Naoko in the book is a "delicate" girl, which should be a good adjective. The appearance is as delicate as Barbie doll, but the heart is as delicate, sensitive and fragile as porcelain doll. We saw her warm smile, and in the end, we may realize that this smile is probably a way for Naoko to protect himself.
Cherry blossoms are the life of brief and beautiful, Norwegian forests are hazy and sultry, and ice cream is mixed with strawberry, vanilla and other spring flavors. Somehow, we will think of Haruki Murakami's words: "A good ice cream can make a woman not despair."
Ice cream should have ice.
The earliest cold drink in the world originated in China. In 2000 BC, there was a record of using ice as food in China.
By chance, people mastered the method of making ice in summer.
About the end of the Tang Dynasty, when people were producing gunpowder, they happened to find that saltpeter dissolved in water could absorb a lot of heat and cool the water to freezing point, so the method of making ice in summer was born. At that time, adding ice particles to lotus seed mung bean soup or mint lily soup became a popular drink. In the Yuan Dynasty, merchants sold fruit pulp and milk in ice, much like modern ice cream.
1295, Italian explorer Kyle Poirot returned to Venice from China with this gourmet cookbook. It is said that this makes ice cream spread in the west.
Ice cream is called "milk flower" in Italy and "frozen cream" in Britain.
The real making of ice cream with cream began in the15th century. 1533, Catherine Medici from Florence married King Henry II of France. When Catherine left Italy, she took a recipe for making ice cream with her. It is said that in order to change the taste of the "ice cream lover" queen, the king's chef invented a semi-solid ice cream. He mixed cream, milk and spices and carved patterns to make the ice cream more colorful and delicious.
Later, chefs began to try to add chocolate and strawberries to frozen milk, and various combinations created different flavors.
Livorno is the third largest port city on the west coast of Italy. It was founded by architect Bernardo born Talenti in 1577, and expanded by Leopold II at the end of 18. It is considered as an "ideal town" in the Renaissance, when the buildings still exist in the community. 1559, at a banquet, Bernardo Buontarenti, then an architect and designer, showed an ice product with milk, honey and egg yolk as the main raw materials. Since then, ice cream has become popular in Italy and even the world.
/kloc-In 0/600, when King Charles I of England visited France, the chef served him with ice cream. Charles I was addicted to it and asked the chef to sell him the ice cream formula. Since then, this delicious frozen dessert has appeared on the table of the rich in Britain. Dolly Madison, the wife of American President Madison, is also a "fan" of ice cream. She entertained visitors from the White House with ice cream at 18 12. Not only that, two American presidents, Washington and Jefferson, also like to eat ice cream.
After more than a century, ice cream gradually moved towards the common people and made it a special manufacturing industry.
1776, the first American ice cream shop appeared in new york. 1843, an American woman named Nancy Johnston invented a manual ice cream freezer, which made it much easier to make ice cream. 185 1 year, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Jack, a dairy merchant, realized the industrialization of ice cream. He set up a factory in Baltimore, USA, and started mass production of ice cream.
1904, held at the World Expo in St. Louis, USA.
In the past, people had to eat ice cream with cups or plates. In Europe, ice cream is served in a glass. People call it "licking a penny" because you get what you pay for. "Licking pennies" is unsanitary and inconvenient. If you are not careful, you will break the glass and often have disputes. In addition, hiring people to wash cups is also a big worry for ice cream merchants.
In the Expo Park, ice cream is the most popular dessert, with at least 50 ice cream booths. In addition, snacks are concentrated all over the world. Ernest from Syria is selling a Middle Eastern dessert called Zalabia, a pancake with syrup, which is a very popular daily food in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey.
Next to Ernest's pancake stall is Arnold, an ice cream vendor. At first, Arnold sold ice cream in ordinary cups and plates, but there were more guests than expected that day. By noon, all the cups and saucers were used up, and it was obviously too late to clean and prepare. Just as Arnold was worried about how to deal with the afternoon affairs, Ernest rolled his pancake into a cone and handed it to Arnold. Arnold rolled his own ice cream with pancakes from the Middle East, and Zarabia became an ice cream cone. Surprisingly, this ice cream cone is very popular, and other ice cream suppliers have followed suit.
The fashion of this ice cream cone contains unlimited business opportunities. Since then, people have claimed that it was their own invention: Nick, who used to work for Ernest, said that he helped Ernest make Zarabia, but the invention was actually his idea; Abel, who sells waffles for a living, also claimed that he invented the cone; David, who has been selling ice cream, said that he was the first person to sell edible ice cream cones.
However, Ernest acted the fastest. After the World Expo, Ernest and his partners founded the Waffle Horn Company, and he traveled all over the United States to promote a new way to eat ice cream-"Expo Horn". 19 10, Ernest established his own Missouri cone company. Ernest called his product "ice cream cone" in order to distinguish it from the products of the partnership company. Later, Ernest also applied for a patent for the cone-making machine. With the expansion of the market, his Missouri Cone Company was renamed Western Cone Company.
Today, ice cream is still an accessory to major events. Wimbledon was only two weeks old, but it sold 28 tons of strawberry ice cream.
But today, in Ernest's hometown Damascus, Syria, people always think that it is the real hometown of cone ice cream. ...
How many flavors of ice cream are there in the world? I'm afraid no one can say for sure.
After all, the raw materials for making ice cream are very different and the taste is naturally very different. In the world, strange ice cream tastes are: Haggis ice cream in London, England, which tastes a little mutton; Munich, Germany beer ice cream, this beer ice cream can not be tasted slowly, otherwise the taste will only become more and more bitter; Philippine durian ice cream, eat a mint after eating this ice cream; Pineapple shrimp ice cream in Taiwan Province Province, China, and even all seafood can correspond to the taste of ice cream; Garlic ice cream in California, USA ...
With the changes of the times, some flavors of ice cream have disappeared.
A two-week ice cream festival was held in Yokohama, Japan, and the organizers exhibited more than 125 kinds of ice cream. Among them, the ice cream in the early Meiji period was re-sold, keeping the original taste in raw materials and tastes, which made modern people who knew nothing about that era feel extremely fresh.
In addition, the ice cream festival also brought special ice cream from all over Japan. Among them are crab ice cream in Hokkaido, beef tongue ice cream in Miyagi Prefecture, chicken wing ice cream in Nagoya, eel ice cream in Shizuoka Prefecture and black bean quail egg ice cream in Hyogo Prefecture. Unexpectedly, the most popular ice cream in Japan is beef tongue ice cream.
On a hill in Vermont, USA, a huge stainless steel bucket contains thousands of gallons of milk, cream and sucrose. Next to the bucket are more than twenty tombstones covered by shade. These names on the tombstone may sound familiar to you. They are actually some delicious ice creams.
Hundreds of people come here to pay their respects every year. The mourners who come here all have sweet memories, some are mint and some are chocolate, and so on. Outside the "cemetery", it says: "Welcome to Ben Jerry's characteristic cemetery". Ben Jerry is a famous American ice cream company. Since/kloc-0 first introduced ice cream in 1987, this growing ice cream company has introduced 12 new flavors of ice cream every year. "Natural selection, survival of the fittest", if updated, will inevitably be eliminated, and those ice cream varieties that consumers no longer like will have to "die".
Ben & Jerry's company set up a monument for those eliminated ice cream, which made their fans miss it together. After all, many sweet memories disappear with the ice cream. Among them, the "rainforest crispy" ice cream, which was born in 1989 and died in 1996, contains Brazilian rainforest nuts and was discontinued due to nut shortage; The life span of "economic collapse" ice cream is only a few months. This ice cream was launched to commemorate the collapse of Wall Street stock market caused by the Asian financial turmoil.
Vanilla-flavored frozen yogurt is mixed with litchi-flavored honey, and some American favorites, fortune cookie, are added. The name of this ice cream is "Try Lin Crazy". According to the Chicago Tribune, this is a brand-new ice cream from a famous American ice cream brand. This time, it is no longer a domineering forest madman or a whirlwind, but a "forest lick" closer to life, and everyone has a chance to taste it.
In Russia, a brand-new celebrity ice cream design has also been launched. This celebrity ice cream has gathered ten cultural figures who are very representative in the world popular culture, including Mayakovski, Darth Vader, Ernesto Guevara, Donald Duck, Marilyn Monroe, Mickey Mouse, Mario and other superstars. The so-called party is not only under their names, but actually shows their image with ice cream. At the same time, the strength, personality and talent of each character are also integrated into various natural flavors of ice cream, such as cranberries and vodka in Mayakovski, matcha and rum in Guevara, licorice and blueberries in Darth Vader and so on. Each flavor reflects the role these people play in world culture.
Some people joked that eating celebrity ice cream and knowing world cultural celebrities. Just, I wonder if you will become more educated after eating celebrity ice cream?
A recent study published in the journal Nature-Neurology shows that eating ice cream can relieve depression. Eating ice cream can connect people with a better feeling, which undoubtedly makes ice cream more popular.
The third Sunday in July is "American Ice Cream Day" every year. In view of the fact that the proportion of American ice cream consumers is as high as 90% of the total population, former US President Ronald Reagan (1984) designated July as "American ice cream month" and the third Sunday of July as "American ice cream day".
Visitors to the Children's Museum in Houston, USA, can taste their own ice cream on ice cream day. At the event site, the staff patiently explained how to make ice cream to the children and parents in just 4 minutes. Bladen, a participating child, said: "This activity is very interesting. You need to shake the box hard within 4 minutes, and the ice cubes will rotate inside. After this process is completed, the ice cream is solidified and can be eaten. I have never made my own ice cream, and it feels good. "
Ice cream making has always been a characteristic industry in Italy. In Italy, people call ice cream "Guirado". It is not exactly the same as ice cream. "Guirado" is basically handmade, and the ingredients are mostly natural and fresh. Moreover, the fat content of "Guirado" is lower than that of ordinary ice cream, so many beauty lovers can put down their stomachs and eat. The walls of buildings on both sides of the street are integral, covered with sculptures and churches, and many buildings are made of big stones. Gently touching these rough, dignified and cold stones feels like a thin layer of floating dust, telling the vicissitudes and sorrows of the Middle Ages. This should be the trace of years' carving and the color of historical precipitation.
On holidays, people can taste "Guirado", and Capigani Ice Cream University will also offer a one-day course to learn how to make "Guirado". Interested tourists can also buy all kinds of high-quality ingredients at the ice cream festival site, so that even if they leave Italy, they can taste the original Italian ice cream at any time.
On a hot summer day, a star chef in Gloucestershire, England, made an ice cream with a height of four meters and a weight of one ton, and put it in the park for onlookers to enjoy for free. In order to put the world's largest ice cream ball on the top of the giant cone, the event organizer also dispatched a crane. Enjoying ice cream is also a troublesome process. The staff should stand on the mechanical arm of the crane, dig the ice cream with a spoon and hand it to others. I wonder if you can eat it in time before it melts.