#003 MUST-TRY WEIRDEST FOOD IN THE WORLD - plus Recipe and Production

SURSTROMMING also known as 'sour herring' in Sweden. It is fermented Baltic sea herring. It has been the traditional Northern Swedish cuisine since the 16th century.

Strong brine is used to prevent the raw fish from rotting which is known to be chemical decomposition. A fermentation process of at least six (6) months then gives the lightly-salted fish its characteristic strong smell and a kind of an acidic taste.

PRODUCTION 

1. Catch or buy the herring around April or May when they are still in prime condition and just about to spawn.  Prior their spawning, they have not yet fattened.
2. Put the herring in a strong brine (salt solution) for about 20-24 hours to remove all blood.
3. Remove the head, gut it; and then put it into a weaker brine or salt solution.
4. Then place the barrels in a temperature controlled room under 15-20 degree Celsius.
5. Fermentation continues (either in can or barrel) from the beginning of July for the next five (5) weeks or Mid-August.
6. Often preferably to be eaten with two pieces of the hard and crispy kind of tunnbröd with butter, boiled and sliced or mashed almond potatoes, garnished with fillets of the fish together with finely diced onions.

NOTE: The fermentation process depends on the lactic acid enzyme in the spine that is activated, if and only if the temperature and brine concentration conditions are right. The low temperatures in Northern Sweden is one of the parameters that affects the final product.

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'INSIDE ANCIENT MUSEUM' PART 2 - #shotsTV Discovery!

Capitoline Museums was opened to the public in the year 1734 under Clement XII and the museums are considered the first museum in the world. It is located in Piazza del Campidoglio, 1, 00186, Rome, ITALY.
It is a museum known to be an archaeology, art museum and historic site.

INFORMATION ABOUT CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS

The Capitoline Museums are a single museum containing a group of art and archeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio which is situated on the hill of Capitoline.

The history of the museums is traced to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a collection of important ancient bronzes to the people of Rome and stored them on the Capitoline Hill and since then, it was recorded that the museums' collection has grown to include a large number of ancient Roman statues, inscriptions, and other artifacts; a collection of medieval and Renaissance art; and collections of jewels, coins, and other items and it was since then owned and operated by the municipality of Rome.

The statue of a mounted rider in the centre of the piazza is of Emperor Marcus Aurelius is a copy of its original being housed on-site in the Capitoline museum. 

Many Roman statues were destroyed on the orders of Christian Church authorities in the Middle Ages but this statue of the mounted horse was spared from being destroyed, in the erroneous belief that it depicted the Emperor Constantine, who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman empire.

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"WEARING THE PERFECT BRA FOR BACKLESS DRESS" - PART 1

Backless Dresses has become a trend in the women's world to flaunt their flawless back. Whether you are dressing up in your backless dresses to a show or for a date or to a dinner, there are few things you need to consider before stepping outside your door.
Read along, follow this tips and thereafter you got it to yourself to rock your backless dress while some lock theirs in the closet.
We know you will not want to ruin your classy look after dressing up with a visible bra strap. You will not want to step out and notice the public staring at your peeping bra strap sliding through your back or shoulder.
Below we have compiled list of bra you can rock on and stay comfortable in your backless dress without worrying about visible bra strap. The lists also includes features for each sets of bra to help you decide the best choice for you.

SILICONE STICK ON BRA

Suitable for Women with A,B And shallow C cup size. It features self adhesive silicone to make you stay classy in backless and strapless dress and also the front closure features for lifts and cleavage flaunt.

STICK ON BRA CUPS

Suitable for Women with small busts. Not only that it saves you from the public embarrassment of a peeping bra strap but it also provides subtle lift and protection.

ADHESIVE BACKLESS/STRAPLESS BRA

Suitable for Women with medium or small busts. All thanks to its cotton fabric that provides all day comfort.

U-PLUNGE BACKLESS/STRAPLESS BRA

Suitable for all trending women who crave for backless dresses. It features an attachable straps and also a contour cups with under-wire support.

LACE BACKLESS/STRAPLESS BRA

Suitable for women who loves light weight bra. It provides full comfort and also features a silicone cup with medical-grade adhesive that regenerates after every wash.

LOW BACK BRA

Suitable for Women with big bust. It offers much great support and all day comfort. It features strap you can wrap either in the normal way or halter or cross-back.

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"#002 MUST-SEE CREEPIEST ANIMAL IN THE WORLD" - True Facts About the Creature

The WRINKLE-FACED BAT made the Number Two on our lists of must-see CREEPIEST ANIMAL IN THE WORLD.

When we say 'CREEPIEST', it does not mean they are wild but we meant they look scary. The wrinkle-FACED bat does not harm. They are found in various countries in and around Central America.

We have compiled true facts about the wrinkled-faced bat which we will share with you in the next few lines.

TRUE FACTS ABOUT THE WRINKLE-FACED BAT

• They are tail-less.
• They are of medium-sized .
• They have a pelage of a drab brown to yellowish-brown.
• They weigh around 17g. 
• They have hairless face which is covered by convoluted outgrowth of skin, which makes their face looks wrinkled and scary.
• They have storage pouches in their mouths to allow them to store fruits.
• They have a skull which is extremely short and wide and which is thought to allow it to produce bite forces up to 20% higher than any other bats of a similar size.
• Wrinkle-faced bats are entirely FRUGIVORUS I.e they feed mainly in fruits.

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"#002 MUST-TRY WEIRDEST FOOD IN THE WORLD" - Recipe and Cooking method

HAKARL or as it is known to be a 'ROTTEN SHARK' is the National dish of Iceland. HAKARL consists of a Greenland shark or other sleeper shark.

You do not have to look far so much for it, as it is readily available in every Icelandic stores.

HAKARL is prepared from shark meat which has been cured with a particular fermentation process and hung to dry for four to five months. At the end of the process, it has some choking smell but tastes so good.

Sounds disgusting? Yes, but you will want to eat more after the first chew.

If you are eating hakarl for the first time, it is advisable to block your nose from the choking smell.

RECIPE AND COOKING METHOD

RECIPE

• One large Shark

COOKING METHOD

• Take one large Shark, gut and discard the fins,tail, innards, the cartilage and the head.
• Cut flesh into large pieces. Wash in running water to get all alone and blood off.
• Dig a large hike in a coarse gravel, preferably down by the sea; put in the shark pieces, cover with gravel and press them well together with rocks then leave for 6 weeks to 3 months.

• When shark is soft and smells like ammonia, remove from the gravel, wash and hang in a drying shack.
• Leave it for a period of about 2-4 months till it is firm and fairly dry.
• Slice off the brown crust, cut the whitish flesh into small pieces.
• Then you are ready to eat and enjoy!

Note: The modern curing method relies on putting it into a large container with a drainage hole and letting it cure as it does when buried in coarse gravel.

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'INSIDE ANCIENT MUSEUM' SERIES (PART 1)

Have you ever thought of what could be in some of these ancient museums? Ofcourse, we do and some of those found in these museums are interesting and shocking.

NAPLES NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM in Italy is one of the enriched ancient museums in the world, and most surprising, the museum has a hidden room known to be 'Naples Secret Museum' with explicit collections. See into this room and you will marvel.

Naples museum is located at piazza museo, 19, 80135 Napoli, Italy.

The museum contains a large collection of Roman artifacts from Pompeii,Stabiae and Herculaneum.

This is one of the enriched ancient museums in the world with 130,000 extensive collections of Greek and Roman antiquities, marbles, bronze from the villa of the Papyri, Mosaics, Egyptians collections, and the SECRET CABINET.


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"#001 MUST-SEE CREEPIEST ANIMAL IN THE WORLD" - True Facts about the Creature

The BLOBFISH (Psychrolutes Marcidus) is a deep sea fish which belongs to the family 'Psychrolutidae'.

They are specifically found in Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.

We have compiled the true facts you need to know about the one-time named 'Mascot for the Ugly Animal Preservation Society'.

TRUE FACTS ABOUT THE BLOBFISH 

• BLOBFISH are known to feed on crabs, mollusks and see pens.
• A blobfish weighs around Twenty (20) 
• They do not have a full skeleton. They only have a backbone and they also do not have real muscles, just jellies.
• The blobfish lives in the deepest cold water about 4,000ft below the sea level.
• Their lifespan and repreoduction are unknown to scientist because no human has been able to view them alive in their habitat; humans can not survive their harsh condition habitat, not even for the short moment it takes to view this creature.
• They are proven scientifically inedible because the BLOBFISH can no handle the changes in pressure, and for this reason, they instantly changes shape and dies the moment they are taken from their habitat and so leaving it inedible to humans.
• BLOBFISH are shorter than 30cm and are pink in colour.
• Their female lays egg to the sea floor.
• A BLOBFISH does not look like a blob in their natural habitat.
• They live under immense pressure from 60 to 120 times greater than the pressure at sea level; under this type of pressure, the BLOBFISH actually resemble a normal looking fish but they changes in shape if taken from their habitat.
• BLOBFISH are mainly of tissues; they have no gas bladder, instead they rather have a density that is slightly less than water which allows them to float in place without having to waste energy on swimming.
• They have no predator in its habitat but humans had been their threat.
• The BLOBFISH was voted the world's ugliest animal in 2013. It beat out several other animals including the naked mole rat,  the axolotl, the purple frog and the proboscis monkey.

NOTE: WE HAVE GOT REPORTS FROM PEOPLE LOOKING OUT FOR AQUARIUMS WHICH HAS BLOBFISH, WE ARE SORRY TO TELL YOU THAT YOU CANNOT FIND ANY BECAUSE NO HUMAN CAN KEEP A 'LIFE' BLOBFISH AS A PET. WHY? A BLOBFISH CANNOT SURVIVE ANYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT IN ITS HABITAT. NOT EVEN AT THE SEA SURFACE!

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"#001 MUST-TRY WEIRDEST FOOD IN THE WORLD" - Recipe and Cooking Method

First on our list of the weirdest food in the world which we will show you its recipe and take you through the cooking method is the HAGGI; this is considered traditionally Scottish, even as Scotland National dish. Haggis first known written recipe is dated 1430.

HAGGI is a savoury pudding containing sheep's heart, liver and lungs/tongues; minced with onion, oatmeal, suet,  spices and salt mixed with stock and all these are being traditionally encased in the animal's stomach.

RECIPE AND COOKING METHOD

RECIPE

• Sheep Stomach
• Sheep heart
• Sheep lives
• Sheep lung or tongue 
• Suet 
• Onions 
• Oatmeal 
• Black pepper
• Herbs
• Salt

COOKING METHOD

1. Rinse the stomach thoroughly and soak overnight in cold salted 
2. Rinse the liver, tongues/lungs, and heart in a large pot of salted boiling water and cook over medium heat for two (2) hours.
3. After two (2) hours, remove and mince; Remove any gristle or skin.
4. In a large bowl, combine the minced liver,  heart, tongue or lungs, suet, onions, toasted oats; season it with salt, ground black pepper and the ground herbs; moisten the mixture with some cooking water for a firm bind.
5. Remove the soaked stomach from the cold salted water, fill 2/3 with the mixture. NOTE: 2/3 means we are taking precaution not to get the stomach busted while cooking.
6. Close the stomach by sewing or tieing; gently placed in a large pot of boiling water to prevent from splashing .
7. Cook over high heat for three (3) hours.
8. Serve hot with mashed potatoes and enjoy!

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"THE HAND IN THE ATACAMA DESERT" - San Pedro De Atacama

SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA DESERT (a desert in chile enriched with few centre of attractions for travellers and adventurers) is located a few kilometers from the city SAN PEDRO; it borders Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.

FACTS OF THE ATACAMA DESERT

• It borders Peru, Bolivia and Argentina
• It is listed as the driest Non-Polar desert in the world
• Atacama desert is located over high altitudes, above 2,500 meters above sea level

It is protected from the prevailing winds by the Andes; this prevents the desert from the cool breeze and makes the desert more hotter.

HAND IN THE DESERT

• The sculpture was created in the early 1980s and inaugurated in 1992.
• This attracted sculpture became sought-after tourist centre for Travellers visiting ATACAMA DESERT in Chile.
• The Hand in the desert was the work of the Chilean Sculptor 'Mario Irarrazabal' who responded to the call of the government then which felt the desert should not be idle.
• Mario Irarrazabal graved the sculpture of 36-Foot-Tall Hand protuding out of the sand 'like a giant crying out for help' with its base made of concrete.

JOURNEYING TO SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA

Considering the risk we believe we would let you experience, and our aim is for you to experience great time while taking your time out there in the ATACAMA DESERT. We would explain few of the main important caution we want you to take.

From San Pedro which is the nearby city to the desert takes some few hours, but we assure you fun all through the road trip which we know you can not forget.

The sun in the ATACAMA DESERT is the worst and the hottest you can ever imagine ; so we would suggest you rent a tinted glass car if you chose to ride alone or with friends or family OR you board a tinted glass bus into the desert which is more appropriate for you.

BEST HOTELS IN SAN PEDRO

Here is a few lists of the best-so-far hotels in San Pedro that can make your stay much comfortable. We have compiled a few list of trusted and guaranteed hotels, some of which are Noi Casa Atacama,  Hotel Kimal and Pascal Andino.

These are list of friendly hotels offering free WiFi, spa, hair dryers, free buffet breakfast, outdoor pool, bar/lounge, concierge services, outdoor bar and free self parking.

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