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... Our Research on Ice-Cream Prata and our Review

Alert : The research for Ice-Cream Prata has been divided into to sections 
1.Prata
2. Ice-Cream 
This is because we couldn't find information from books and the internet about Ice-Cream Prata.


Ice Cream Prata from Thasevi Food     




- About Prata-



Prata is a dough-based flat pancake that is cooked by heating over a flat grill plate. The origin of this Indian dish is a story in itself. It has its roots in southern India*, possibly the city of Chennai (formerly Madras), where it is called parata.

    


The origin of ingredients:





Flour:
The wheat is grown in countries like South America, Thailand, China and many other Asian countries. It originated in China. Its origin is China


Sugar: Sugar came from sugar cane and sugar cane originated in New Guinea where it has been known since about 6000 BC. These food items can be found in, many countries around the world, like Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia and many other countries.  


Salt: Salt is usually found in America, New Zealand and Canada. It originated in New Zealand.

Water :
Water is very important. Singapore Being an independent country, the Singapore Government has build up a desalination plant which purifies waste liquid into water for us to drink. It originated from the sea. We can find this in Singapore as Singapore has Desalination plants. This is so as Malaysia is going to sign them out of giving water to Singapore soon.
Oil:
It is originated in the Middle East. Now, oil is exported from The Middle East and America.
 
- About Ice Cream-
Ice is a frozen dessert, usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners. In some cases, artificial flavourings and colourings are used in addition to, or instead of, the natural ingredients.

Dish origin: The Chinese are generally credited for creating the first ice creams, possibly as early as 3000 BC.

Map of China
Ingredients Origin:
Milk: Milk comes from cows and modern cattle are divided into two species: Bos taurus, which originated in Europe and includes most modern breeds of dairy and beef cattle, and Bos indicus, which originated in India and is characterized by a hump at the withers.

Sugar: Sugar came from sugar cane and sugar cane originated in New Guinea where it has been known since about 6000 BC. These food items can be found in, many countries around the world, like Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia and many other countries.  

Cream: Clotted cream has become so deep-rooted in the culture of South West England that it is now a tourist attraction.

Vanilla (flavouring): Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, which is native to Mexico.


Review

Our brains froze, literally. The ice- cream Prata… was just fine. It came rolled up with ice-cream in it and cream on top of it. It looked absolutely delicious and appetizing. The ice – cream tasted very good, along with the Prata that tasted better than any Prata we have ever tasted in our lives. The Prata was a bit thick and not oily. It went along very well with the ice- cream in it and it would be satisfactory to all who eat it. We enjoyed the ice –cream Prata the most. We recommend this to food lovers and even those who ‘claim’ that they hate food. I assure you anyone and everyone would love this dish. It is amazing to that extent and I do not lie.

Credits to:
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  2. Readers digest September 2010
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  15.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla
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