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anyroads · 2 years

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OK you know what, if we're gonna talk about Bake Off then fuck it, let's do this.

It used to be this wholesome, lovely show! We used to watch it for the bakers! And the learning! And the light banter and occasional bit of coy innuendo! What happened?

Channel 4 happened. When they bought the show they made a number of changes, most of them Not Good™️. Not just in the sense of them resulting in a lot of 😬 and 🫠 moments, but in the sense of how they changed the show's purpose, atmosphere, and brand.

Look, I know most people are just like, "whatever, it's just a baking show," and yeah, sure. But it's one of the UK's most successful TV exports, and where it once shifted the tone of reality competition to being wholesome and supportive of contestants, it's since moved towards creating tension at the contestants' cost. So aside from the fact that most people watching it signed up to watch a nice show, it has also shifted the goalposts of what that even means. And that, lovelies and gentlefolk, is some bullshit.

I decided to break my rant analysis into four main parts: theme weeks, the hosts, the judges, and the bakers. Let's get to it!

Theme Weeks:

If you watch Bake Off, you know the show's always had a specific theme for each week. The staples that come up in most seasons are:

cake

biscuit

bread

pudding/dessert

pastry

patisserie

Less common but consistent are things like caramel and chocolate week.

Then there are the fun episodes! When GBBO was on the BBC, this started out with things tea week, tarts, pies, tray bakes, basically little tangents still focused on emphasizing specific baking skills. In Series 6 (still on the BBC) they had their first nation-focused theme week with French week -- fairly innocuous given that a lot of patisserie is French, France and England share much more culture than either cares to admit [Norman Flag dot gif], and it was a nice change from watching Paul make the bakers do recipes that involved boiling things while talking about how wonderful boiled doughs are (are they, Paul? Are they?).

The show kept mixing it up with innocuous themes like advanced dough and alternative ingredients weeks, European cakes, Victorian week, batter week, and botanical week. And while it was frustrating to watch Paul Hollywood mispronounce things like the Hungarian Dobos Torta and lecture bakers on babka when he clearly knew nothing about it (or about Jewish baking in general, go off Past Me), the show's general attitude was that the judges had their own opinions, which were separate from the immutable facts around the chemistry of baking (more on this later) and shouldn't affect how bakers are judged.

After the show moved to Channel 4, the number of themed weeks increased and more of them focused on specific countries. In 6 seasons on the BBC, there were only two country-focused theme weeks, and in 5 seasons on Channel 4 there have been five. And while they've also had themes like vegan baking, roaring 20s, the 1980s, spice week, etc. the show has really started to go hard on exoticizing other cultures in outright disrespectful and racist ways. There's been Italian and Danish week, German, Japanese (it wasn't, it was East Asian week), and now Mexican week (which doesn't touch on interspersed Jewish bakes that didn't get a theme week, like versions of bagels and babka set as technical challenges that were borderline hate crimes and mansplained by a guy who has no idea how to make either and once wrote in a cookbook that challah was traditionally eaten during Passover). Each time the hosts played up the theme with racist bits and jokes that can be used as evidence in court if your case is "why should shows with scripted content have a professional writing staff."

Which touches on other issues the show has now...

The Hosts:

When GBBO was on the BBC, the show was hosted by ✨Mel Giedroyc✨ and ✨Sue Perkins✨. They encouraged the bakers! They'd hold stuff for them sometimes! They were interested in them! If a baker had a breakdown, they would start singing copyrighted material to render the footage unusable! When the show moved to Channel 4, they left, though I'm not unconvinced that Channel 4 offered them impossible to accept contracts to force them out so they could rebrand the show. They replaced them with Sandy Toksvig and Noel Fielding. Sandy was a lovely host in the vein of Mel and Sue, and she and Noel had a relatively sweet rapport, but she left a few seasons ago and was replaced by Matt Lucas.

Noel Fielding is mostly known for his quirky brand of comedy, a sort of British Zooey Deschanel who's goth from the neck up, an upperclass British gay divorcee from the neck down, and basically an early 60s Beatle re: trousers. Matt Lucas has almost definitely never watched a single episode of GBBO and his most redeeming quality is his thinly veiled contempt for Paul Hollywood.

The two treat the baking tent as their personal playground. Far from the supportive attitude of Mel and Sue, they tend to get in the bakers' way during the most stressful moments, especially when they try to do hilarious "comedy" bits (I can't not put that in quotes) like Noel's talking wooden spoon thing, or Matt talking over Noel to do time calls. During theme weeks like Japanese and Mexican week, they do culture-specific bits that are both racist ("just Juan joke" and "is Mexico a real place?") and unsurprising, given that both Matt and Noel did blackface on their respective sketch shows and absolutely could and should have known better because it was already the current fucking century.

All this to say, there's now a separation between the bakers and the hosts, as if they're on different shows. The hosts are doing their own thing and the bakers are doing GBBO. The show has gotten meaner to the bakers, and the hosts aren't there to support them anymore, they're just there to be comic relief. Because when you refocus your show on stressing the bakers the fuck out, you need a forced laugh I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

The Judges:

First of all, a sincere congratulations to Paul Hollywood who managed to squeeze I jUsT cAmE bAcK fRoM mExIcO aNd YeT sTiLL pRoNoUnCe PiCo De GaLLo As 'PiKa De KaLLa' and I aM aN eXpErT oN s'MoReS wHiCh aRe MaDe WiTh DiGeStiVe BiScUiTs AcCoRdiNg tO mE, aN eXpErT oN s'MoReS, just two in a giant pile of astoundingly wrong hot takes, into a short enough time span that they all aired within Liz Truss's term as Prime Minister. A true man of accomplishments.

In the interest of fairness, I need to preface this with a disclaimer that, due to the fact that I've been watching Bake Off for most of its run, I'm biased. Specifically, I can't stand Paul Hollywood's smarmy, classist, egomaniac ass because he's proven time and again he's more interested in looking smart than actually knowing what he's talking about. Since the show moved to Channel 4, they've changed the occasional handshake Paul would give bakers to the HoLlYwOoD hAnDsHaKe™️. It's gone from being an emphasis of someone's skill to a goal, a reward, and one that emphasizes the judges' place above the bakers.

The judges used to function as teachers, imparting their skills and insights to the bakers. When the show was on the BBC, the voiceover leading to a judging would focus on the bakers' work being finished, saying how it will now be evaluated based on their skill and how well they met the brief. The voiceovers now, on Channel 4, focus on the judging (literally saying something along the lines of, "the bakers will now be judged by Prue and Paul"). There is a clear distinction Channel 4's producers have made, to mark that the show is now about whether or not the judges approve, not whether the brief was understood and executed well. On the BBC, it was irrelevant whether the judges liked a particular flavor, as long as the bake was well-made. Now, the bakers are expected to know the judges tastes and cater to them, which is frankly bullshit. A judge doesn't have to like a flavor to know whether or not it was executed well, ie. is it carrying a bake and was it meant to etc.

The judges have been turned into a brand. Cynically, Channel 4 knows that by building them up and focusing the show more on them, they can exploit their image more for profit. In the process, they've become much more biased and their own biases have come out as well. Most recently in the flaming dumpster fire that was Mexican Week, Paul Hollywood tried to intimidate a baker by telling them he had just gotten back from Mexico (which must have been a fruitful learning trip if he couldn't even learn how to pronounce pico de gallo correctly). Where do I even start with this? Here's an amateur baker from England (the show specifically casts middle and lower middle class bakers for the most part??) who likely can't afford trips to Mexico, who lives in a country with incredibly limited access to Mexican cuisine, who is expected not only to understand the cooking and baking traditions of a completely different culture but to do so well enough to play with it and do something creative with it. On top of which, one of the judges is now using his privilege of traveling halfway around the world as some kind of leverage, as if this were a bar that any amateur British baker could clear.

Prue, meanwhile, has openly asserted her biases against cultural flavors and textures, prioritizing her own personal preferences over them, as if they were in any way relevant to the skills and knowledge necessary to execute the tasks she sets to the bakers. She has also been consistently elitist, criticizing bakers for choices they made that were clearly informed by their experiences within income brackets that are too low and foreign for Prue to comprehend. She once had a go at a baker on a Christmas special because his Christmas dinner themed bake didn't have a turkey, even though it was clear from the stories he shared of his own Christmases that his family likely couldn't afford one. "It's not really Christmas dinner without a turkey," Prue said into the camera angrily while sitting on a chair made of live orphans and telling the ghost of Christmas Future to come back when he had another museum gift shop necklace for her to round out her collection.

The show is no longer about which baker has the best skills. It's become about which mortal can appease the gods of Mount Olympus, ie. the judges.

The Bakers:

Remember when the show was about them? Channel 4 doesn't! Because this is a reality competition show, the bakers are chosen both based on their skills, as well as cast-ability. They're cast as characters, distinct from each other, from different areas, age groups, ethnicities. All of them are amateurs. All of them are middle or lower middle class. They've ranged from college students to supermarket cashiers to prison wardens to scientists.

Something I noticed when the show moved to Channel 4 is that the baker who goes home in the first week is always wildly behind the rest in skills. I have no proof of this other than my eyeballs and deductive reasoning skills, but I think that Channel 4 deliberately casts a ringer each season who they think will be an easy send-off in the first week, just to get the audience's feet wet.

Anyway, like I said, this show used to be about the bakers - about them building skills and learning, and having walked into the tent with a self-taught foundation and understanding of the processes and chemical reactions involved in baking. When the show was on the BBC, the end of each round had some (often brief) moments of tension - will they finish in time? Will they get their bakes on the plate before time is up? Did they forget to add sugar to their batter and only remember at the last minute? In the end, they usually managed to finish and we'd all breathe a sigh of relief and think, yeah! You go, Bakers Who I'm Rooting For!

Now, on Channel 4, the end of round drama has been stretched to be so much longer that they've composed extra music for it. The bakers often seem out of their depth, whether because the instructions for the technical challenge are too vague (bake a lemon meringue pie??? As if anyone in the UK under the age of 60 has had one in the last decade???), or because they were expected to bake something that required a more than a basic foundation they weren't told of. Often it seems like they just aren't given enough time, a tactic used by reality competition shows to manipulate contestants into giving the cameras more dramatic content. On top of all this, the hosts get in their way, instead of helping them plate their bakes. As has been pointed out before, when everyone fails the challenge, the real failure lies with whoever set it.

In conclusion:

The show no longer exists to teach the bakers - and the audience - skills or knowledge. It now manipulates contestants for dramatic effect and prioritizes showing conflict over wholesome content. Channel 4 sees the bakers as social media content they can churn out season after season, and don't care about them because in a few months there'll be a new batch to exploit. Meanwhile, the judges are also out of their depth, co-opting recipes from other cultures and butchering them horrendously, while the camera gives them nothing but status as they hold bakers to the expectation that they learn how to make things very much the wrong way. If you saw any of the tweets about Mexican or Japanese week, or read my post on how Paul Hollywood isn't allowed to go near babka ever again, you'll understand.

So what would fix all this? Scrap the current judges and the hosts altogether. Bring back Mel and Sue, and replace the judges with expert bakers who have a love of their craft and want to share it with others. The draw of GBBO used to be its warmth and comfort - if Channel 4 isn't going to start its own version of Master Chef For Bakers, then it needs to stop trying to find a balance of how it can insert that vibe into GBBO. It can't. That's not a thing. Stop trying.

#GBBO #paul hollywood #prue leith #the great british bake off

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k1rameki · 7 months

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THE TIME HAS COME EVERYONE. ITS TIME TO TALK ABOUT MY EXTENSIVE LIST OF TABI HEADCANONS (hcs are under the cut plus this also counts as a little debrief of his human design bc jesus christ i put so much effort into making this man's design it went through a LOT of trial and error before settling on what i got now considering ive gradually made him less and less "human")

also quick thing b4 i proceed – please please PLEASE ask before making things w my tabi design bc ive seen a rlly cool papercraft made w/o my knowledge and that was kinda sucky so ya thats around it (other than the basics of no nsfw and such)

APPEARANCE HCS

first and foremost — hes half japanese because i remember his aside counterpart being japanese iirc and i thought that was really cool and wanted to implement that into my own little hc (also he speaks like a dozen languages bc of another thing i'll go into detail with in a bit

so many different facial features, scarring (theres a very elaborate reason for this tbh), moles, freckles, etc all bc why not?? (freckles is primarily bc of my bestie crow and now im obsessed)

lashes bc why not, give every man a pair of lashes i think theyre pretty

PIERCINGS. so many piercings. this is primarily because i am a very firm believer that tabi gets piercings done because he wants to feel human again so he finds comfort in decorating himself as much as possible for that reason and also the aesthetic

broken horn bc of the mod events, damage beyond repair and whatnot

HE HAS LONG HAIR BC I SAID SO ‼️‼️ i figured considering he's been invisible for so long he never really knew what to do when it came to cutting his hair, so eventually it grew out to around his waist, and he kept that hairstyle ever since (he prefers wearing his hair in a ponytail or smth bc sensory issues when it comes to hair touching his skin)

a lot of tater's hcs infected my brain hehehehehe especially the tail and his hands still being what they were when they were cursed (also. paw beans. /vpos)

HES TRANS ‼️‼️ hes also very dumb and has very little regard for his health and forgets to take his binder off a lot (trust me he gets scolded a lot for that)

GENERAL HCS

hes autistic and has adhd — the autism hc i lowkey stole from crow but the adhd hc ive had for a long long while now — one of his lifelong special interests is performing arts and musicals

chronic insomniac — sleep? never heard of her

plays like 5 different instruments but primarily specialises in piano and guitar

safe food is anything sweet or chocolatey — he has a massive sweet tooth and is obsessed w cookies and pastries in particular which ayana baked for him a lot (ill prolly make a whole other post for her in the near future but guys. pastry chef aya. hear me out)

an absolute boss at board games, especially monopoly, and he constantly loves screwing everyone over

extremely hyperfixated on pokemon and owns a bajillion folders filled with cards worth a buttload of money, and a dozen plushies + figurines (projecting bc pokemon is one of my hyperfixes dont judge me) his fav gen is absolutely johto

his eyesight is pretty bad but like. not bad enough for him to be needing glasses (unlike a certain someone cough cough agoti)

speaking of said certain someone, he and agoti do each other's hair a lot simply because its really fun and provides some stimulation, and also because it helps tabi practice with self care and such

VERY SENSITIVE TO SOUND AND TEXTURES, often times he will probably start crying if something sounds or feels wrong

sometimes he forgets certain words in english and has to resort to using what theyre called in russian

has the goofiest sounding laugh ever and i will die on this hill. when you get tabi cackling he will start rolling on the floor and making the most UNGODLY sounds

can speak like 6 languages fluently and a dozen others in simple conversation (NERD ALERT)

he sucks so hard at writing essays but is (for some reason) really good at maths

despite being the more serious one among his group of friends, tabis a dumbass and does a lot more stupid things than one would expect

#hey everyone long ettie post real #tabi has taken over my mind #UUAUAUAGH GWR #fnf tabi #🦇 human!tabi #digital artwork #my art #battie chronicles

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thricedead · 12 days

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Hello I wanted to say that all of your art particularly your character designs put in mind for me the image of really pretty desserts and pastries and sweets and things (not candy exactly but sometimes candy, but as i said, mostly just desserts) and this makes me wonder if any of your characters have any treats that they enjoy alot…? Particularly wondering if any of them specifically have any favourites. Iknow i say this very often but i truly love your art so much and it means so much to me. I care about your characters and the writing you’ve done for them so much it is truly a testament to your incredible mind. But to summarize yes my question is about if any of them have any desserts/sweets that they like (or just their favourite foods in general)! Thank you!!!

HIIII ♡ THANK YOU so much I'm really happy a wonderful artist like you holds my creations in high regard and that the characters mean and communicate something to you...♡ I love the dessert/pastry association hehe I'll try to answer for the Curtaincallers to the best of my ability

AKITO: He likes chocolate a lot I feel? Sacher cake maybe, since it has jam as well. Maybe he'd also like fruit+chocolate fondue, but it's too fancy for him he's only maybe tried it once... after moving to Japan he takes a liking to crepes

JUNPEI: poppy seed pie is the only sweet thing he'll have. He once had a girlfriend who liked to bake for him, but he gave all the pastries to his elder brother without sparing them a look

HIKARU: HUGE SWEET TOOTH but mostly limited to hard candy. He really likes marzipan, he was permitted to eat the marzipan newlyweds figurines from his moms wedding cake when he was young and it was his best day ever

ARISU: she likes bitter and savory things much more than sweet things. But if she had to pick something on the sweet side she'd have plain puff pastry

ODILE: he doesn't eat sweets and desserts because he's overly disciplined. He tried a bite of sour cherry strudel that Akito made and didn't like it

THE LEADER: he likes Japanese souvenir sweets like daifuku. He also likes turkish delight a lot, and will sometimes frivolously demand his patrons gift it to him

:) ♡

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dokukoi · 8 days

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tell me a fun fact about any of your self ships! (if you feel like it)

- @canineluvz

yayaya hello hello thank you for the ask 🫶🫶🫶 i will share about all of my romantics + kirby!!! hopefully that's okay :D

scaramouche makes dolls for each of the noes!! he believes that having a doll of himself is good luck since he's watching over them, and it will keep them from dying. its always well-loved, some carried it on their shoulder and some of them carried it in their own bag!!

ren and i have study dates!! he'll go pick up coffees and pastries and we study japanese together :) he doesn't really remember much besides basic japanese, but his accent is obviously really good!! so he helps me with pronunciation and i help him with grammar and vocabulary x)

starscream doesn't understand nor like my fascination with robots—besides cybertronians, they're all inferior in his eyes. so he discreetly destroys all earth robotics that i own so they stop taking attention away from him. he did "gift" me a minicon one time... it didn't really go over as well as he expected!

sometimes toby and i do arts and crafts together. he doesn't really have strong feelings one way or another (and he kinda gets frustrated) but it's relaxing in the midst of everything. toby keeps all of both of our crafts in a shelf on his room to look at later

yul loves to take me clothes shopping and buy me lots of cute clothes, makeup, etc. he loves getting us matching/complimentary outfits, too. he likes dressing me up and making me feel pretty just in general :)

kirby likes to bake together with me! we tend to bake a lot, so we go around giving everyone in dreamland some of what we bake. sometimes it turns into a dreamland-wide picnic, and it's always really fun!!

#🪩 you've got mail!#canineluvz #🐇☂️#🐇🦊#🐇✈️#🐇🪓#🐇🔪#🐇🍡

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angelkin-food-cake · 1 year

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Matcha and White Chocolate Chip Shortbread

375g (3¾ cups) plain or all purpose flour (remove a generous tablespoon and replace with equal amount of corn flour)

125g (¾ cup) fine sugar

3 level tsp. matcha (I used bake-able matcha that retains its color and flavor after baking)

generous pinch salt (optional)

250g (1⅔ cups) cold firm butter, cubed then chilled again until firm if it's a warm day

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract (optional)

80g ( ⅔ cup) mini white chocolate chips

Line base and sides of a 30 cm by 20 cm (12 in by 8 in) rectangular baking tray with parchment paper.

Combine flour, sugar, matcha and salt in a large mixing bowl and whisk thoroughly.

Add butter and cut in with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles fine, very damp crumbs.

Add vanilla and chocolate chips and toss lightly until vanilla and chips and well distributed. There shouldn't be any dark, damp patches of vanilla. Do not knead mixture at all.

Transfer the crumbly mixture to the tin and press down quickly and firmly until it looks like a dough. Chill for 15 minutes then press down again until even and compact. Chill a further 20 minutes and preheat oven at 145 C (290 F).

Deeply score dough almost to the bottom, into as many squares or rectangles as you like and prick each piece right through to the base of the tray, with a fork. Bake for 50 minutes or until you can smell a toasty, buttery aroma. Shortbread should be slightly puffed and very lightly colored on top.

Remove from oven and wait 20 minutes before cutting into pieces along the score lines. Leave in tin until just warm before transferring to a cooling rack. If you remove them while hot, they may crumble. Once cold, store in an airtight container and eat within 5 days. Serve these buttery squares with milky black tea, hojicha (Japanese roasted green tea) or vanilla ice cream for dessert.

#angelkin #food #dessert #cookie #vegetarian #tea #matcha #butter #vanilla #white chocolate #dogkin #dollkin #elfkin #galaxykin #plushkin #succubuskin #tricksterkin #spring

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rosietrace · 1 year

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Trinity Valentin

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“UGH! THAT INSUFFERABLE LITTLE BRAT! WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON THEM, I… Hm? Oh, sorry sweetie, I couldn't hear you. You were saying?”

— Trinity Valentin

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General Information

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Full Name — Trinity Psyche Valentin

↳ Trinity: A name of Latin origin referring to the Holy Trinity — The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost — meaning ‘Triad’.

↳ Psyche: A name of Greek origin, with its meaning being ‘The soul’. In Greek mythology, Psyche was known as a beautiful young maiden beloved by Eros, God of Love and son of Aphrodite.

↳ Valentin: French for the word, ‘Valentine’.

Japanese ver. — トリニティバレンティン

↳ Unable to figure out a proper translation for “Psyche”, at the moment

Romaji ver. — Torinitī Barentin

Twisted from: Tiffany Valentine

❐ — Tiffany Valentine (Bride of Chucky)

V/A(日本語): Maaya Uchida (内田真礼)

↳ Voices Norman, The Promised Neverland

V/A(英語/EN): 『 Nothing here… Yet 』

↳

Age: 19

Birthday: October 16th

Horoscope: Libra ♎

Species: Human

Height: 171 cm

Hair color: Platinum Blonde

Eye color: Bright Green

Gender/Pronouns: Nonbinary, They/Her

Sexuality: Pansexual

Dominant hand: Left

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Extra Information

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Homeland: Shaftlands

『 Family: Strange, there seems to be nothing here… 』

Dormitory: Terrovania (@terrovaniadorm)

School Year: 3rd Year

Class: 3-C(seat no. 16)

Club: None

Best class(es): Home economics

Worst class(es): Ancient Curses

Like(s): Fashion, jewelry (specifically pendants), being the center of attention, sunglasses, nail art, thrifting, chocolate chip cookies

Dislike(s): Attending class, baking, cooking, exorcisms, Samuel /j, a certain ex-boyfriend of theirs, cleaning, Victoria, anything Walton calls ‘an invention’, talkative people, car crashes, getting electrocuted, her acting career

Hobbies: Cooking, baking, making jewelry, thrifting, socializing, nail art

Talent(s): Home economics, jewelry making, item repurposing, acting, nail art, acting(formerly)

Flaw(s): Indecisive, violent, possessive, overdramatic(as said by everyone), hypocritical, persistent, ungrateful

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Personality

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Trinity loves the attention. Practically drowns in it from how loved they are throughout NRC!

Don't listen to any of their classmates, they don't know what the hell they're talking about! Honestly, it's just ridiculous to try and think Trinity's all that bad. They're an angel.

Who gives a shit if they're horrible at making their own decisions for themselves and need validation from the people around them? I mean, that's not as important as the delicious pastries they make that put Trey to shame, right? Right??

The people around Trinity should avoid her when she's in one of her moods. Nobody likes Trinity when she's in one of her moods, and she'd prefer it if you… Keep your distance.

One of her ‘moods’ includes being very possessive of the people around her. The environment in which they grew up screwed with their brain, and now everyone else is meant to be the validation Trinity -wants- needs.

Very persistent in spite of their personal hypocrisies. Odd one, Trinity is. Always want to be on the good side of everyone around them to try and trick themselves into thinking they can do no wrong.

I mean, they're right, right? But why aren't they doing more for them?

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Unique Magic: Mini me (ミニの私)

𐙚 An ability granting its user permission to clone themselves in the form of miniature porcelain dolls.

The user can summon up to three different stages of dolls; All of which would represent different stages of the uncanny valley.

↳ 「 A negative emotional reaction towards robots that seem ‘almost’ human. 」

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Thoughts on them

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“Hmmm.. Trinity is... Dramatic... I don't really get them, they seem nice though... Maybe it has to do with the whole theater thing...? They don't cause a lot of trouble, I appreciate that…”

— Maxwell Murray, Trinity's housewarden (Oc by @/terrovaniadorm)

“Oh right! Trinity the theater kid, they bake really well. I can never say no to a good treat but other than that they are soooo irritating, I'm sick of the dramatics! That's why I invest in earplugs whenever they are around! Smart, I know.”

— Samuel, Trinity's (annoying) vice housewarden (Oc by @/terrovaniadorm)

“Trinity is very kind to me and I appreciate that about them. They always bake the most amazing sweet treats. I’d like to become closer with them but I’m unsure on how…”

— Lilith Winchester, Trinity's dorm mate (Oc by @starry-night-rose)

“Theatrical. Trinity is Theatrical. There isn’t much more to say about them than that. Perhaps they could find a career in comedy.”

— Alice Darius, Trinity's dorm mate (Oc also by @/starry-night-rose)

“Trinity.. Trinity… Oh! The washed-up blonde who thinks they can make it out in the industry! Just another attention whore trying to get the paparazzi for the headlines... They should stop dreaming when they are surrounded by others with superior talent.”

— Byeol-bit, Trinity's… ‘Not friend’ (Oc also by @/terrovaniadorm)

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Additional Trivia

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✑ Main Theme: Criminal by Britney Spears

✑ Backstory: 『 Bridesmaids 』

✑ OC Playlist: 『 TBA 』

༝ㅤ･ㅤ˚ㅤ。ㅤ.ㅤ⋆ㅤ꒷꒦꒷꒦ 。• 𝜗𝜚 ⊹ ‧₊˚ 💄

𐙚 Hates Samuel. As in, hates Samuel. They won't admit it aloud too often to make it obvious, but you can notice the little bits of irritation every time Samuel enters a room.

𐙚 Apparently they really like teasing Harlan Westerly, but no one knows why or what the hell their relationship is. They call him ‘Harly’ though, so that's cute!

↳ Harlan belongs to @mystery-skulls-ghost

𐙚 Trinity doesn't actually like baking all that much, in truth. The only reason she bakes at all is so everyone can like them. Yay! Validation!

𐙚 Walton annoys them to no end like omg can he not talk about this random bullshit that Trinity's never even heard of? They're gonna burn down the dorm building at this rate!

𐙚 Trinity's actually quit her job in the acting industry!... They have no idea why everyone thinks they're still part of the entertainment world because, in truth, they aren't!

𐙚 If you happen to be close enough to Trinity, you'll get the chance to be given handmade jewelry from them!

𐙚 Nobody knows what happened, and nobody knows why, But Trinity just does NOT like Victoria in the slightest 😭 the woman just annoys them to no end

𐙚 You go to a thrift store, and you're likely to see Trinity in there. Thrifting’s like, a hobby they legitimately enjoy.

𐙚 Usually like- 15 minutes late to their classes. They only get the free pass because of their grades, and because of the snacks they make for the staff.

𐙚 Don't talk about their former acting career…. It triggers them.

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#trinity valentin • #『 trinity 💄 』

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#twisted wonderland oc #twst oc #twst ocs #twst fandorm #terrovania #disney twst #twst #twst wonderland #ツイステ #ツイステッドワンダーランド #twisted wonderland #twistedwonderland #disney twisted wonderland #trinity valentin #『 trinity 💄 』#mutuals <3 #mutuals' ocs #friends' ocs

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amberrskiies · 2 years

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𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗬 𝗠𝗘 𝗠𝗖: 𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥

Made by Picrew [ X X ]

Name: Amber Heaven

Gender: Female

Age: 18-19 - s1 19-20 - s2 20-21 - s3 21-22 - s4 22+ - NB and wherever else the plot goes-

Height: 5'7

Race: Human

Ethnicity: Half Japanese and Half English

Nationality: Japan

Sexuality: Pansexual

Birthday: November 17

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Affiliation: Artist RAD Student Council Officer

Alignment: True Neutral

Personality: She is described to be outgoing, funny and pretty much optimistic. She is pretty upbeat, positive, kind and very supportive of others. She is protective but mostly chill going. Some people in the human world found her pretty bothersome but she always put on a smile no matter what but she is pretty hurt deep down.

Relationships: She is very good friends with Mammon and Levi and on good terms with Satan and Belphegor. Though she is also pretty stubborn and not much of a rule follower but if it's Lucifer, she is not asking for a death wish but sometimes she does. Gets along well with Beelsebub and would cook him food and Asmodeus would mostly ask her to spend time shopping with him. She also gets along with Barbatos and Diavolo on general terms. She and Thirteen are besties and shares some writing interests with Simeon and helps Luke with baking. She doesn't talk much with Rafael and Mephisto but they get along. Her and Solomon are basically meme buddies but sometimes she questions Solomon's cooking. From the fifth year of going to RAD, she meets another human girl named Skylar and they get along great.

Appearance: She has light brown eyes and wears black rimmed glasses over them, pale skin, natural black hair, has her bangs dyed red with a white dyed strip of hair. She mostly wears a black shirt with a white jacket which has light pink sleeves and blue jeans with grey sneakers.

Backstory: She was abandoned at the age of 3 and was left at an orphanage. The orphan children loved her and the older ones took care of her as best as they could. At the age of 16 she had to leave the place and find a home and job herself. She was pretty well at drawing and art so she applied for multiple of these and got rejected out of most of them but she was hired by one and the job pays well. Because of this she was able to stay in a good apartment and pay of her rents properly as the land lady is very nice and caring towards her.

Love Interest: Leviathan

Likes: Anime, gaming, spending time with the brothers (mostly Levi) and the side characters, planning prank stuff with the Anti-Lucifer League and technically eating pastries from Madame Screams. She's also a huge fan of TSL.

Dislikes: Arguments, when the brothers talk bad about Mammon and anything that seems to tick her off and is somebody talks bad about the brothers, angels, Solomon and anyone she is close to

Strengths: running, jumping, climbing, has good observation skills and empathetic

Weaknesses: Not much of a good swimmer but can stay afloat, focusing and gets distracted easily

Hobbies: Drawing, playing violin and sometimes reading

Main Point: She is the main distant descendant of Lilith

#obey me mc: amber #obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me one master to rule them all #obey me leviathan #obey me x mc #obey me leviathan x mc #leviathan #leviathan x mc #leviathan x amber #obey me leviathan x amber

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sabbirms420 · 7 months

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The Art of Eating: A Journey Through Flavor

Food is a universal language that transcends borders, cultures, and time. It is a source of food, comfort, and celebration. In addition to its primary function of supporting life, food has a special place in our hearts and reflects our heritage, traditions, and personal tastes. These essays explore various facets of the world of food and discuss its cultural significance, culinary diversity, and the sensory pleasures it brings to our lives.

Cultural significance

Food is closely linked to culture and serves as a means of preserving traditions and expressing identity. Each culture has a unique culinary heritage and recipes are often passed down from generation to generation. Whether it's a Japanese tea ceremony, an Italian pasta-making ritual, or an Indian curry-making ritual, food rituals are a way to connect with one's roots and celebrate cultural heritage.

Food also plays an important role in our festivals and rituals. From birthday cakes to wedding banquets, food is a symbol of joy and togetherness. Many holidays focus on a particular dish or holiday, such as turkey for Thanksgiving, dumplings for Chinese New Year, or the fast-breaking meal of Ramadan, emphasizing the communal aspect of eating together.

Culinary diversity

The world of food has a wide and varied spectrum of flavors, ingredients and techniques. Traveling to explore various regions and culinary delights is like a culinary adventure. Every corner of the world offers a unique taste experience, from spicy Indian curries to delicate Japanese sushi, and from delicious Moroccan stews to delicious French pastries.

In recent years, globalization has given rise to fusion cuisine, where chefs take inspiration from various culinary traditions to create innovative and exciting dishes. This cross-pollination of flavors broadens our culinary horizons and leads us to unexpected combinations like Korean tacos, sushi burritos, or Indian-inspired pizza.

Sensory pleasure

Food is not just a taste; appeals to all our senses. The sizzle of food on a hot grill, the bright colors of fresh vegetables, the aroma of freshly baked bread, and the rich crackle of perfectly fried chicken wings add to the sensory pleasure of eating.

Eating itself is also an experience. Whether you're enjoying a candlelit dinner at a fine restaurant, tucking into street food at a bustling market, or sharing a home-cooked meal with loved ones, the ambiance and atmosphere enhance the overall dining experience.

Diploma

Food is more than just food; It is a cultural symbol, a journey of exploration and sensory enjoyment. It connects us to our roots, allows us to celebrate together and expand our horizons through culinary diversity. The world of food is a treasure trove of experiences waiting to be discovered, and every meal is an opportunity to embark on a new adventure full of flavors and sensations. So let us continue to enjoy and appreciate the art of food because art enriches our lives in so many ways.

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meadowmines · 8 months

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Well apparently I can't edit my tags anymore so re: the seven deadly sins thing...

Aoyagi's deadly sin of choice is gluttony. Not committing so much as enabling--he's a trained pastry chef and restaurant manager and he's passionate about food in general and baking and sweets in particular. If you are important to him in any way, he's going to cook for you. He feeds Nishida at least two or three times a week. He bitches and moans when Majima comes over unannounced to steal books about whatever business scheme he's hyperfocusing on this week but if there is food on the stove you bet your ass the boss will be fed. Yes, he's going to make every attempt to get at least one vegetable down your gullet but he's also going to use you as a guinea pig for at least three different recipes for a cookie or pie or cake he's considering for the cafe menu.

Yamaoka's sin is envy, He's guilty of it, yes, but he's also the object. If you ask Aoyagi to describe what gender/transition envy looks like he will tell you it looks like Eiji Fucking Yamaoka. Yamaoka is tall and lanky and looks great in a suit and he has big feet and narrow hips and he's been on T long enough that he has to shave and worst of all he knows how good he looks and he rubs Aoyagi's nose in it every chance he gets. What we don't find out until the very end of the main story is that he has spent the entire plot seething with envy over everything Aoyagi has that he doesn't--mainly, a boss who really and truly sees him as a man. Also Aoyagi got screwed in every other physical department and has to buy his shoes out of the boys' section but he won the lottery on his voice and Yamaoka (who, before T, passed just fine until the second he opened his mouth and who still occasionally gets called "ma'am" on the phone) hates him with the fury of a thousand burning suns for it.

Kuroshi's sin is wrath. There is absolutely a monster lurking beneath his oh-so-proper Japanese and his cold and calculating exterior and it did not die when he finally got his revenge on Murasaki. Of course revenge was his entire life from the age of (mumble)teen to twenty-three, and that kind of beast never really dies, does it? Does it help that he, as a heavily traumatized teenage boy with an unquenchable thirst for vengeance, had Homare Motherfucking Nishitani as a role model? NO SIR IT DID NOT HELP AT ALL. Yes, Nishitani saved him from some awful shit (by *checks notes* doing a murder for unrelated reasons) but when most people would have called the cops and maybe a social worker, Nishitani went "hell yeah let's do some mayhem about it" and put a knife in this (mumble)teen-year-old kid's hand and helped him plan some 5D shogi master bullshit. (to his credit Nishitani did make Kuroshi swear never to kill anyone unless his own life was in danger and Kuroshi has kept that promise, though there is one scene in the main story where you get an idea of what might cause him to break it...)

#yakuza #yakuza oc #aoyagi saga

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smykkeskrintre · 1 year

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Japan Dessert Recipe : Dorayaki Cake

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Dorayaki cake is a conventional Japanese dessert recipe ingredients that is a sweet food with an anko sealing. Anko filling is made up of sweet azuki bean paste. It is a mouth watering addition to almost any traditional Japanese snack and you will love that texture, taste together with flavor.

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Ingredients to get Japanese dessert menu - Dorayaki Food: o 3 ova o 2/3 container of white handsome o ½ teaspoon of baking soft drinks o 3 tablespoons of water to 1 cup with white flour -- sifted o ¾ pound of anko - sweet azuki beans o Petrol for frying

Manuals to make Japanese a treat recipe - Dorayaki Cake: o Insert the eggs plus the sugar into a serving and whisk alongside one another well o Melt the baking coke into the water i Add the water in the egg mixture u Add the sifted flour into the ovum mixture gradually a Heat a fry pan or a hot menu and put a dash of oil into it to Pour a portion of the batter on the skillet and type a small pancake i Turn the pancake over in the pot when bubbles commence to form and appear for the surface of the pastry o Repeat this system to make 8 so that you can 10 pancakes u Cool the pancakes o Put your scoop of the anko sweet beans involving the pancakes o The following recipe makes around 4 to 5 dorayaki cakes

That Japanese dessert recipes for Dorayaki torte is easy to make and additionally delicious. It is a full the Japanese culture. Many sweets in Nippon are called wa-gashi and common things that are used in Japanese people dessert recipes are generally rice flour, white beans and sweetener. There are very few quality recipes that actually call for using milk or butter. This kind of cooking typically much lower in excess weight that other forms involving western dessert barbecuing.

Anko or this sweet red pinto and black beans are a typical compound that is used in wa-gashi. They are also used for the reason that fillers fro manju and taiyaki. Japoneses cakes are used in addition to made on a a number of occasions and some are widely-used for formal meals and meetings whilst others are used as a normal dessert after a meals.

It is best to serve a Dorayaki cake along with green tea or many other kinds of Japanese dinner to get the true unique flavor and believe of making a Japan dessert. Japanese Xmas cakes are a most desired among the Japanese customs and are light along with fluffy. Most of the cakes and desserts constructed from Japanese recipes usually are lower in fat and a lot more healthy than some other kinds of dessert recommendations. They also require number of ingredients and are not at all hard to make and cook.

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cuisinecravings · 2 years

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What is the Best Substitute for Brewer’s Yeast?

Are you searching for Best Substitute for Brewer’s Yeast? While it isn't the most well-known yeast, brewer's yeast is an intriguing product. It excels at brewing beer and a variety of desserts, and some people enjoy its flavor. However, there are situations when brewer's yeast will not suffice in a recipe for one reason or another. In that situation, you'll need a stand-in.

So, what is the finest brewer's yeast substitute? Nutritional yeast has emerged as the best brewer's yeast alternative. Both are comparable in taste and application, although nutritional yeast is more likely to be available to you.

An Introduction to Brewer's Yeast

Brewer's yeast is a type of yeast generated from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It is largely utilized in the production of beer, hence the name. Brewer's yeast has a distinct flavor, with a harsh aftertaste. Best Substitute for Brewer’s Yeast Aside from its use in beer, it also works well as a nutritional supplement as a component in items like pastries and other baked goods. Brewer's yeast converts starch and sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide when used in cooking. With so much adaptability, it's simple to see why people adore brewer's yeast. In terms of health benefits, brewer's yeast is high in chromium, which can assist your body balance blood sugar levels. It also has a good amount of B vitamins. Furthermore, many people believe that brewer's yeast is a probiotic that might aid digestion. Why Should Brewer's Yeast Be Replaced? Non-availability: If you can't find any brewer's yeast nearby, a substitute will have to be used. Brewer's yeast has a bitter taste, thus it may not be suitable for some pastries and other dishes.

Alternatives for Brewer's Yeast

Nutritional Yeast is the best overall substitute for Brewer's Yeast. Brewer's yeast and nutritional yeast are extremely similar. Because they are manufactured from the same yeast species, the flavor profiles are very similar. Best Substitute for Brewer’s Yeast It should be noted, however, that nutritional yeast has a slightly bitter flavor. Of course, you can easily work around this. Nutritional yeast, also known as "vegan yeast," is high in vitamin B12. B12 is a non-animal version that is difficult to find in other vegan products. Of course, it should be mentioned that all yeast is vegan-friendly. While brewer's yeast has a similar flavor, nutritional yeast tastes more like grated parmesan. You should be aware that there are certain distinctions between brewer's yeast and nutritional yeast. One of the most noticeable differences is that brewer's yeast has a nuttier flavor than nutritional yeast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-4B8qLRBjA In juices, yeasts, and dressings, nutritional yeast works well as a brewer's yeast alternative. It contains the same number of micronutrients as brewer's yeast, so there's no need to be concerned about nutritional value. Best Substitute for Brewer’s Yeast Nutritional yeast can also be used to season salads, spaghetti sauces, and cooked vegetables. Because of its harsh taste, nutritional yeast may not be suitable for beer production. However, if you want strong and bitter beer and are an expert at brewing, you may experiment with nutritional yeast. Miso is the best soup substitute. Miso is a Japanese seasoning made of soybeans, salt, rice, and koji. It is the main component of the famous miso soup, which takes a long time to prepare. In reality, the above mixture is typically left to ferment for years. Miso comes in a variety of colors and flavors to pick from. The general perception is that a darker-colored version has a greater taste and flavor. The two most common varieties, however, are white and red miso. White miso has a sweeter and softer flavor than red miso, which has a more strong and salty flavor. Miso, like brewer's yeast, is high in probiotics. Best Substitute for Brewer’s Yeast This suggests that it is beneficial to the digestive tract. However, you should be aware that miso has a significant salt level. As a result, you should exercise caution when acquiring it in order to limit your intake. Miso can be used for a variety of purposes. However, its principal application is to give umami flavor to meals. It can also be used to enhance the flavor of batters, soups, sauces, and dressings. Miso can be eaten raw or cooked, as well as on its own. Miso, like nutritious yeast, has a high vitamin B12 concentration. Baking Soda is the best non-yeast substitute. If you're seeking for a non-yeast-based substitute for brewer's yeast, baking soda is the way to go. So, whether you want to bake pizza or another dessert, baking soda is your man. Baking soda performs extremely well despite its chemical simplicity. The only issue is that it does not work entirely on its own. Baking soda's leavening characteristics are only active when combined with an acid, such as apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, buttermilk, or yoghurt. Simply combine an equal amount of baking soda and the acid of your choice in a glass. Best Substitute for Brewer’s Yeast You can add the bubble-forming mixture to whatever you're making. When using yoghurt, the optimum combination is half a teaspoon of baking soda and 125 grams of yoghurt. If you do not wish to use acid, simply expose the baking soda to any temperature above 80°. As the baking soda decomposes due to heat, the reaction will be similar to that of adding acid.