ร่วมประกวดคัพเค้กที่อูแทร็กท์ (Utrecht)

ดั๊นไปร่วมประกวดคัพเค้กมาอีกแล้วเมื่อวันที่ 29-30 กันยายนที่ผ่านมา ในงาน  Taartentrends ที่เมือง อูแทร็กท์ (Utrecht) โอ้โหลุ้นน่าดู คราวนี้ตั้งใจอยากได้ที่หนึ่ง อยากได้โล่ห์ขนาดจิ๋ว น่าร๊ากมาครอบครองให้เป็นที่สุขสมอารมณ์หมาย จึงตอกไข่ใส่ใจ ลงมือทำคัพเค้กอย่างมุ่งมั่นตั้งใจเหมือนเช่นเคย 2 ประเภทๆละ 6 ลูกรวม 12 ลูก ตามกฏระเบียบการเข้าประกวดภายใต้หัวข้อ Carnaval Mundial ดั๊นได้ทำคัพเค้กดังกล่าว 2 แบบคือ 1. แบบประดับด้วยหน้ากาก และ 2. แบบประดับด้วยเทียร่า สวมศรีษะ (ตามภาพด้านล่างนี้)

เนื่องจากทางกองประกวดได้เขียนระเบียบการประกวดไว้อย่างชัดเจนแล้วในระเบียบการ ว่าการตัดสินจะไม่มีการชิมรสชาติเค้ก แต่จะดูเทคนิคการสร้างชิ้นงาน, ความคิดริเริ่ม, ความประทับใจ ,การสร้างงานให้เข้ากับหัวข้อการประกวด (Theme) และการนำเสนอชิ้นงาน ฐานตั้งคัพเค้กจะต้องไม่ใหญ่เกิน 30 × 30 เซ็นติเมตร โดยไม่จำกัดความสูง 

ปีนี้ดั๊นไม่คิดจะประดิษฐ์ ฐานตั้งคัพเค้กเองเหมือนปีก่อน เพราะดั๊นเองมีฐานตั้งคัพเค้กอยู่แล้วหลายอัน รวมทั้งที่เพิ่งได้รับจากเพื่อนๆ เป็นของขวัญวันเกิดเมื่อสัปดาห์ที่ผ่านมา จึงคิดว่าจะเอาฐานคัพเค้กที่มีอยู่แล้วมาประดับให้แลดูได้บรรยากาศครึกครื้นแบบ คาร์นาวัล นั่นเอง

เมื่อพูดถึงเทศกาลคาร์นาวัล นอกจากจะทำให้นึกถึงสีสันสดใสร่าเริง หน้ากาก วิกผม 

มงกฏ ชุดเครื่องแต่งกายแบบโอ่อ่าย้อนยุค นอกโลก นอกจักรวาล หรือออกมาจากเทพนิยายใดๆก็ตามแต่แล้ว สิ่งหนึ่งที่ทำให้ดั๊นคิดจะนำมาใช้ประดับฐานตั้งคัพเค้กคราวนี้ก็คือขนนกและขนนกยูง ซึ่งบังเอิญได้ซื้อเก็บเอาไว้เมื่อไม่นานมานี้ จึงได้นำมาประดับต่อยอดฐานคัพเค้กตามที่เห็นในภาพด้านข้างนี้ค่ะ

การสร้างสรรค์งานประกวดครั้งนี้ ดั๊นใช้เวลาเพียงสัปดาห์เดียว โดยเฉพาะ 3 วันสุดท้ายก่อนส่งงาน เรียกได้ว่าอยู่กับงานเต็มเวลาเลยทีเดียว ถ้าจะบอกว่าชุดกินขุดนอนชุดทำงานเป็นชุดเดียวกันคุณๆจะเชื่อดั๊นมั๊ยคะ มันเป็นเช่นนั้นจริงๆค่ะ

ก็สรุปว่าทำงานได้เสร็จตามเวลาที่คาดไว้ ตอนย่ำค่ำของวันพฤหัส ทำงานเสร็จเก็บงานเข้าที่ จัดเตรียมทุกอย่างให้พร้อมสำหรับการเดินทาง แล้วจึงเข้านอนแต่วัน เพราะเช้าวันศุกร์ที่ 29 กันยายน ดั้นต้องตื่นแต่เช้า ต้องนำชิ้นงานไปส่งให้ถึงกองประกวดระหว่าง 8.30-9.00 น. หากช้าไปกว่านั้น จะไม่มีสิทธิ์เข้าร่วมประกวดทันที

เข้านอนคืนนั้นสุขใจมากมาย งานเสร็จ สวยสมใจ ภูมิใจและชื่นชมกับมันมาก สมาชิกในครอบครัวและกัลยาณมิตรรอบๆตัว เห็นผลงาน ล้วนต่างพากันชื่นชม เชียร์ให้กำลังใจกันจนดั๊นตัวลอย  แค่นี้ก็มีความสุขที่สุดแล้ว จนทำให้เคลิ้มแและเผลอคิดไปว่าดั๊นต้องได้ที่ 1 เป็นแน่แท้

เช้าวันที่ 29 กันยายน ตื่นแต่เช้า อาบน้ำแต่งตัว พาลูกๆคัพเค้กทั้งหลายรวมทั้งส่วนประกอบต่างๆที่เกี่ยวข้อง ขึ้นรถ ไปแวะรับเพื่อนกัลยาณมิตรผู้น้อง บ้านใกล้เรือนเคียง ผู้อาสาเป็นเพื่อนร่วมเดินทางเพื่อสู่งานการประกวดครั้งนี้  

ขับรถแบบชิลๆ เกือบ 2 ชั่วโมง ถึงที่หมายตามเวลาที่วางแผนเป๊ะ อะไรๆก็ดีไปหมด คนโบกรถเข้าที่จอดก็ดีน่ารักมีน้ำใจ ขึ้นลิฟท์เข้างานก็มีคนกดลิฟท์ให้ แล้วยังนำทางไปถึงชั้นจัดงานอีกด้วย ก็เป็นอันว่าได้ส่งงานตามเวลาที่กองประกวดกำหนด จัดชิ้นงาน แสดงไว้บนโต๊ะที่ถูกจัดไว้ให้แล้วนั้น เสร็จ ถอ นหายใจเฮือกใหญ่อย่างโล่งอกโล่งใจ รอฟังผลการประกวดบ่ายวันรุ่งขึ้นอย่างชุ่มชื่นหฤทัย

หลังจากที่คอยอย่างมีความหวัง ตื่นเต้นมากกกกก..ผลการประปวดที่ออก...ทำให้ผิดหวังจนได้ ชิ้นงานของดั๊นได้ใบประกาศทองแดงค่ะ Bronze อีกแล้วค่ะ ปีนี้ 

My Awesome Cupcakes

ไปยืนดูผลงานที่ได้ที่หนึ่ง  อดส่ายหน้าไม่ได้ แอบบอกตัวเองอยู่ในใจ เป็นไปไม่ได้ ๆ ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า จนซักพักใหญ่ๆ หลังจากหลับตาสูดลมหายใจเข้าลึกๆ แล้วค่อยๆปล่อยออกมาช้าๆ ด้วยใจที่ยอมรับความจริง กับการตัดสินของคณะกรรมการ แล้วจึงเก็บงานลงกล่อง เดินทางกลับบ้าน

บทสรุป :  ผิดหวังค่ะ  แต่ไม่เสียใจ ขอขอบคุณทุกคนในครอบครัว และกัลยาณมิตรรอบกายที่สนับสนุนและให้กำลังใจเสมอมา ปีหน้าฟ้าใหม่ ตั้งความหวัง สู้กันใหม่ คอยลุ้นกันต่อไปคะ

ขอบคุณคะ

Thinking out loud, Friday Afternoon

It was late afternoon when I left to Maastricht today. In fact ,I didn’t plan for it at all.It was a prompt decision made after work  when I was sitting in the car starting the engine to drive back home,a thought of an almost-empty make-up tube of the foundation I used this morning  came into my mind.Fortunately, I always keep my Friday afternoon free for myself or other words for my „me-time”.I then thought to myself,„just drive to Maastricht” , „ I need to buy a new tube foundation”

Maastricht Shopping Street

So I drove to Maastricht and it took me about 20 minutes on the highway to be there in shopping center.

On the bridge above Maas River

Top news on the radio that afternoon was this : Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte obtained little support for his proposals for a way forward following the referendum in which his compatriots rejected the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. 

Good to know that ! That’s a bit of politics news today. "I would definitely read or hear more about that when I’m home"

When I was approaching Maastricht, I noticed that the new split way of the highway close to the intersection,the entrance to Maastricht was today in use.It had been under construction many months earlier.But I think the well-fluency of vehicles today was not due to that new split. It could have been the point of time motorway used. Afternoon traffic  on road is ,very often, less congested anyway. That’s why I was not stuck too long during my entering Maastricht that afternoon.

Maastricht City Hall where fresh market's around

Maastricht on Friday is always busy.There’s a huge open-air market around the City Hall every Friday.And so it becomes a place where people from Maastricht and around (there are lots of folks from our Belgian neighboring towns like Liege and Vise,for example, as well ) gather for their own purpose.The market is composed of more than 300 stands.You can find any kinds of products you can ever imagine to buy ;from plants, foods,fruits,vegetables,clothes,garments,seafoods to tools and other non-food articles.Whether you are planning to buy things or just to stroll for some fun, you will definitely enjoy yourself anyway.

By the time that I was walking across the market square to the shopping streets ,which were just next to the market itself, was actually the time that those merchants were packing in their goods.The market was already broken.So please keep in mind, if you would really love to spend time on the market, you should leave to Maastricht earlier.As far as I understand,the market there starts at 9 and will be finished at 15 o'clock. This didn't matter my case, as my plan today was not to buy things at the fresh market but in the shop on the other side. And  so I just walked through it quickly.

That's the Chrismas Market on Vrijthof

As I didn’t plan to stay long in Maastricht today, I just parked the car in a parking lot along the drive way opposite Hasseltweg. Walking to and back, from there to the shop took me exactly an amount of time I paid for. Parking in Maastricht is more expensive than in my town, Heerlen. At the parking lot today,I had paid 2,60 euro for approximately an hour.(I could have paid 2,20 in Heerlen). It could be more expensive, however,in some other areas or garages. One thing I’m sure of is that having a certain plan for your stop, you will never have to pay more than necessary.

Along Maas River,boat hotel,restaurant and coffee shops

So I bought a new tube of foundation and by coincidence, saw such a lovely color for my lips, bought therefore also a new lipstick. When staring at the watch and saw that I had plenty of time over to hang around for something else. I thought of my facial soap which was also almost up in very near future so it’s better to purchase it by now too, so that I wouldn't have to drive back here again so soon.

I parked my car opposite Hasseltweg

Here is my final thought of today :
As women need to invest more in their beauty,you guys,should know by now…why we „women”  have to work hard for !!!! 

Journey Journal : A bit of Genk

A bit of Genk today in my free time this morning to early afternoon after a vist to a newly-opened Asian Food shop on Hasseltweg.I dropped by for a cup of coffee at C-mine Arts/ Cultural center,took a little walk there and around ,and found some interesting spots I’d love to recommend if you’re in the neighborhood. 

C-Mine Cultural Center, Forefront building from main street

Genk is one of those Dutch-speaking cities and municipalities in the province Limburg of Belgium. Driving from my home,Heerlen of The Netherlands had taken me just about half an hour on A76/E314.Not only the distance that attracts but also the language the people speak make me always feel home when communicate. 

Genk is one of the most important industrial cities in Flanders though,I find it a very quiet and peaceful village which possesses some hidden charm that can allure some passersby already from their very first glimpse.

Vennestraat where many seasonal events take place  

I dropped in the Main building of C-mine vicinity, walked upstair passing by the Euroscope,took a seat on the terrace opposite the old mine terrain where I could also see the Labyrint in a few footsteps in front of me.

Restaurant Terrace looks very simple but yet friendly indeed

So after that brief coffee break with some extra cookies, I walked into that Labyrint,an artistic collaboration of two architects; Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenberg,an exhibition of Boolean Voids which is called after their names: Labyrint Gijs Van Verrenberg.

Some dimension from where I stood

During my wander in such distinctive masterpiece architectural typology,  I experienced some extraordinary catchups of some dimensions and here are some pictures I made.

The entrance Labyrint

The floorgroud

a Wow catchup on sudden turn back

Out of that exhibition, I walked in the energy building on the opposite side where you would find the visitor hall as well as the c-mine cultural center on the ground floor, meanwhile the C-mine Expedition, C-mine Design Center and Machine Hall could be found upstair on the first floor.

That C-mine center of todays was in fact the place of an old mine terrain,Winterslag which is transformed into a creative and attractive cultural center, not a mine museum but rather a place to stimulate the curiosity and creativity of the visitors both adults and kids.

Unfortunately,I didn’t go through the expedition to explore more of the working life of those mine workers in the past,I could be a "bad student”,never mind , instead I walked around on the ground- and first floor taking some pictures of those old-fashioned electric machines used in that old time before leaving the building heading back home.I had sufficient pleasure with my visit today. What I would love to do in my next-time visit is perhaps to explore more events and activities offered in this town.I got load of info's in my hands. Let me say by now…until next time.   

Pari
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A metal Cricket that played an important role in the legend,presumingly

Primier Charbon de la Campine stood elegantly in Visitorhall

Kaki : Sweet & healthy fruit

Kaki

Whether you go for food shopping regularly or just once in a while, I’m sure you may have seen this kind of fruit already in the supermarket as well as at the open-air market. Especially recently, you see it everywhere.

This is kaki, a tropical fruit that looks pretty much like tomato.It possesses orange color and is known by other names too.For example ; Sharon or persimon or bouquet persimon.  They say it  comes originally from China where it’s been used to heal some sicknesses.The bolied kaki,for example, can stop diarrhea whereas the dried one can  help with respiratory problems or a dry cough. Its juice can be used to treat high blood pressure.Well,that sounds very megical,probably that’s why the Ancient Greeks called it the "fruit of the gods."

Kaki is also a very huge source of fiber. One Kaki contains as much fiber as three slices of wholemeal bread.

A slice of bread contains an average of two grams of fiber, while Kaki already has six grams. So when you are hungry and take a Kaki! You will feel full long enough before you get hungry again. Obviously,it can be an excellent diet to replace dinner for those who want to lose some weight.

Now let’s see what kind of vitamines are in this fruit.

Yellow-Color meat ,very sweet juice

 Kaki is quite rich of pro-vitamin A, particularly in the form of the following carotenoids:

·        beta-carotene, an antioxidant. Antioxidants protect the body against so-called "free radicals" and other harmful substances. Also, vitamin C, and E are well known antioxidants.
     (Beta-carotene is a red-orange pigment found in plants and fruits,especially carrots and colorful vegetables.)

·        Beta-cryptoxanthin is very similar to beta carotene. Kaki and papaya contain large amounts of this substance. Much research is being done to beta-cryptoxanthin because it is believed that this carotenoid all carotenes the best protection for the prevention of (lung) cancer.

·        Lycopene, a red dye, is in large doses and can be found in tomatoes and watermelon. It is believed that lycopene protects the body against free radicals in fatty tissue, such as the prostate.

·        Lutein is a yellow pigment that is also in Tomatoes and Spinach. As a food supplement, it is used in order to reduce the risk of macular degeneration of the eye condition.

·        Also zeaxanthin (or Citranaxanthin) lifts a positive effect on the protection against eye disease, in this case cataracts.

Here is some fact about Provitamin.
A provitamin  is a substance that may be converted within the body to a vitamin .One of the most important pro-vitamin is beta-carotene which can be converted into vitamin A. So it’s called provitamin A.

We need vitamin A for healthy skin and mucus membranes,our immune system, growth and good eye health and vision.

Till next time,

Take care,

Pari  (TheParitales)

Journey Journal :Monaco Day 1 "On arrival"

Journey Journal :Monaco Day 1

“On Arrival”

Got in her car,Daranee picked up us from Airport to her home

A week after a week-away for short vacation in South of France and in Monaco, I just took some time to review my brief journal this afternoon. I want to say that we, my daughter and I, had such a wonderful time together with our friends around. And here’s the story sounds... 

GraceAnne (my daughter) and I left The Netherlands in late afternoon after my morning work routine on Wednesday the 22^nd of July,flying from Eindhoven Airport by Transavia to Nice.(To mention the Airlines name here is not a marketing means to promote its company at all. I just wanted to provide clear information about airlines that fly from this regional airport to our destination) .

It was such a warm, bright,sunny day and we were ,pretty much, looking forward to our end terminal, Monaco.Not only to see the places, but also to meet friends is smashing wishlist.

We planned this trip for only 6 days,but our luggages could be horrifying.They were huge, stuffed with all women-need beauty tools and accessories you couldn’t possibly imagine.I think most women know and understand this. And I wouldn't go in detail here. Anyway,we didn’t have any problem with weight allowed or anything,we had purchased sufficient kilos when booked. But what I want to say is that besides those horrendous luggages loaded in, I also had a big present for my friend to carry with as a hand luggage too. Unfortunately,its size was too odd. I was not allowed to carry 2 hand luggages on craft. And I didn’t want it to be loaded with passenger baggages. So that present had to be left home. There will be other ways to cope with it later. Only the thought of not having it with me this time had been annoying me occationally.We left without present thus.What a pity ! and a nuisance !

Anyway,the plane departed on time and it took us an hour and twenty minutes before we landed exactly on the expected course.I greatly admired its punctuality. Also the flow of uploading luggages went well...fast and smoothly.By the time we were walking out to the arrival hall, Daranee,our friend just came in and we didn’t have to wait any minute to move on to our next station.Life is juicy,lifely and tastety indeed !

 

GraceAnne is Boarding

Above Eindhoven when departed

Sea of clouds in the air

We arrived a bit late.But dinner time was never bygone. I could skip after-noon meals. Well, I in fact prefered not to have night meal at all, whatoever... but I’m afraid my daughter could hardly forbear that. And Daranee was concerned cause she’s one of the best hosts in our circle.That’s why she drove us to her restaurant in Monaco first (Royal Thai Monaco) and ordered some kinds of low-fat and easily digestible meals for us before driving back to her villa in the French region.

At bedtime,our first night at friend’s home.We slept easily and quite well,especially GraceAnne, effortlessly. Forasmuch when the belly is full, the bones will be at rest.

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January ended fast

January ended fast

January just ended very fast and I have been unattended to wrting alreay since October last year. I have been quite busy most of the time lately. My morning routine with senior homecare runs from Monday to Friday ,engaging with diverse jobs of my small business in the afternoon and every now and then giving cooking workshop in the evening. I’m afraid that Saturday and Sunday would be too short for some good rest, I therefore try to take most adventage out of it. Spending quality time with my kids after all work done and yet relaxing and giving myself “me”  time too.All of these are so far very well under control,I can combine all activities in shapely proportion whilst I’m still keeping great connection with my kids, myself and my work as well as people in my circle. And it looks as if I had been ignoring my writing carelessly and without concern.

Back here today for update thus.In fact,I should have been back more often, I realize that, at least to keep things alive and to keep reviewing myself up to date as well.

To sum up roughly with what's happening recently,here are some progress in the last couple months I made :

• Back from visiting my home Thailand around the end of Oktober,I’ve arranged with my planner not to plan cooking workshop on Tuesday evening as I will have solodance evening that I had been missing many months earlier after my summer vacation from the end of June to mid July and once again during my 4-week-holidays in Thailand. Arrangement was acquanted and sympathy understood.And I haven’t missed any dance evening since then.Thanks everyone for undertanding <3
• I have reduced traveling frequency for meeting or seminar outside home-based location.
• I have been more serious with “DeliPari”—my homemade delicacies—by making it better known via my private facebook; among friends,friends of the friends and acquantances,trying to creat and to add new more bites or sweet treats on the list.And it works, “delipari” has become more known.Orders and compliments flow in again and again after one delivery. I’m happy people appreciate the taste of “Deipari” I made.
•  I have started another small business which need some more time to grow. It’s running pretty well so far as planned. But it’s not yet the ripe time to expand the news.

See you all again very soon,

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My Recent Cookingclass,see more of it in our "cookingroom"

My recent cupcake,see more of "DeliPari"

Women Like Cakes

26-09-2014 With old friends reunited on my second day after my arrival in Bangkok,we met and dined at the Water Side, the restaurant on the road along Ram-In-Tra express way. The food was good, the drinks and cocktails were great, but what we adored most were those cakes in the showroom.

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Excursion Culinary Day 6

Arrival in Monaco
26-06-2014

We arrived in Monaco before 6 p.m. But due to which technical problem on this planet I was not quite sure or didn’t even recognize any more, our car was in trouble. We were a bit in panic when the smoke came out of the car’s front body along with some weird burning smell. Our friends’home was on high hill...well,to be precise...actually, on moutain scope and the way from the main Domain gate to the house was really steep.The total weight of the car,the break,the radiator or whatever it could be the cause,we had no clue. We had to switch off the engine and parked the car right away. Everyone was running out of the buddy to find a shelter as if the vehicle was about to explode. But...no...it didn’t, Thanks anyway ! to our lord Buddha!

We were comforting ourselves and one another inside the house before making a phone call to the car rental company.At this point,we wanted to make sure that the car was workable for the transit to the airport tomorrow morning, otherwise we needed a new one instead. The whole story was told and the mechanic was sent to inspect the car short after the story ended. After thoroughly check,it was assured there was nothing wrong with the engine nor with other parts. After the cooling, the car will be at its best again, he explained decisively before he left.

Well,because of this incident,we unfortunately missed the cozy “welcome part” from our hosts. We came in , checked friends’ hands and exchanged just a few greeting words. All attention went to the car’s problem.We didn't even have time to admire the surrounding.That was less fun.

And that was not included in our plan at all...anyway...

But the fact that there was nothing mattered to the car was already a huge releasing from anxiety. We were calming down then,everyone was at ease again and sighed a relief. Whareat we splited to each own room to get ready for dinner.

Darry and her husband,our hosts, invited us for dinner at their restaurant in town that evening.In fact, it was already late for dinner by then and we all were very exhausted from the journey though, we needed food and were looking forwards to those authentic Thai dishes as described previously per email to our chatgroup box.And in the restaurant,like many other guests, we had to wait before the meals served too though priority granted. As I observed I hardly saw smile on our faces on dinner table that night.While waiting,we sometimes looked in one another’s eyes and we smiled gently to encourage each other.And so when the provisions came,in a blink of an eye,like every other meals on the other days, the plates were swept away entirely in a sudden. This was just to confirm that we really loved food. And it was such superb authentic Thai meals as mentioned in email and  as originally cooked as in our homeland.The taste was awesome and absolutely second to none, I must underline and highly recommend.

After food,we went back home right away,it was quite late at that time. I rememebred that we slept just a few hours before we woke up to get ready to leave to Nice airport by 5 a.m. We had an early flight. And it’s true,the car was viable and we were driving very well with it to the airport. Just less than an hour we were there,by following the other taxi van that we ordered in advance for the rest of us,then.

At the airport, we brought the rented car to its provided parking space, droped the car key in the box, moved on to check in,left all those possible difficultes behind and let ourselevs fly smoothly away...to Naples,Italy. 

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Butterfly Pea Tea

I have always been not only talking about but also drinking much of ice coffee. But lately,I was fastinated by blue tea and have changed drinking habbit a little bit. Instead of ice coffee,I just make ice tea, to cool my body’s temperature down in these warm summer days. Mostly, just pure tea with ice cubes,no sugar nor honey added, not even sour taste of lemon juice in it. That helps refreshing as well as revitalizing. I love sipping it at any time whenever I’m home.

So for the time being (perhaps, for later too), coffee has become the second choice (probably, the third and/or the fourth,hereafter). As I was recently in Thailand Festval in Badhomburg,Germany, I have bought 2 bags of healthy herbal tea back home; butterfly pea  and  lemon grass. I will tell you about lemon grass tea later,by now, let me tell you more about this (wonder) blue pea.

Butterfly pea or known in Thai as “Anchan” is vine plant that grown well in moist and neutral soil.Sometimes it’s simply called blue pea,whilst its elegant scientific name, entitled a bit harder to remember (well, for some people,then), is --“Clitoria ternatea”.

Butterfly pea is well-known to be used in traditional Ajurvedic medicine since the old times.Every part of it; the leaves,flowers,seeds and roots can be applied to use as a remedy to cure deseases. And what amazes me most is,in fact, its fancy and vivid blue flowers that contain concentrated deep blue pigment. They can be squeezed and used as coloring for food and desserts. But more interesting than that...its health benefits that should be made better known.The flollowing list I collect here is just some examples.So you can have some ideas  how powerful those gentle petals of little vine plant can be.Here they are :

• Nourishes and strengthens the hair as well as hair roots {optimum hair care products made of butterfly pea flowers are also available, my favorite ones are unfortunately only possible to get by importing from Thailand.They are not yet popular in the Netherlands  (nor in Europe,I think) }
• Prevents skin bruising and keeps it  healthy
• Prevents numbness/beri beri
• Reduces risk for developing blood clots
• Treats urinary dysfunction
• Improves eyesight & night vision
• Helps prevent cataract (a clouding in the lens that hampers the vision ) and glaucoma (a condition that causes damage to the eye's optic nerve)
• Treats eye infections (as well as inflammation in the eyes)
• Stimulates blood circulation
• Detoxifies the body
• Provides antioxidants
• Slows aging process
• Enhances immune system
• Reduces thirst
• Helps refreshing and revitalizing

As butterfly pea plant is rare to find in Europe or if I would say “impossible”,I can be right as well. I’m so sure not even to find it in my own garden in the Netherlands.This plant is actually native to tropical Asia. However,we can make things possible nowadays. When we can’t find it fresh, then just try to find the dried.When we can’t find it in the local shops, then just buy the one imported That’s how I enjoy comsumption butterfly pea tea these days.


 As I mentioned above,I often drink it without any sweet.But sometimes,I love to make thing different.By adding a few drops of lime or lemon juice ,my deep blue pea tea will turn purple in a second.This is awesome.That’s why I’m stucking on it everyday now.


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A few drops of lime or lemon juice turn blue to purple