Facts About F&B

I don't know why i want to write about this, but i am suddenly struck by the will to write about it. :p

F&B, as most of you know, stands for Food and Beverage.
The fact is, more than 95% of every eating activity ends with drinking activity.
And the most interesting fact is, more than 80% in those "inter-related" activities is ruled by the "mix and match" of food and beverages.
For Example :
1. Indonesian food is best with Mineral Water or Tea
2. Chinese food is best with Tea
3. Fast Food is best served with Cola or Carbonated Drink
4. Japanese Food is best with Green Tea
etc
These examples are only from what i experienced in my past years, but this is the most important thing : THOSE "mix and match"s also give a quite good effect to your health.

Indonesian Food : best known with its strong taste. The bold seasoning let our tongue get a shocking expression of taste, for example the Minang's spicy taste, Java's sweet taste, or Manado's salty and spicy taste. Tea (especially the non-sweetened ones) are good for neutralizing the taste, and moreover, tea also had antioxidants, good for health, especially for people with high density environment, such as Indonesia.

Chinese food : best known with its way of cooking, much oil, big fire, and strong seasoning. These ways do make the food taste very great, but the Carcinogen (Cancer Stimulator) is also in a high quantity. Cholesterol and Fat are also quite harmful. As what i said before, Tea has the power to "absorb" and neutralize the strong taste and also had antioxidants (which is great for anti-cancer). Moreover, the tea has the ability to absorb the fat and cholesterol, and then neutralizes it.

Japanese Food :

1. Sushi & Sashimi : Well, in fact, these foods are best with almost all drinks. But only one parameter had to be made sure, the freshness of the ingredients. Why? Because, fish (which is the main ingredients of the Sushi and Sashimi) already has a good nutrition themselves. But when they lose their freshness, those nutrition came out, and what left is the bacteria. Also, the Alkyl Mustard in Wasabi (horse radish extract, which is the best with sushi & sashimi) can stop the bacteria from multiplying inside our body, and kill them. Great combination, right?
   
2. Yakiniku, Teriyaki, and other Pan Fried Foods: these foods will contain much fat and cholesterol, and the tea can neutralizes it (like what i say before).
3. Robatayaki and other Charcoal Grilled foods : these foods will be harmful because of the carcinogen contained. Ocha or Green tea can be a great solution for this harm.

Fast Foods : best known for their chemical contain. No good nutrition anyway. And it can't be helped, even with whatever drink. Only the deliciousness and the quickness of serving is okay. I think that's why they call it 'junk food' :p