry and is technologically very sound. Malaysia shrimp have good grow-out and a consistent record of harvesting remarkable crop every year. Malaysia shrimp is an enormously vital crop for Malaysia seafood industry. From last few years, Malaysia seafood is in great demand across the world. Malaysia has been quickly gaining a foothold throughout the globe due to its high quality and competitive price.

There are wide range of hotels and restaurants that offer Malaysia seafood, Malaysia fish and Malaysia shrimp. Its quality and competitive price makes them the obvious choice for hotels, restaurants and resorts. Malaysia has now surpassed other countries to become the largest exporter of seafood products.

Are you looking for seafood exporting industry from Malaysia? Siam Canadian is definitely one stop destination for your Malaysia seafood, Malaysia fish and Malaysia shrimpexporting requirements. Siam Canadian looks further to provide their customers with ultimate level of peculiarity in seafood products and services.

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Enjoy the Rich Taste of Chinese Seafood

China is famous for its best quality of non-vegetarian food. China offer huge variety of sea food. Chinese products regularly go to the world market. Customers are demanding more and more Chinese

products because of their varied quality. Chinese food is famous in all over the world. There are large number of restaurants and hotel which are offering Chinese food.

China has one of the world's largest seafood industries processing and exporting an enormously varied range of both warm water and cold-water products. China has now surpassed Thailand and other countries to become the largest exporter of fishery products. China has an enormous aquatic production. A large part of this production comes to the International market.

China seafood is rapidly gaining a foothold throughout markets in North American, Europe and Australia as well as Asian countries. Its quality and competitive pricing make it an obvious choice for the restaurants, hotels and resorts. In China, small restaurants also keep a tank of live fish for their customers to choose from. Big cities with their higher classed restaurants have tanks with an unimaginable variety of aquatic creatures.

China is rich in seafood, fish and beef. In any Chinese restaurant you will get various varieties of these seafood, fish and beef. China owns many fisheries resources and over 3000 marine species. Chinese seafood, beef and fish have become the most demanded non-vegetarian food since the last five years. The best thing about Chinese seafood is its rich taste and deliciousness.

Siam Canadian is one of the leading seafood exporters and suppliers which offer different variety of Chinese seafood, fish and beef. China beef, China seafood and China fish are the most popular among Chinese food. With state of art of processing and packaging facilities, Siam Canadian also employs improved procedures for processing, packaging and product offering to make it beneficial for customer and regular clients.

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Vintage Recipes for Chinese Style Entrees

Chinese-style meals are not only tasty, they are usually quick, easy, inexpensive and healthy. In my vintage recipe collection I have two great recipes to share.

Chicken and Vegetables Chinese is definitely a recipe that has the above mentioned attributes. It is easy to make, doesn't take much time, the ingredients aren't expensive, and it makes six servings of only 200 calories each. That's a pretty good deal!

CHICKEN AND　ＶＥＧＥＴＡＢＬＥＳ　ＣＨＩＮＥＳＥ

1 lb boneless, skinned chicken breast cut into 1 1/2" pieces
2 cans chicken broth or 4 to 5 chicken bouillon cubes dissolved in 3 cups boiling water
1/2 cup raw rice
2 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp ground ginger
2 cups sliced carrots
1 cup sliced green onions
1 small can chinese vegetables, drained
1/2 cup cooking sherry
1 clove minced garlic
1/4　ｔｓｐ sage
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup sliced green pepper (bell pepper)
6-oz pkg frozen pea pods or peas

Brown chicken in a large Pam sprayed pan. Add broth,　ｒｉｃｅ, sherry, soy sauce, garlic and ginger. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer until tender. Makes 6 servings of about 200 calories each.

Sweet and Sour Pork slow cooks for one hour but otherwise is a quick recipe. Again, it is not expensive, it is easy and again, it is a healthy meal.

SWEET AND SOUR PORK

1 lb pork tenderloin, cut into strips
oil for browning
1/3 cup water
1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup vinegar
3/4 cup pineapple juice
2 tsp soy sauce
1 cup sliced mushrooms
2 cups pineapple chunks
1 green pepper, cut in strips

Brown pork in oil. Add water and cook slowly for 1 hour. Add cornstarch, brown sugar, vinegar, pineapple juice, and soy sauce; mix well. Simmer 15 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 5 minutes. Serve over rice.

Enjoy!

Brown pork in oil. Add water and cook slowly for 1 hour. Add cornstarch, brown sugar, vinegar, pineapple juice, and soy sauce; mix well. Simmer 15 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 5 minutes. Serve over rice.

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Sweet Pepper Stuffed Pork Chops

Are you looking for a new and different way to serve pork chops? Here is a great recipe for Sweet Pepper Stuffed Pork Chops that is sure to please your guests when you are entertaining as well as your family. This

recipe is perfect for sit-down family meals. If you are a follower of my website or blog, you know I am a big proponent of sit-down family meals several times a week. Remember, no matter how busy your family's schedule may be, there is no substitute for sitting around the table, sharing good food, and talking about your day. So give this recipe a try soon and gather your family around the table to enjoy it!

SWEET PEPPER STUFFED PORK CHOPS

1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

1 garlic clove, minced

2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided

1 cup bread cubes

1 - 4 oz can chopped green chilies, drained

1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed

1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

4 bone-in rib pork chops, 3/4-inch thick

1/4 tsp black pepper

In a large nonstick skillet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, saute red pepper, onion and garlic in 1 teaspoon of the olive oil until tender. Stir in bread cubes, chilies and corn. Cook another two minutes. Transfer to a bowl and stir in cheese.Cut a pocket in each chop by slicing almost to the bone. Fill pocket with stuffing mixture. Use toothpicks to secure if necessary. (Be sure to remove toothpicks before serving!) Sprinkle chops with black pepper.Using the same skillet, coat with nonstick cooking spray and add the other teaspoon of oil. Cook chops over medium high heat about seven minutes on each side until browned. Reduce heat, cover pan and cook about eight minutes longer. (A meat thermometer should read at least 160 degrees).

Each chop has twice the amount of protein as carbs, making this a good diabetic dish.

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