Salmon Mania

Chinese New Year is just a few weeks away and we all will always start off our dinner with Yee Sang!
Salmon would represent "Nian Nian You Yu"
Direct translation = "Year Year got Fish"

Before you Loh Sang/Toss your Yee Sang and Mess up the Whole Table , have a look good at your Salmon first.
Is it Vibrant Orange or Pale Orange?
Is it Glossy or Dull ?
If it looks like the Picture above, it's Fresh Salmon.
If it looks like the Picture below, it's Frozen Salmon.

So what's wrong with Frozen Salmon?
- Bad Texture
- Bad Flavor
- Not Safe to Consume Raw ( Lime Juice would not be sufficient to kill all the Bacteria)

Here's a Comparison of Frozen (Left) and Fresh Salmon (Right)
- Frozen Salmon should always be cooked for Safe Consumption.

Here's 3 Salmon Facts I think you should know

1) The Salmon you are consuming are Farmed
- Breed by Human with Antibiotics *Boost Growth
- Feed with Colored Feed * Artificially makes the flesh looks Bright Orange
- Wild Salmon are naturally Orange due to their Diet of Crustacean & Plankton *Did I mention Wild Salmon is very expensive?

2) Wild Salmon will travel back to their Birthplace to reproduce
- That's where you see on National Geography where Salmon will Swim Upstream
- And get Eaten by Pedo's Bear Cousins

3) Salmon Sushi/ Sashimi is Dominating Malaysia Market
- Most Sushi Lovers are Crazy for Salmon
- That's why you can see lots of Japanese Restaurant around.

True Story of How I Met your Mother.

The X - Turkey !

CHRISTMAS is always celebrated with Turkey !
Restaurant flourish by selling alot of Take-away Roasted Turkey with Stuffing !
However do you know Stuffing a Turkey is a bad idea?

I'm sure you have tried Turkey that are badly overcooked, really tough/dry breast.
What's the reason behind this?

The truth is Turkey should never be stuffed with Raw Stuffing (Raw Meat with Breadcrumbs/ Chestnut)

Here's why.

- By the time your turkey is cooked, your stuffing are most likely raw
* because heat can't penetrate into the middle that quickly.

- So if you keep on Roasting it, your stuffing will be cooked 
* but your Turkey will be overcooked/ dry.
- What I would suggest it to Cook your Stuffing Separately
*and stuff into the Turkey when the Turkey is Cooked.

 Turkey
- Taste something in between Chicken and Duck.
- Usually 12-18 Months old before being slaughtered
- Ranging from 5-9kgs

Here's 3 Tips to do Justice to your Turkey
1) Always buy smaller size Turkey because it's younger/tender *Meat would be much more tender
2) Frozen Turkey should be fully defrosted for 3 days in your fridge before Roasting in the oven.
3) Always Marinate 2 Days ahead * For Extra Flavor

Here's 2 non practical Invention for Turkey

1) Plastic Termometer Probe *Comes free with some Turkey
- Stated "Should Pop Out when Turkey is cooked
- However it's not a reliable guideline *Unless you don't mind raw turkey
- Use to Digital Termometer Probe instead * 70C = Cooked

2) Chestnut Stuffing * Sometimes comes free.
- Stated "Stuff into your Turkey and roast it"
- It will caused your Turkey to be overcooked *As explained above
- Do not buy or Cook it separately and stuff into your Cooked Turkey

Turkey Dillema
- Turkey Breast always cook faster than the Tight/Legs
- Usually end up with tough breast

Solution
-Wrap the Breast with lots of Bacon to insulate the heat.
or
- Wrap the Breast with Aluminium Foil

21.12.12 is over !
Congratulations for surviving Apocalypse!
And Merry Christmas!

What is Cake Tella?

Cake Tella is now Officially 1/2 Year Old !
Thank you for all of your support throughout these 6 months !

Let me share with you my vision for Cake Tella.

Cake Tella represents an Idea to
"Challenge the norm by going the extra mile doing things others don't."

For example,
The Guarantee of 100% refund & 50% off on your next order. *If it doesn't meet our expectations
The Heavy usage of quality liqueur in Cakes. (Baileys, Baileys)
The Emphasis on quality ingredient. 
The Unusual Stuff. (Pop Rocks Hidden in Chocolate, Meat Cake)

The Pairing of few Common Flavor into something Different. (Green Tea+ Raspberry+ Vanilla Cheese)
The Customization to suits customer needs. (Less Sweet, Using Sucralose* Sugar Substitute for Diabetic, Love Shaped Cake)

I will be honest with you all, I'm not doing this to make a huge profit to be a Millionaire.
I'm here to live my Passion, my Dream, my Goal to bring Malaysia Cake to the next level.
I'm here trying to create Memorable Moments for you and your loves one to Celebrate & Cherish together.

There are many more Daring, Funky things I would like to implement to Cake Tella right now.
However I can't do it yet because this is not my Full Time Job yet but I promise you I'll be working Full Time on Cake Tella by June 2013.

So Stay Tune and you will see how Cake Tella will grow step by step.

Thank you for all your support, and I really appreciate it from the bottom of my heart!

Regards,
Eddie Tan
The Cake Fella