wow, just wow. that’s all i can say really these days whenever i read another article on the industries who seem to have held onto their old and dying business models biting the hand that feeds them.

as you can probably already tell, today’s post is a soap-box rant which does not reflect the opinions of tech-rx or its owners.  keep on reading for a full fledged yo-momma rant on the music, video and newspaper industries.

First things first, do you know what the ACTA is?

if not, YOU SHOULD!

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA ) is a ‘proposed plurilateral trade agreement which is claimed by its proponents to be in response “to the increase in global trade of counterfeit goods and pirated copyright protected works. The scope of ACTA is broad, including counterfeit physical goods, as well as “internet distribution and information technology“‘(via wikipedia )

from my understanding, the negotiations of the industry heads w/governments across the world lobbying for the agreement have been very secretive and copies of the draft have been watermarked and delivered via physical paper copies.

more information can be found over at:

gizmodo.com - secret copyright treaty…

crunchgear - ACTA…

yea, bad. very bad in my opinion.  basically it would make isps the copyright cops since they provide the pipes. WTF???

also, just today, rumor has it that the studios want to make Netflix delay new movie releases? Why? I do not understand why the industries want to inhibit the growth of the volume of information/media that’s available and for the most part being purchased.

next up, the RIAA.

really? still suing people?? why??? and for over $100K  for 200 songs? i wish the artists that are represented would say something once in awhile. i really can’t justify purchasing music from any artists that are a part of the RIAA. i vote with my pocketbook.

Newspapers/News agencies (web or paper)

well, the reason for your existence is to deliver content to an audience in a (for the most part) timely matter.  so one would think that news agencies and companies would move into the now and leverage the power of the internet and masses.  but no, they are struggling to find a suitable/profitable business model and are even considering paywalls for news.

the first big problem, news is news. its worthless imo.  it has no value; most of my news i read via my RSS feeds or get word of mouth/tweets/facebooks.  nationwide/world news is very easy to obtain.  however the part that most of us really care about is our local news.  why aren’t newspapers thinking forward? build a nice data center. start scanning/ocring all back issues and then offering them for viewing online and use adbased revenue schemes. start trying crowd-sourcing news clips. HIRE ACTUAL COMMENT MODS (so sick of racial rants/slurs/crude comments that never get modded, hell you can even get a kid from college as an intern and have him do it w/o paying him!).

so that’s all for now. hopefully i have not offended anyone since that was not my purpose of this post.  no, my purpose was to make those not aware that YES, the industries and times are changing and we have to be ready.  We also have to protect our rights as citizens and not let a media industry dictate laws regarding freedom of speech and inhibiting of a growing and evolving world of information.

the interwebz set information free and thus killed a ton of industries based on the hoarding of such information and also gave us (users/citizens) the tools start making our own media/distributing.

and to that. good day!

/end rant

1. Go to Facebook and then access the FishVille applicaton.

2. When the FishVille app has finished loading, go to the top and right-click the Free Gifts tab.

3. Select Open Link in New Tab. Repeat this step a few more times so that you have 6 or 7 tabs open to the Free Gifts page.

4. Go to each tab and select the GIFT that you want to send (they can be different or all the same). Do not press the Proceed to Send button yet!

5. After you have selected a gift on each tab, go back to the first tab and click the Proceed to Send. Repeat this for each tab.

6. Go to each tab and select the FishVille Friend(s) to send the gift(s). Do not click the Send FishVille Gift Request button yet.

7. After you have selected the intended recipients for each tab, go back to the first tab and click the Send FishVille Gift Request button. Repeat this step for each tab.

8. Go back to the first tab, you will see the FishVille Gift request that you have created. Click the Send button. Repeat this step for each tab.

You can now close your browser. The gift request will all be sent and your friends will be quite happy!

This last weekend I finally clean installed Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Retail on my Wind and HP (prior to this I was running beta/rc versions of Windows 7).  I also received my Windows 7 license for my desktop and did another clean install (wiping vista right off) of Windows 7 on it.  Previous OS upgrades have taught me one thing; upgrading can/will bite you in the end.  I recommend backing up data and doing a clean install to avoid any possible issues that may crop up later down the road (ie driver incompatibilities, software that doesn’t work on Win7, crashing).  So my advice, if possible clean install.  Yes, its more work to start with but may save you some and frustration down the road.

After my installs were completed, the first thing i did was setup networking on the machines and in Windows 7 case, join a Homegroup. Keep reading for more info on my homegroups and media sharing experience.One of the coolest features of Windows 7 is the way you setup networks.  You no longer have to use Workgroups to setup a local network, but instead setup a Homegroup on the first computer and then connect to that Homegroup using a static password.

Once you connect/setup the Homegroup, it will let you choose what you want to share initially; Documents, Pictures, Videos, Music, and Printers. You can then easily share other folders by just right-clicking on the folder and then going to the Share With > and then choose Homegroup.  Once you do that, your other computers on the homegroup will instantly see the folder and files.Homegroup sharing also comes into play if you use a Windows 7 computer on the homegroup to record tv.

This is probably one of the coolest features, imo, for those who use Media Center for their DVR.  Once I have all of my computers on the homegroup, i can then go into Media Center and then to the TV > Recorded TV.  Be sure to go to the Shared tab so that way the host pc will stream the shows vs playing the file from the shared folder.  You can also make a copy of the show from the shared area; this is nice if its a larger HD show and you want to take a copy with you or would rather play it locally.

Using Homegroups/Networking with non-Windows 7 computers works like it did with XP/Vista.  Just need to have the computers in the same workgroup (actually, you can probably just have them on the same connection, i use workgroups out of habit).  You won’t have the cool abilities with Media Center on a Vista machine but that is expected. Windows 7 definitely lives up to the hype and brings Media Center back into the releavent digital media world.

For DIY HTPC people, this OS defintely helps to make up for Vista Media Centers failure to live up to hype and features (no real QAM support, better cablecard support, sharing media libraries). However there are still a few things that do need to be addressed in Windows 7 such as native Bluray movie playback, but thats what SP1 is for right?

Here are some of my videos showing Windows 7 in action:

Windows 7 Clear QAM Demo

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Windows 7 and TV Sharing Demo

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Windows 7 and Streaming to PS3

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Windows 7 and Dell XT Surface/Touchpack Demo

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Microsoft tries to redeem itself for Vista by accelerating development of Windows 7 and to everyone’s delight, it appeases most with its updated UI and performance.

Netbooks became a household name and have started to grow out of its own genre.  Nvidia Ion chips are now starting to appear in the latest netbooks ( Asus and HP were the first to offer) and seem to do a great job in playing back HD content.  Touchscreen are starting to appear more and more in both netbooks and normal laptops.

Add on top of that the prospects of Microsoft and Apple’s ‘new’ tablet offerings. Nintendo in spring of 2009, released its updated DS model the DSi (a touchscreen based portable console) to its category dominating DS Lite. Android devices started to finally hit market with HTC offering some very tasty hardware (HTC Hero, upcoming Leo) and Motorola making a comeback after its somewhat fall from fame (razr made and then broke them, moto q was a disaster) with the new Android based Cliq and Motoblur (both touchscreen/slider based phones).

Windows 7 teases us with the Surface Addon Pack that turns select multitouch touchscreen pcs/laptops/tablets into a mini Microsoft Surface.  Google announces its making its own OS for netbooks/devices. Apple updates its iPod lineup and releases the much anticipated Snow Leopard.

2009 sure seems to be the year of touch and user interfaces.

I have been using Windows 7 for quite some time now.  It really is a very nice upgrade from Vista and mind blowing for XP upgraders.  The visual upgrades in the UI are very nice and really it bring up to speed in comparison to OS X Snow Leopard.  The new taskbar and window tricks are very handy. Again, a very nice upgrade from XP and worth it. Performance is on par with Vista (vista really wasn’t that bad after SP1). Media Center is given a very nice modern upgrade to the digital/hd world and adds support for Clear QAM tuners and future Netflix streaming addin.  64bit versions can now support up to 192GB (for Prof and Ultimate Eds).  If only Microsoft can do the same with their Mobile OS.

Windows Mobile 7 is slated for mid 2010.  Currently 6.5 was released to more mehs than yays.  Most updates seem more of last minute tweaks to make a stylus based UI more finger friendly.  However HTC appears to have more a grasp on UI design than Microsoft themselve with its Sense UI.  Early peaks at Windows Mobile 7 are very promising; hopefully Microsoft can keep its OS hit streak on. I personally can not recommend any current Windows Mobile 6.5 or 6.1 phones to pals/relatives.  With Windows Mobile 7 just a half a year or so away, I feel it would be a waste of money (however these are just my thoughts).

I still have been using my iPhone 3G Jailbroken/Unlocked on T-Mobile.  Sure, I don’t get 3G speed but for what I pay in data and voice ($5.99 T-zone Web unlimited plan) is well worth the slower EDGE speeds.  Motorola may finally have risen from its ashes.  Previous epic failures included the Moto Q and Rockr may be things of the past for them.  Their latest and upcoming Android offeres are looking very nice, actually impressive in design and build.  I am tempted to dip into the Android kool-aid.

Lastly, the Apple Tablet has been a burning rumor this whole year.  Will we finally see a leaked shot? Rumors still point it to an early 2010 release but no real spy shots have been seen.  Will it be an e-book reader too?  No matter what it is, it will be the buzz of the tech blogs.  Its also very nice to see the competition in the e-book reader heat up.  The Barnes and Nobles Nook looks very impressive and may give the Kindle a real run for its money and perhaps break the e-book reader scene into the mainstream.  Price is definetly a key factor.  Sony’s offerings look good, but the price and glare factor may put them behind the competition.

Hopefully I haven’t bored you to much. Keep it geeky!

1. Go to Facebook and then access the Cafe World applicaton.

2. Go to the bottom of the screen and select the Customize icon (the chair).

3. Click on the door to your cafe.

4. Drag it into the decor inventory at the bottom of the screen so that it disappears, leaving no way to enter the cafe.

5. Click the green checkmark on the right side.

Your cafe is now closed. When you are ready to open back up, go back to Customize, select the DOOR icon and grab a free door to put back where you want it.

Use the counters (and stoves if necessary) to pin your waiters into a corner so that they can easily access the counters but not get to the tables. When the waiter picks the dish up from the counter, it will instantly appear on the appropriate table.

1. Go to Facebook and then access the Cafe World applicaton.

2. When the Cafe World app has finished loading, go to the top and right-click the Free Gifts tab.

3. Select Open Link in New Tab. Repeat this step a few more times so that you have 6 or 7 tabs open to the Free Gifts page.

4. Go to each tab and select the GIFT that you want to send (they can be different or all the same). Do not press the Proceed to Send button yet!

5. After you have selected a gift on each tab, go back to the first tab and click the Proceed to Send. Repeat this for each tab.

6. Go to each tab and select the Cafe Friend(s) to send the gift(s). Do not click the Send Cafe World Gift Request button yet.

7. After you have selected the intended recipients for each tab, go back to the first tab and click the Send Cafe World Gift Request button. Repeat this step for each tab.

8. Go back to the first tab, you will see the Cafe World Gift request that you have created. Click the Send button. Repeat this step for each tab.

You can now close your browser. The gift request will all be sent and your friends will be quite happy!

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i plan to briefly go over what you need for hardware and how to setup Windows 7 to do this.

Computer and Software Requirements:

TV Recording Computer:

- Decent computer, more memory the better. 2.0ghz dual core cpu or better, 3gb of ram or greater. large harddrive, 500gb recommended.
- TV Tuner card.  USB or ExpressCard or PCI-e will work. Just verify that they are Media Center ready.  I am not going to go into Cablecard tuners or ClearQAM tuners at this time.  This is just a quick overview.
- Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, or Windows 7 Ultimate.  These Editions include Media Center.
-802.11G network, Wired Gigabit or 802.11N recommended for best streaming results.

Client / Watching Computers:

-Any laptop or computer that can play back video.  For example, I use my MSI Wind (1.6ghz atom cpu, 2gb ddr2) as one of my clients to watch recorded tv on.
-Again, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, or Windows 7 Ultimate running on pc.
-Same network requirements too, 802.11G network at the slowest, gigabit or 802.11n recommended.  I have a 802.11n mini pci-e wifi card in my wind.

Setting Up the Recording Computer:

Be sure to have your computer/laptop’s drivers all updated and installed, including your tv tuner card.  Be sure to have it plugged in and ready to go.

1. Open up Media Center

2. It will ask you to run through the first time setup wizard if this is the firs ttime you used it.  If not, go to Tasks > Settings > Setup TV Signal

3. Run through the wizard and setup your signal and guide to what matches your configuration.  Add any other libraries you may have that are not in the usual folders (ie ext harddrives, other internal harddrives) during the wizard setup.  Once your finished, test to make sure your signal was detected properly and that you can record tv.  Media Center in Windows 7 makes setting it up really easy compared to the early versions back in XP MCE and MCE 2005.

TIP:  Create a Movies library  and add any MP4 movies or MPG movies to this folder and they will appear in the Movies section in Media Center.  If you tag the movies in windows explorer (ie add title, director, year), MCE will go out to the web and gather the movie info when you highlight it including coverart.  ( Tech-Recipe on Creating a New Library)

4. That really concludes the recording tv setup part.

The next part will be setting up network sharing or what now is called Homegroup sharing in Windows 7.  Homegroups really do make sharing media and files to other windows 7 computers very easy.

Homegroups and Sharing:

The next thing we will need to do is to share our recorded tv folder with our other client/playback computers.

1. Go to Start Menu > Control Panel > Choose homegroup and sharing options  or via the search box (type Homegroup)

2. Be sure to click the “Stream my pictures, music..” checkbox.  This will allow the tv recording pc to transcode and stream your video/tv.  Also be sure to check Music, Videos, Pictures from the Share Libraries and printers.  If you share Videos or Pictures, they will also be viewable on the Client/Watching PC / PS3.

The main thing to remember here is that your sharing your Libraries not the actual folder locations.  So if you want to share additional videos or different folders, you would need to add that folder location to your Video library.

I also created a new library called “Recorded TV”.  I then add the Recorded TV folder location (default is C:UsersPublicRecorded TV ) and then share that Recorded TV library with my homegroup.

3. Once you have sharing setup, I suggest rebooting to make sure that settings take effect and it also eliminates a step if you have problems.

On the Client / Watching PC, all we will need to do is join the Homegroup that we just setup on the recording tv pc.  Just go to Homegroup and Join a Homegroup.

Enter in the homegroup password and set the sharing settings you want for the watching pc.  Once you join, again, i would suggest to reboot.

Tech-Recipe on Finding Homegroup password

Tech-Recipe on Joining Existing Homegroup

Here’s a video of my msi wind viewing recorded tv:

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Playback of TV on a PS3 via Media Server feature:

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Watching Live TV limitations / Viewing Notes:

Here are some notes and limitations to be aware of:

-If you only have a single tuner (most are single tuners), you can only watch live tv on one channel.  You can record a show while watching an already recorded show. Being able to record tv and watch live tv requires having two tuners.  Just a heads up!

-Depending on what kind of setup your running, some shows cannot be recorded due to broadcast flags (these are usually premium cablecard required shows/channels and in hd; analog channels/shows are not a problem but again aren’t hd either).

-Playstation3’s can also stream back the tv and video too!  Just enable the media server feature and find your pc on the network

-If you prefer to use playlists to view tv, you can also use Windows Media Player to view any of the streamed/shared tv, video, pictures too.   Since the computers are on the same Homegroup, Windows Media Player will see the video shares the same way Media Center does.

-HD content will stutter on a netbook running windows 7.  i use my msi wind running windows 7 to view my tv over my homegroup and can easily stream non-HD content fine but notice stuttering with any HD content.  Again, a more capable laptop will not have any problems.  My desktop custom rig has no issues.

-When viewing tv on your client/watching pc; you will want to view them this way so that your getting the video streamed to you not trying to open the original shared file.  Go into Media Center > Recorded TV.  Then go over to the Shared category.   THIS IS KEY, it may take up to 30 seconds for computers on the Homegroup to appear.  Then, once you see the shared computer go in and view your tv this way.  You will even get options to make a copy of the show if it isn’t protected.  Nice for taking tv with you.

Hopefully this quick write up gives you a good idea on how to setup your windows 7 machine to be a tv recording /media sharing hub!

Note: This can only be used once!

1. Go to Facebook and login to your account.

2. Input the following into your web browser’s address bar:

http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/index.php?xw_controller=index&xw_action=newbreward

3. Press Enter on your keyboard.

A Mafia Wars page will appear, notifying you that you have been given 5 reward points.

1. Go to Facebook.

2. Search for a person that you wish to add to your mafia and go to their Profile.

3. When you are on their profile, look at the URL in the address bar of your web browser. The link will look something like
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=123456789&ref=search&...........

The 9 digit id (123456789 in this example) is the number you need to make note of.

4. Once you have the 9 digit id, input the following into the address bar of your web browser:

http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/remote/html_server.php?xw_controller=war&xw_action=add&xw_city=1&friend_id=">http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/remote/html_server.php?xw_controller=war&xw_action=add&xw_city=1&friend_id=9_DIGIT_ID


Where 9_DIGIT_ID is the id obtained in step 3.

5. Press ENTER on your keyboard.

The person will be added to your mafia without being a Facebook friend.

Like on many other popular web sites, spammers frequently try to use our comments to gain attention for their own websites. 

Microsoft not only decided to spam our comments but is trying to steal our authors too?  Boo! 

microsoft, office, spam

1. Go to Facebook and then access the (Lil) Farm Life applicaton.

2. When the (Lil) Farm Life app has finished loading, go to the top and right-click the Gifts tab.

3. Select Open Link in New Tab. Repeat this step a few more times so that you have 6 or 7 tabs open to the Gifts page.

4. Go to each tab and select the GIFT that you want to send (they can be different or all the same). Do not press the Proceed to Send button yet!

5. After you have selected a gift on each tab, go back to the first tab and click the Proceed to Send button. Repeat this for each tab.

6. Go to each tab and select the FRIEND(S) to send the gift(s). Do not click the Send (Lil) Farm Life Request button yet.

7. After you have selected the intended recipients for each tab, go back to the first tab and click the Send (Lil) Farm Life Request button. Repeat this step for each tab.

8. Go back to the first tab, you will see the (Lil) Farm Life request that you have created. Click the Send button. Repeat this step for each tab.

You can now close your browser. The gift request will all be sent and your neighbors will be quite happy!

keep reading for some quick notes and video of my wind and ps3 streaming tv from my main hp.

What is this Media Center thing you keep blogging about?  Media Center is just a native tv/movie/video/music player.  However it is mainly designed for TV/HDTV viewing and in turn is setup so that navigation can be done via a Media Center remote (bluetooth/ir/rf).  Media Center is micrsoft’s ‘gift’ to the HTPC market or is the result of geeks wanting to use a computer as DVR instead of a cable box dvr or tivo. Win7 Media Center is included in the Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions.  This is also the same case with Vista; Home Premium and Ultimate has Media Center.

Two of my biggest problems with Media Center on Vista was the lack of support for ClearQAM tuners and lack of sharing of content/transcoding to devices besides media center specific extenders (xbox / xbox360 and hp/linksys extenders).  One could setup sharing but it was not an easy task.

Win7 Media Center covers both of these problems. I am now able to finally use my HP HDTV Tuner in my laptop and pick up all of my local HDTV stations over cable vs having to use an antenna and not getting all stations.   Also, Internet TV options are being tested in the RC and RTM builds but we’ll see if Microsoft can somehow team up with Hulu to get its content streamed within, also Netflix is available on Vista Media Center but it does not appear to be available yet in Win7’s Media Center. Hopefully we will get that once Win7 hits retail this Oct.

So a pat on the back to microsoft for these two features! however, i still do not see anyway to stream live tv to my wind or other win7 pcs. i may further investigate that and also the ability to set recordings remotely would be nice too (even though there may be a web app one can use).

Finally, here is a quick video showing Win7 and playback of recorded tv on my msi wind from my hp dv6700t and also playback on my ps3.

enjoy!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLGPM_eqTuU

First thing you need to do is free up one of the corners of your farm so that there is nothing planted or standing in the way. Move your farmer to the absolute corner position.

Go purchase three bales of hay.

Pin your farmer in the corner using the bales of hay.

Now do your plowing, planting or harvesting as you normally would. The action occurs much quicker, I haven’t even seen the progress bar come up. When you are finished, you can move one of the bales of hay so that your farmer doesn’t feel like a prisoner. When it’s time to plow, plant, or harvest again, just pin him back in the corner.

For Experience:

1. Strawberries
2. Blueberries
3. Raspberries
4. Pumpkin
5. Rice
6. Soybeans
7. Sunflowers
8. Peppers
9. Eggplant
10. Pineapple

For Coins:

1. Tomatoes
2. Sunflowers
3. Coffee
4. Blueberries
5. Broccoli
6. Raspberries
7. Peppers
8. Corn
9. Rice
10. Pumpkin

1. Go to Facebook and then access the Mafia Wars applicaton.

2. If you haven’t sent a gift recently, you should arrive at the page for choosing a free gift to send to your friends.

3. Right-click on one of the free gifts and select Open Link in New Tab. Repeat this several times.

4. Go to each tab and select the GIFT that you want to send (they can be different or all the same). Do not press the Proceed to Send button yet!

5. After you have selected a gift on each tab, go back to the first tab and click the Proceed to Send. Repeat this for each tab.

6. Go to each tab and select the FRIEND(S) to send the gift(s). Do not click the Send Mafia Wars Gift Request button yet.

7. After you have selected the intended recipients for each tab, go back to the first tab and click the Send Mafia Wars Gift Request button. Repeat this step for each tab.

8. Go back to the first tab, you will see the Mafia Wars Gift request that you have created. Click the Send button. Repeat this step for each tab.

You can now close your browser. The gift request will all be sent and your friends will be well armed and quite pleased!

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1. How to make changes to your avatar: When you first start playing Crazy Planets, you will set up your avatar. If you wish to make changes to it after that, select a mission. When your team is displayed, click on your avatar. The Unit Setup window will appear, click the icon in the lower left corner to edit your avatar.

2. Robots will attack the team member they are closest to.

3. Reduce bounces when throwing grenades by keeping your throwing arc close to the surface of the planet.

4. To pause a mission, click quit mission (bottom left corner) and leave the confirmation box alone. When you’re ready to resume play, click the red X.

5. To get maximum xp points for a mission, make sure to keep your team members healthy. You receive a percentage of points based on their remaining health.

Here’s the bedroom before, pretty boring!

Here’s how it looks after using the bookshelves and windows to create the illusion of a multi-level room.

Here’s the kitchen before:

And after:

and finally, here’s the living room before:

and after:

I started off doing this with the bedroom because I found that the room was too large to be just a bedroom, but too flat to really have anything else there. By splitting the room up, I have a sleeping area and an office area. I used some 125 coin entertainment stands for the stairs, and lined up the windows and bookshelves to create a second floor line.

The kitchen also gave me some problems when it came to design, but using the windows and “sinking” them into the wood tiles, I have another split level room, but with a more shallow second level.

Finally, the living room. I split up the TV area and the sitting area by using Taku bath mirrors for a shallow stepdown area. I used a rug to add even more separation between levels.

What creative measures have you taken to make your rooms look the way you want them to?

1. To speed up the activity in your restaurant, toggle the visual quality of the game to its lower level by going to the icons in the upper-left corner and clicking on the Toggle Quality icon so that it turns red.

2. Use waiting chairs to slow down the rapid exit of impatient customers. Place 7-10 chairs across the room from the door. Customers will go sit there and wait a little longer for a table to free up.

3. Here are the answers to some Food Quiz questions:

Q: Bechamel sauce is also known as…
A: White Sauce

Q: Which of these chillies is the spiciest?
A: Naga jolokia pepper

Q: Dim sum originated from which country?
A: China

Q: Which sauce used in Egg Benedicts?
A: Hollandaise sauce

Q: To garnish a food means?
A: Add final touches

Q: What is Hashi?
A: Chopsticks

Q: Naan Bread is served with… ?
A: Indian Food

Q: What is Saffron?
A: Spice

Q: Raisins are dried…?
A: Grapes

Q: The main ingredient of Ratatouille is?
A: Tomatoes

Q: Dulce de leche is prepared by heating…?
A: Sweetened Milk

Q: Foie gras is food made from which part of an animal?
A: Liver

Q: The main ingredients in Tzatziki are?
A: Yoghurt and Cucumber

Q: Sauerkraut is made from?
A: Fermented Cabbage

Q: What is the color of Rhubarb?
A: Red