Compotes, the best thing in the universe

 Hi Charlie! 

You might have noticed that I eat a lot of compote (I recently ate 555g so more than half a kilo of compote in a day, I might seem a little addicted) which is why my article will be about

I. Where do compotes come from?

The first historical references to compotes are Hindu and date from the first millennium BC. The first compote was made of apples and we had to wait 2500 years and multiple variants to theorize the recipe.

In 1420, the ancestor of compote bore the sweet name of “sweet apple porridge". The term compote refers to the time when fruits were cooked so as to retain their shape, unlike marmalade, in which they were crushed.

Today marmalade mainly refers to this bitter orange jam

II. The packages

Industrial compotes can come in a gourd, in a plastic pot, or in a glass jar. As in for home-made compotes well, it depends on the person's wish.

  

            

III. My top 3 favorite compote tastes

1. Apple compotes, the Original

2. Apple compote with mango pieces

3. Apple and rhubarb compote (even with fibers)

IV. A compote recipe

- Peel the apples (you can add any other fruit you like)

- Stew the fruits

- Add a little bit of water if the fruits are getting stuck to the bottom of the casserole

- Mix the fruits

- Add vanilla, cinnamon, or lemon juice (my favorite)

- Let it cool then enjoy the favorite food in the world!

V. Let me convince you that compotes are the greatest thing in the entire universe

Everybody likes compote, it's easy to eat, to transport, and it tastes great. If you want you can make them yourselves or you can buy them because that's more practical. You can find them with or without fruit pieces. You can make great recipes with compote you can even eat them with biscuits like speculoos! 

That's the end of my article! 

I hope I convinced you to eat more compote (maybe it's not a good idea because it will leave less for me but I guess I can sacrifice myself so you can enjoy compotes)

Menela ッ

Kürtőskalács IS DELICIOUS

Hi Charlie, today I wanted to write about one of my favorite things: FOOD 😋

But not any type of food, today I will make you discover a very good Hungarian dessert that I myself discovered when I lived in Budapest. It's called Kürtőskalács (you can also call it Chimney Cake but there is no fun in that).    

It's basically dough that you wrap around a cylinder in a swirly way that you roll in sugar and/or cinnamon; then you bake it. The baking process is hard to explain we will use the help of pictures. 

They are delicious and you MUST enjoy them warm.

I used to eat them a lot in winter. We could find them on Christmas markets but since my arrival in Marseille... I was never able to eat one of these delicious desserts. 

But not too long ago, my family found a place in Marseille that actually makes some! It's called Twist Avenue and it's at the beginning of Rue de la République. They are very good and it was a very nostalgic experience for me.