Asoka plant, a symbol of love
Here’s a very interesting matter during my surfing on the net some couple of days ago, it is about asoka tree ( bunga asoka in Indonesian). So far I know, asoka tree is flowering throughout the whole year. But it seems that there’s an article that leads me to the myth and legend around asoka tree in India.
- Picture of Asoka Flower
It is believed that Sakyamuni, the founder of Budda and Nirvana doctrine, was born under asoka tree by the X century. Asoka trees is worshipped by the Buddhist. While for Hinduist, this flower is a symbol of love.
In a story of Rama and Sita, it is said that when Sita ( Rama’s wife) was kidnapped by Ravvana, she was hidden in a garden which is overwhelmed with asoka trees. Thus for India’s society, this flower is dedicated to Rama.
Meat grills of Makasar
In Indonesian, this food is called Sate Makasar. It is made of tender meat which is grilled, then served with sour star-fruit (cucumber tree) which mixed together with milled peanuts. It tastes delicious, with a rather spicy hot, sour and sweet. Here’s the recipe :
- Meat Grill of Makasar (Sate Makasar)
ingredients :
1 kg good quality meat
milled spices :
4 spoonful of coriander
1 spoonful of dill
10 walnut seeds
10 onions
10 garlic
2 cm of turmeric
4 pieces of galingale
directions :
* wash thoroughly meat, then braise it until mild.
* attenuate all the spices ( in the list ) , get it into the braising-meat, cook for about 25 minutes until the flavor diffuses. keep cooking the meat until the water dry-wet.
* skew the meat and intestine with skewer ( usually made of bamboo) criss-cross. Grilled.
* serve the sate with starfruit sauce.
the sour-starfruit sauce :
Top EC dropper of February
It’s a new month already, and continuing my monthly routines, it’s time for me to deliver my gratitude to all these people. The top EC droppers, and to everybody off course 
Here are ten of them :
