Obama: Thank you for the bakso, nasi goreng, emping, krupuk

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In his brief speech during the state dinner, Obama said, “First of all, thank you for the bakso, the nasi goreng, the emping, the krupuk. Semuanya enak! (All are delicious!)”
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The Straw That Gives You Instant Coffee

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Youngdo Kim designed “Open It!”. I think it a pretty clever design. The idea is to fill the empty space of the straw with cold coffee mix or hot cappuccino mixes, and make a pouch cover at both edges of the straw.
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Happily Ever After Happy Meal

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Sally Davies bought a McDonald’s Happy Meal on April 26, 2010. She placed it on her coffee table, uncovered, and took photos every day for six months. This video shows the results, which are quite scary.

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Ask for No Ice

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Whenever you order for drinks or beverages in a restaurant or cafe, always remember this: Ask for No Ice. These are some reasons which hopefully can compel you to follow the No-Ice Beverage practice.
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Recursive Pizza Topped With Mini Pizzas

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You might think this is photoshop but it is not. The pizza is designed by an artist, not chef, John Riepenhoff. He describes his cool pizza as “meant to address the ontology of the social as material in art.”
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Giant Pandas Enjoy Mooncakes

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Giant pandas enjoy special-made mooncakes in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province on Sept. 21, 2010, one day ahead of China’s Mid-autumn festival this year.
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What is Butterbeer?

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Butterbeer is Harry Potter Universe’s signature drink! In fact, both Butterbeer and Pumpkin Juice are the two signature drinks. In the book/movie, young and old wizards love to drink Butterbeer and Pumpkin juice during their visits to Hogsmeade at Christmas.
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Macbook Cake

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Pics of Macbook Cake! These are pretty adorable and deserve its own post. This guy/girl (not sure), Shelby, got a Macbook birthday cake. Maybe underneath the cake the real Macbook will appear – thats even better
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Heart Attack Grill

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The Heart Attack Grill is a fast food hamburger restaurant in Chandler, Arizona, United States, founded in 2005 by Dr. Jon. The main theme of the restaurant is hospital. Waitresses (“nurses”) take orders (“prescriptions”) from the customers (“patients”). A tag is then placed on the customers’ wrist showing which foods they ordered and a “doctor” examines the “patients” with a stethoscope after the meal.
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Ayam Penyet

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Ayam penyet is an Indonesian smashed fried chicken served with spicy sambal, vegetables, rice and poya (a brown-colored powder of fried garlic mixed with shrimp crackers). The name originates from Indonesian words ayam which means chicken and penyet which means flattened or smashed.
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McGangBang

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McGangBang, it’s not in the McDonald’s official menu, but it exists! McGangBang is a sandwich made from a double cheeseburger and a McChicken sandwich — where you put an entire McChicken sandwich inside a double cheeseburger.
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Es Teler

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Es Teler is a popular Indonesian mixed fruit drink, a concoction of jackfruit, young coconut and avocado enriched with condensed milk, crushed ice and special secret syrup. The drink was invented by Murniati Widjaja who won the first prize in the traditional Indonesian drink competition in Jakarta in 1982.
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Malaysia Declares ‘Food War’

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Malaysia is starting a food fight with neighboring countries to win rights for some of Southeast Asia’s most beloved recipes, including chili crabs and nasi lemak (coconut cream rice), according to an AP news report on Thursday.

“We cannot continue to let other countries hijack our food,” The Star newspaper quoted Malaysian Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen.
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All About Cupcakes

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Cupcake, also called fairy cake, is a small cake baked in a thin paper cup with frosting and other cake decorations, such as sprinkles, added on top of the cake. A standard cupcake uses the same basic ingredients as standard-sized cakes: butter, sugar, eggs, and flour. Because their small size is more efficient for heat conduction, cupcakes bake much faster than layer cakes.
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Bakso

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Bakso is the Indonesian word for meatball. Bakso also refers to a popular Indonesian dish which consists of bakso (meatballs) usually served in a bowl with soup, noodles or vermicelli (called bakmi or mi), beancurds (called tahu), siomay, pangsit and vegetables.
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