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Saturday, August 8, 2020

International Beer Day, Tiger Beer - and recipes for grapefuit and lemon beverages

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International Beer Day was Friday 7th August 2020. If you missed it, never mind. The 9th of August, Sunday, is Singapore National Day. A great day for Tiger beer. Why?

In Asia, in Singapore, you can buy Tiger Beer. That is the local brand.

 Tiger Beer Factory Tour 
 When permitted, visit the Tiger Beer premises. This week I met somebody (online) who went on a tour earlier this year.Since March 2020 the tours have been temporarily suspended because of Covid-19. I found that out from their website. 

 When I clicked on their website first I had to give a date or birth and country to be sure I am of legal drinking age in the country I was from. When I got into that area of the website for booking I found the notice saying tours were temporarily discontinued. However, I found something good, specially for those who are unsure about drinking beer, because of the taste or alcohol content.

 I had been wondering what you did if you were driving there or were not drinking alcohol for any other reason. I discovered recipes, then clicked on the products area of the website. I found they also make a lemon and beer beverage product, 2% alcohol, called Tiger Radler Lemon. A similar grapefruit beverage product, is Tiger Radler Grapefruit. 

Another page on the website shows you recipes for using the lemon or grapefruit beers to make ice lollies and local desserts.

This would be handy if you are anywhere else in the world. London, England, is so hot that a beer ice lolly would be handy.

The world has many beers. Britain, Belgium, Germany, and many other countries produce beers.

European Beverages
In Europe, Ireland has Guinness. They used to do tours. If you cannot get to a pub, most supermarkets have a good selection. I shall be looking out for the beers with fruit juice.

Useful Websites 
https://tigerbeer.com.sg/radcipes/#steps https://www.thirsty.com.https://www.thirsty.com.sg/collections/merch 
Delivers beer, wine, bottle openers, and beer theme t-shirts. https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/07/international-beer-day 

 About the author Angela Lansbury is a travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Chocolate Factory Visit Valrhona In France, or take classes in the USA



Problem
Valrhona - oops - how do you spell it? Where is the Valrhona chocolate factory visit in France?

Answer
Val as in valley or Valerie, Valerie in the Valley, then rhona as in the river Rhone. VAL-RH-ON-A. Yes, Tain-Hermitage in the southeast of France is on the river Rhone, near the gastronomic city of Lyons. (We went to the Kir factory.)

Chocolate tours seem to be multiplying worldwide. I've been to chocolate factory and shop tours all over, the biggest and best known in England being Cadbury. Chocolate shops with tastings are multiplying in London. We booked an evening chocolate and wine matching evening. More chocolate factory tours and events are in York going north, which I heard about at the annual long weekend chocolate show in London at Olympia. If you want a tour, you must book.

Over in the USA I saw the Hershey shop in New York, not a tour, but enough information posters and entertaining animations to provide amusement.

In Europe we took the train to the museum of Alprose in Switzerland. In Italy, Umbria has an annual chocolate event. France has more.

Valrhona chocolates on a stand at ProWine Asia in Singapore April 2018. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

I learned about the Valrhona chocolate factory visit in France when I was at ProWine Asia exhibition in Singapore. Valrhona also have a branch in Brooklyn, New York, USA, memorably on Water Street by the Brooklyn Bridge, where they hold classes for non-professionals.

Useful Websites
https://www.ardeche-hermitage.com/en/catalog/activity/cite-du-chocolat-valrhona-403003/

https://www.facebook.com/Valrhona/?brand_redir=215088746562
Video of chocolate making at the top of their Facebook page.

https://www.valrhona-chocolate.com/pastry-classes 
(Brooklyn, USA)

https://www.cellartours.com/blog/france/guide-french-chocolate Wonderful website about chocolate shop and factory visits all over France, including the Jews fleeing the Inquisition in Portugal taking their chocolate making skills to the south of France, then having to move on, but leaving behind the tradition of chocolate making.

https://www.valrhona-chocolate.com
The factory's website showing the different colours and flavours of chocolate, brown, cream and pink ovals of nutty and fruity flavours such as passionfruit and almond. You can order Valrhona chocolate online to be shipped from France to all over the world.

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. See my other posts on chocolate.