In a move that has delighted some and disgusted others, a chef in New York has made cheese out of his wife’s breast milk.
The idea struck chef Daniel Angerer 2 months ago after his wife gave birth and she began freezing her surplus milk.
She produced far more than she could use for their baby daughter Arabella. Daniel became curious as to whether human milk could be used in the kitchen.
So he began to experiment in using it to make cheese. He aged it for a few weeks before testing it – and was amazed at its sweet taste.
Now the unusual cheese is on sale at the upmarket Klee Brasserie in New York, USA.
Chef David is using it in a range of dishes including maple caramelized pumpkin encrusted cheese with concord grapes, and cheese rolled in dehydrated porcini mushroom powder with burned onion chutney
Daniel said: ‘Being a chef, you’re curious about anything in terms of flavour – you look out for something new and what you can do with it.
‘After two weeks ageing, it was somewhat like a raw-milk cheese – it had all the flavours in there. It tastes just like really sweet cow’s milk.
‘It wasn’t like, “Hey, this is such an amazing cheese.” It’s just like, “Can you use human milk? Yes, you absolutely can!”
Daniel offers a recipe for the adventurous to make their own. It requires four cups of milk, a small amount of yogurt, rennet and a teaspoon of sea salt, which he said will yield half a pound of cheese.
The chef, who first announced the project on his blog, received responses ranging from ‘gross..who’s supposed to eat this’, to ‘fabulous’.
His supporters are now urging him to consider making breast milk butter and breast milk ice cream.
Betsy’s Comment:
I cannot approve the use of an inferior product such as human breast milk to be used in any dairy product and can only authorize the use of pure dairy milk in the manufacture of cheese.
Mexican Cops Told to Ditch the Tortillas
08 Mar
Posted by admin as Phone Services, access numbers, cheap international calls
Mexico City’s police department has introduced a new lower-calorie menu in cafeterias serving its 70,000-member force after finding out that almost 3/4 of officers are overweight.
A diet of fizzy drinks, tortillas and sweets is weighing down crime fighters and leaving criminals on the run.
Authorities in Aguascalientes want to offer 100 pesos ($9) for every kilo shed by their portly policemen.
About a 1/4 of the city’s 1600-strong force are reported to be overweight.
“We do have some fat officers. We have been encouraging them for a while to lose weight, to be more agile, to do sport,” a police spokesman told Reuters.
Need to phone Mexico from the UK?
1) Instant Dial Landline
Dial 0871 518 9910 then dial the Mexican landline number in full. (6p per minute)
2.) Instant Dial Mobile
Dial 0871 919 9910 then dial the Mexican mobile number in full. (10p per minute)
3.) Text & Talk – talk from your mobile (8p per minute)
Text MOO to 80556 for a £5 top up.
Dial 0208 497 1007 or 0800 619 1007
4.) PayPal (8p per minute)
Top Up phone by paying by PayPal
Dial access number 0208 497 8787 or 0800 619 8797
Celebrate Commonwealth Day on 8th March 2010. 
Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held and is marked by a multi-faith service in Westminster Abbey, normally attended by Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, with the Commonwealth Secretary-General and Commonwealth High Commissioners in London.
Mootel is proud to have some of the lowest rates to Commonwealth countries so it is now even easier for those living in the UK to phone friends and family abroad.
Check out our cheap call rates to the following Commonwealth Countries:
Mootel are proud to announce the introduction of the £10 rechargeble phone card which is purchased by SMS.
To receive the calling card, simply text MOO to the shortcode 67400. You will receive calling credit on your mobile phone to the value of £10. You may use this from your mobile or any other phone you choose with the PIN number that is provided. The topup is valid for 90 days.
This is an auto top up service so when credit is low you will automatically be topped by with £5 calling credit. To opt out simply text STOP to 67400.
Free Printable Calling Cards
10 Dec
Posted by admin as Calling Cards, Phone Services, cheap international calls
You are now able to print your own free calling cards from the Mootel site.
Simply search for your destination country that you would like to make cheap international calls.
Click on the click here to print phonecard link and view your card then print. Store in your wallet or next to your phone and the next time you want to make cheap international calls you have the access numbers handy.
Best Way to Save on Phone Bill
10 Dec
Posted by admin as Phone Services, Uncategorized, access numbers, cheap international calls
The best way to save on your phone bill is to ditch phoning abroad direct with your telephone provider. BT charges exorbitant rates to international destinations. You can call overseas now from only 1p per minute.
All you need to do is find the access number for your destination and then call that number then your international number in full. You will be connected and will only pay that rate per minute instead of the BT rate per minute. BT will then charge you at the reduced rate and this will be payable to BT all your call provider. No need to sign up for the service or get out your credit card.
After dialling the access number the voice prompt will inform you of the rate per minute so you will be aware of the actual cost of the call per minute. The rate also includes VAT.
Lets compare some BT rates with Mootel rates.
To phone Germany will cost you 20.5p/minute during the daytime and 11.2p/minute during evenings and weekends. Calls to Germany mobiles will cost you 45p/minute during the daytime and 35.7p during evenings and weekends.
Calling Germany using Mootel’s access numbers are:
To call Germany Landline from the UK. Cost is 1p per minute. Dial 0844 862 9910 then 0049 + destination number.
To call Germany Mobile from the UK. Cost is 10p per minute. Dial 0871 919 9910 then 0049 + destination number.
Clearly using cheap access numbers is one of the best ways to save on your phone bill.
Check out Mootel to save on your phone bill.
Telediscount vs Mootel
26 Nov
Posted by admin as Phone Services, Uncategorized, access numbers, cheap international calls
Someone asked me the other day whether Telediscount has the cheapest access numbers rates for international calls.
I decided to do a quick check. I took 5 very popular destinations and the results were rather surprising. Of the 5 countries I chose all 5 were considerably cheap with Mootel’s access numbers than Telediscount’s access numbers.
Some years ago I used Telediscount’s access numbers to call South Africa, at one stage they were 2p to call South Africa. Everyone I knew were using them because it was so cheap. After a few weeks the rate went to 3p then to 4p and the quality of the line was very poor – but who cared since it was so cheap? This I have since heard is a recurring occurance with Telediscount.
Back to those 5 countries.
Telediscount: 4p/min (landline), 15p/min (mobile)
Mootel: 3p/min (landline), 9p/min (mobile)
Telediscount: 10p/min (landline), 7p/min (mobile)
Mootel: 2p/min (landline), 2p/min (mobile)
Telediscount: 10p/min (landline), 10p/min (mobile)
Mootel: 5p/min (landline), 5p/min (mobile)
Telediscount: 10p/min (landline), 10p/min (mobile)
Mootel: 7p/min (landline), 7p/min (mobile)
Telediscount: 2p/min (landline), 2p/min (mobile)
Mootel: 1p/min (landline), 1p/min (mobile)
5 very popular destinations that Mootel’s access numbers outperform Telediscount on price and call quality.
For more destinations for cheap international calls visit www.mootel.co.uk
Cheap International Calling
22 Nov
Posted by admin as Phone Services, access numbers, cheap international calls
Looking for Cheap International Calling?
Mootel has one of the cheapest low rate access numbers to call from your UK landline phone.
Instant Dial is a cheap international calling service which allows you to make cheap international phone calls from a landline instantly.
All you need to do is dial the low rate access number for the country you want to call then, at the prompt, dial your destination number.
Your service provider will charge you only for the call to the Instant Dial access number, rather than charging the full international rate for the call.
1. Dial the Access Number for your country. E.g. For South Africa 0844 988 9910
2. Dial the international number in full. E.g. For South Africa 00 + 27 + Area Code + Telephone Number
The Advantages of using the Instant Dial Access Numbers
- No pre-payment, PIN or calling card needed
- Your provider will bill you as usual
- No subscription or hidden costs
- Tariff played before each call
- All prices include VAT
- No bills from Mootel
- No need for prepaid calling cards
Welcome to Cheap International Calls from the UK
16 Nov
Posted by admin as Calling Cards, Uncategorized, access numbers, cheap international calls, paypal
Betsy Mootel Agent in the Field
Mootel is open for business. We have been providing access numbers for cheap international calls since early 2003 but it is since May 2009 that we have been branded as Mootel.
Mootel has responded to customers wanting a clear easy to follow way to call their country from only 1p per minute.
Mootel currently has 3 ways to call abroad -
2.) Phone Cards or Text & Talk
3.) Top up Calling Credit via PayPal
We hope you enjoy using our service.