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Sunday, February 28, 2021

‘Old World craftsman’ back in business on Main Street - Merced County Times

I am not trying to give unfair business advantage to one person, or say anything about anyone anywhere who repairs watches.

I call him Mr. Ortega. That would be what I would call him even if I knew his first name.

Ortega’s Watch Repair is located at 741 W. Main Street, in downtown Merced across from McAuley Motors (free plug). Hi, Barry.

The hours are roughly 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, and open until noon on Friday. Dark on Mondays, like many restaurants. The new phone number is 209-349-1930. It is Mr. Ortega’s cell phone, so no midnight calls please to inquire about battery replacements. Yes, Mr. Ortega does that, so you do not need to call.

I met Mr. Ortega almost four years when the death of my dear cousin, Edward, left me with an old Rolex, and an even older Movado. The latter will be 64 years old this May. It has an inscription on the back with the date that cousin Edward graduated from Ole Miss law school and was a gift from his parents.

By the way, these are watches I am talking about. Anyhow, they both looked like they had been dragged behind horses in a Roman chariot race.

They were returned to me looking almost brand new. You will have to trust me because I cannot show photos here, but I have them. Thank you, Mr. Ortega!

Mr. Ortega is a member of a dying breed, and I want him to continue plying his craft in Merced for a long time. He is what I call an “Old World craftsman.” Someone who would do shoddy work only at gunpoint, and probably not even then. He would say, “shoot me!” Unfailingly polite and pleasant, and obviously there to make you happy by doing the best job he can possibly do.

I met a guy like Mr. Ortega many years ago who worked for the passenger rail service in Austria, but I couldn’t understand a word he said. Except, “dummkopf,” which I think means, “please return to your seat, sir.”

Before writing this article, I asked Mr. Ortega if he would give me a future discount. He also said, “dummkopf,” so maybe I off on my translation.

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Greensboro Police investigating homicide on Hewitt Street - WXII12 Winston-Salem

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Single vehicle crash closes two lanes of Abercorn Street on Sunday - WTOC

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'Coronation Street' actor Johnny Briggs dies at age 85 - ABC News

British actor Johnny Briggs, best known for his role as businessman Mike Baldwin in the long-running TV soap opera “Coronation Street,” has died

LONDON -- Johnny Briggs, a British actor best known for his role as businessman Mike Baldwin in the long-running TV soap opera “Coronation Street,” has died. He was 85.

A family statement said Briggs died peacefully Sunday morning after a long illness.

Briggs was a fixture on “Coronation Street,” playing his role for 30 years. Baldwin, a Cockney clothing factory boss, became one of the most memorable characters in the show’s fictional town of Weatherfield. John Whiston, managing director of the drama, said Briggs brought a charisma to his role which made it “very hard to look at anyone else" when he was on screen.

“He truly was one of the most iconic characters the Street has ever known. We wish Johnny’s family all our condolences,” Whiston said in a statement.

Briggs made his debut on the show as Baldwin in 1976, and remained until 2006. In the early 1980s, his character’s affair with married Deidre Barlow, played by Anne Kirkbride, gripped the nation and was one of the show’s most popular storylines. Around 12 million viewers tuned in when his character died of a heart attack.

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Section of Bay Street to close Monday for traffic investigation - WSAV-TV

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Boulder moving toward final segment of 28th Street project - The Denver Post

In 2019, Tila Duhaime recalls taking a city-led bike ride along 28th Street from Valmont Road to Iris Avenue as part of a capital improvements tour ahead of a project scheduled along that stretch of road.

Duhaime, chair of the city’s Transportation Advisory Board, is an avid cyclist, but she said the experience was “terrifying and uncomfortable and unpleasant.” At the end of the ride, Duhaime said it was clear to her that improvements were necessary.

Boulder in about a year is scheduled to begin construction on the north segment of the 28th Street project. The full project, which was split into three segments and cost about $30 million in full, is more than two decades in the making. By the city’s estimation, the final segment will take anywhere from nine to 12 months to complete once construction begins in early to mid-2022.

According to Gerrit Slatter, principal transportation projects engineer, the last segment, which extends from Canyon Boulevard to Iris Avenue, currently includes building a multiuse path, adding shared bike-bus lanes in each direction as well as designing a bus bay that’s part of a regional partnership to accommodate bus service along Colo. 119.

However, Community Cycles, a Boulder-based cycling advocacy organization, expressed concerns about the final segment of the project, particularly the shared bike-bus lanes, which the organization views as dangerous and unlikely to be used by cyclists.

Considering projects take time to design, fund and construct, Community Cycles noted something it views as a larger concern: the potential for transportation projects approved years ago to move forward despite no longer fitting the city’s current transportation, safety and climate goals.

“Unfortunately, we were deeply disappointed to see a design that, at its heart, is based on concepts and conventions of transportation engineering that are more than 20 years old, and that fail to incorporate many recent innovations in human-centered urban transportation design,” the organization stated in a letter.

Slatter acknowledged it can be a challenge but that the city always encourages community feedback and considers and provides design changes to the extent it can. Sometimes the framework of a project is such that the department has limited ability to accommodate all requests, he said. This could be due to budget constraints, an inability to acquire the right-of-way or land necessary for certain infrastructure or scheduling conflicts.

“We realize that thoughts about how to really effectively provide a multimodal corridor (have) changed. We’d like to respond to that and provide a facility that’s truly multimodal and responds to the needs of ones that we hope will use it,” he said.

Community Cycles said the city’s 28th Street project is indicative of one of its larger concerns: the potential for projects, which can take decades to design, fund and build, to move forward despite no longer fitting the city’s transportation, safety and climate goals. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Additionally, Slatter said Boulder has “long been a leader in active transportation and non-motorized transportation systems where residents can have choices about how they move.” Because of this, he said it’s not often the city finds itself in a place where serious changes must be made due to incompatibility with Boulder’s current goals.

Still, Duhaime said when the city has to redo plans, it can create an uncomfortable situation for all involved — whether that’s city staff who are doing their best or cyclists who no longer feel safe riding in a particular area.

“All of those people are in very uncomfortable positions, and it’s hard to know who has to flinch first to move in the right direction,” Duhaime said.

She said she recognizes the challenges the process can create for city staff and she was complimentary of the city’s timing on this particular project. Boulder presented to the Community Cycles Advocacy Committee in the design finalization stage. Seeking feedback early allows time for adjustments, she said.

“If we all have time to say what we need, go back to our corners, take a breather, reassess (and) really try to understand those different perspectives, I think you’ll end up with a better outcome,” Duhaime said.

Community Cycles Executive Director Sue Prant expressed similar sentiments.

“I think we’re both working toward the same goal of safer streets, but I think we also have to understand that getting to that goal requires some sacrifices and maybe some new thinking,” Prant said. “The illusion that you’re going to be able to have it all … that’s probably not true.

“Every roadway is a decision of space allocation and priorities. What you choose to prioritize by the space you give them says a lot,” she added.

Duhaime agreed that it will take innovation and a new source of funding to make progress in that regard, considering the transportation department historically has been underfunded, a situation made worse by the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on city tax revenue, according to the city’s Transportation Report on Progress.

In response to some of the feedback, Slatter said the city is presenting some potential changes at the April Transportation Advisory Board meeting. One example of a change that is being explored and reviewed is not marking the bus lane as a shared facility to be used by both bikes and buses, he said.

A primary goal of the Low Stress Bike Network is to make cycling a travel choice that’s appealing to all ages and abilities, Slatter noted.

“So the bus lane could still be used by cyclists, but it wouldn’t be signed and marked as a ‘preferred’ travel location,” he wrote in an email. “Instead the newly constructed multi-use path (located behind the street curb) would be the preferred ‘low-stress’ location for cyclists.”

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Budget 2021: £5bn fund to help High Street recover from Covid - BBC News

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A new £5bn grant scheme for High Street businesses in England aims to "get the tills ringing again", Rishi Sunak says.

Ahead of Wednesday's Budget, the chancellor said the grants, worth up to £18,000 per firm, will help shops and pubs reopen as England eases lockdown.

The one-off payment has been broadly welcomed by businesses, but some groups have said it does not go far enough.

Mr Sunak has warned public finances face "enormous strains" due to the pandemic.

He has faced calls to raise taxes from some parts of the Tory party, while Labour and other Conservative MPs have opposed increases.

The Treasury would not comment on newspaper reports that suggested Mr Sunak could freeze some income tax thresholds for three years and raise corporation tax.

The chancellor said earlier this weekend he wanted to "level with people about the challenge", but added: "I will do whatever it takes to protect the British people through this crisis and I remain committed to that."

The government has so far borrowed £271bn this financial year - up £222bn on 2019-20. This has pushed the national debt to £2.13 trillion.

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Nearly 700,000 shops, restaurants, hotels, hair salons, gyms and other businesses in England, will be eligible for the so-called "restart grants", to be distributed directly to firms by local authorities from April. It will replace the current monthly grant system.

The funding takes the total spent on direct grants to businesses during the pandemic to £25bn, the Treasury said. The devolved nations will receive equivalent extra funding.

Mr Sunak told the Mail on Sunday it had been an "incredibly difficult year for our High Streets" and that the new money would provide businesses "the support they need to get them through, get them back on their feet and get the tills ringing once again".

Non-essential shops in England, along with outdoor hospitality, will be allowed to reopen from 12 April at the earliest.

Details of the grant scheme came as part of a series of announcements ahead of Mr Sunak's annual economic speech on Wednesday, including:

  • a new government-backed mortgage guarantee scheme for home buyers with small deposits
  • an "elite" visa to encourage high-skilled workers including researchers, engineers and scientists to come to the UK
  • £126m for traineeships and a "flexi-job" apprenticeship in England
  • and a "world-first" green savings bond for retail investors to help boost the UK's transition to net zero emissions

Mike Cherry, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, welcomed the "much-needed lifeline" provided to businesses by the grants, but called for the chancellor to set out more funding "for those that have been excluded from income support throughout this crisis".

UK Hospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls said businesses were "crying out for the cash" and urged the grants to be paid as soon as possible.

And Helen Dickinson, of the British Retail Consortium, which represents chain stores, said the latest money was a "vital injection of funding" but warned it would "only provide temporary relief" if the business rate holiday did not continue.

Other groups called for the extension of the furlough scheme and the temporary reduction in value added tax (VAT) on hospitality sales.

Last year was the worst for the High Street in more than 25 years as the pandemic accelerated the move towards online shopping, with more than 180,000 jobs lost in retail alone, according to the Centre for Retail Research.

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Some Conservative MPs, such as former Brexit secretary David Davis, have spoken out against attempts to increase taxes.

Tory rebels have been told that they risk having the whip withdrawn if they vote against the Budget.

Labour has said it opposes tax rises in the short-term and has called for a £20 uplift in universal credit to be kept.

But Conservative former chancellor Lord Clarke has encouraged Mr Sunak to consider raising VAT, national insurance and income taxes in order to repair the public finances.

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Meanwhile, Labour said it wanted a "jobs promise" to ensure young people do not become a "lost generation" due to the pandemic.

Under Labour's plan, all 16 to 24-year-olds out of work or education for six months would be helped into jobs or studies, the party said.

The party estimated that more than a million people will become "long-term unemployed" in 2021 and 2022, with 660,000 young people out of work or education for six months or more.

The most recent unemployment rate - for October to December - was 5.1%, according to the Office for National Statistics, equivalent to 1.74 million people.

Shadow work and pensions secretary Jonathan Reynolds said that without immediate action a "lost generation, scarred by unemployment" could be created.

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Saturday, February 27, 2021

Birmingham police crack down on illegal street racing in massive Saturday-night operation - AL.com

Teams of Birmingham police officers fanned out across the city Saturday evening in a massive operation aimed at cracking down on illegal street racing.

Numerous complaints from residents both downtown and on Southside, and the belief that some traffic fatalities in recent months stemmed from the illegal racing, led to Saturday night’s targeted enforcement.

“We have been having an ongoing issue with illegal street racing throughout the city and we’ve received a large number of complaints,” said South Precinct Capt. Harry Greenberg. “Officers have been addressing it, however they’re usually only able to stop a handful of cars and then everyone else scatters.”

Weekends, especially Saturday nights, are popular for the street racing. First Avenue North up to Third Avenue South, and many areas in between, are racing hot spots.

Birmingham police crack down on illegal street racing

Teams of Birmingham police officers fanned out across the city Saturday evening in a massive operation aimed at cracking down on illegal street racing.

The operation teams were made up of patrol officers, detectives, task force officers and tactical officers. Jefferson County’s Star 1 helicopter hovered above, to provide coverage of the officers and to track vehicles.

At 7:15 p.m., police simultaneously flooded George Ward Park on Green Springs Highway and Sloss Furnace on 32nd Street North, both meeting points for racers and spectators. When they arrived at George Ward, there were about 30 vehicles in the parking lot. The park had already closed for the night.

The blocked off the entrance and exit, with more than a dozen patrol vehicles lining Green Springs. “We’ve been monitoring the areas of congregation,’' Greenberg said. “We wanted to focus on those, move in and take action.”

Many of those who were gathered at George Ward were issued citations. “There are all kinds of violations involved in street racing,’' the captain said. “Not only is a violation of state code to engage in racing, it’s also a violation of state law to watch it.”

“Once everyone was inside the park after dark, that is a violation of the city ordinance also,’' he said.

The number of citations issued in the overall operation was still being tallied and not immediately available.

In addition to the citations, one person was arrested after it was determined the suspect was in a Chevrolet Corvette that had been stolen out of Georgia. That person was also illegally in possession of a handgun and narcotics, Greenburg said.

“We consider this a crime suppression success,’' Greenberg said. “We’re not having any racing right now and we were able to confiscate a firearm, drugs and a stolen Corvette.”

Police said Saturday night’s operation was not a one-time thing. They will continue enforcement efforts across the entire city.

“Our hopes are to deter further activity,’' Greenberg said. “It poses a danger to the public and to the people involved and we view this as a life-saving measure by the department.”

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Community holds vigil for teenage brothers hit, killed during ‘underground street racing’ - KPRC Click2Houston

HOUSTON – Family and friends gathered Saturday afternoon for a chance for the community to say their final goodbyes.

Decarerick Kennedy was only 16 years old. His younger brother Faybian Hoisington was 14. Both were victims of “underground street racing,” according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

The Houston teenagers were staying with their grandma for the weekend when they attended a car meetup that was taking place nearly. On their way home, they were hit by a car and later died.

Investigators said a yellow 2018 Chevy Camaro hit a Chevy Malibu at a high rate of speed on the Northwest Freeway near Little York. The collision sent the Chevy Malibu off the road and hit the boys and another man.

The brothers were rushed to the hospital, where they were later pronounced dead, officials said.

“Losing one kid is hard. Two makes it even harder. So we just want to show our love and support... let her know the community is behind you,” said the brothers’ cousin Lyndon Stamps.

The driver of that Camaro was identified as 22-year-old Andrew Mock. He was arrested and charged with three-man slaughter charges.

His bond was set at $80,000.

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LA street sweeping reduced to every other week starting Monday - KABC-TV

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Street sweeping services in the city of Los Angeles will be changed from weekly to bi-weekly starting Monday, March 1, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and staff reductions, the Bureau of Street Services announced.

To help residents adjust to the change, officials launched a notification system and map that can be accessed anytime. Users can input their address to get notifications 24 hours before their street will be swept. The system can be accessed at streetsla.lacity.org/sweeping.


"StreetsLA has done a brilliant job in adapting during the pandemic and with staff reductions, while working hard to maintain core services,'' said Board of Public Works Commissioner Teresa Villegas. Street sweeping is one of the key services for Angelenos and we appreciate the stakeholder feedback and understanding as we make modifications.''

The Bureau of Street Services will also send notifications about street sweeping to City Council offices, the Department of Transportation, neighborhood councils and through social media posts on Nextdoor and Know Your Community Platform.


"We want to thank the residents of the city, as we make these changes to the street sweeping operation,'' said Bureau of Street Services, or StreetsLA, General Manager Adel Hagekhalil. "We are committed to maintaining this important service, while also giving us the opportunity to adjust in order to maximize our resources.''

People can also get street sweeping information by calling Los Angeles' 311 call center Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on weekends from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

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Roblox’s ‘Builderman’ CEO Heads to Wall Street With an Army of Young Game Creators - The Wall Street Journal

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Miami Beach Adds 17th Street Garage to Class A Office RFP - RE:MiamiBeach

Following a large response from developers interested in building Class A office space on three city-owned parking lots north of Lincoln Road, Miami Beach Commissioners this week decided to add one more option to a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) process – the 17th Street garage across from City Hall.

Eighteen developers including Design District developer Craig Robins’ Dacra, Michael Comras’ The Comras Company jointly with David Martin’s Terra, and Integra partnering with Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital, responded to the City’s Request for Letters of Interest (RFLI) to build Class A office space on the three surface parking lots. It’s part of an effort to diversify a tourism-dependent economy hit hard in recent years by hurricanes, Zika, and, more recently, COVID.

Adding the aging garage structure to an RFP would allow the City to “have someone else pay for the rebuilding of that garage,” said Commissioner Ricky Arriola who raised the idea after Miami Beach Planning Director Tom Mooney suggested it. It also would open the door to a “more elegant” structure that could address concerns about a need for more height. “If we could smooth [the space] out over a greater area, we might avoid having the height issues that I think is going to be of concern to our residents,” he added.

Commissioner David Richardson said, “It’s an interesting idea and I suppose it wouldn’t hurt for us to hear solicitations, but I’m not of the belief at this point that we should surrender that piece of land right now.”

Calling it “a gateway property” leading from 17th Street to Lincoln Road, Richardson said, “There have been many discussions over the years about ways to open up the funnel” from the Miami Beach Convention Center to Lincoln Road. “I do agree the parking structure is coming to the end of its useful life” but he expressed concerns about the amount of parking that will be needed there in light of the request by the developers of the planned Convention Center Hotel to eliminate parking and reduce the hotel's size as a way of increasing the likelihood of getting financing.

“Never hurts to listen but I would say it’s a pretty high bar for me to let that property leave government hands,” Richardson said.

Mayor Dan Gelber addressed “the funnel” to Lincoln Road. “It’s almost like people don’t walk that way sometimes because it feels like there’s a wall there,” he said. “We ought to be looking at ways to make that more of a gateway,” the opposite of what it is now, he said, which is “almost like a barrier.”

“Obviously, there’s an appetite for [Class A office space],” Gelber said, but added, “I’m not looking for Class A office buildings because I think it’s better to have… The goal is to diversify your economy so that you have more than just [tourism]” to rely on.

“We love our hospitality industry, but it’s not the most resilient industry,” he said. In addition to the potential to attract “knowledge-based industries, information-based industries,” Gelber said, “If we could have better office space here, you really do get people out of their cars and off the causeway… We have a huge number of residents who go back and forth” between Miami and Miami Beach. 

“We don’t’ have to commit to it, let’s just see,” Gelber said.

Interim City Manager Raul Aguila told Commissioners, “This is really the time that this city has to consider some really bold planning ideas… This garage is a relic and we’ve been trying to reprogram Lincoln Lane for the longest time.” Developing the garage site would “activate that area,” he said.

Adding it to an RFP would not be binding, Aguila emphasized, but “since there’s been so much interest from high-profile developers, I think it’s just a terrific idea to authorize us to add the 17th Street garage as a developer’s option.” He reminded them the RFP has to come back to the Commission for approval and any proposals would be further vetted by the Commission.

“I think it’s a cool idea,” Commissioner Michael GĂłngora said, while noting he wasn’t sure he could support it given the request for reduced parking for the Convention Center Hotel. He agreed the garage “is kind of a big block of cement.” 

“From an aesthetic perspective,” he said, allowing a private developer to “make it more beautiful” is appealing.

Aguila noted the City could require as part of the RFP that a developer replace the parking. “This is to give you all an option to look at this as a holistic site.”

Both Arriola and GĂłngora expressed concerns about the potential of four active construction sites along Lincoln Road at one time. “Sometimes these progressive ideas are difficult to oversee and administer in real life,” GĂłngora said.

“If you don’t like it, you don’t have to approve it,” Aguila responded, “but I’d like to put something before you to consider.”

Commissioner Mark Samuelian who has made economic diversification one of his priorites said, “Possibilities and options are right up my alley so I will support this tonight.”

“Offices often can be a less intensive use, 9 to 5 office [hours] versus a hotel,” he said. “My gut says I’d probably lean toward the office being a little more community friendly.” Once again, he urged the City to “engage the community early and often” as long-term leases on the properties under consideration would require voter approval.

Richardson said, “What that particular area is begging for is a gateway to Lincoln Road” but, to do that, he said, “It seems clear to me you’ve got to chop off a northeast corner of the building [to] open it up.” He suggested asking developers to take into consideration the desire “to eliminate the funnel" when submitting proposals.

“This is just giving a bigger canvas for developers to come to us with a proposal,” Arriola said. “We would still own the land.”  

Reiterating the Commission would have final say over the RFP that is developed and voters have the ultimate word on long-term leases, Arriola said adding the 17th Street garage is “giving ourselves a lot more flexibility [taking] an aging garage that some future Commission is going to have to deal with and get the private sector to pay for it.”

“It is a brutalist structure and it divides the Convention Center from Lincoln Road,” Arriola said. “Any design should make it a holistic integration, so I think it’s a smart move by us.”

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A 31-year-old Fremont woman was killed Thursday afternoon while crossing a street in Oakland, according to authorities.

Oakland police responded to a report of a crash at about 3:25 p.m.in the 300 block of MacArthur Boulevard.

According to police, the woman and a co-worker were crossing MacArthur Boulevard from the south sidewalk to get to their vehicle that was parked along the northern side of the street when a two-axle dump truck slowed down for the two and waited, causing a backup.

As the backup occurred, a Nissan Maxima traveling eastbound crossed the double yellow lines to get past the line of backed-up vehicles, struck the victim and continued to drive away from the scene.

Witnesses provided police with the vehicle’s license plate number, allowing police to track down the owner of the Nissan, a 35-year-old Berkeley resident. Police questioned the Nissan owner and released her pending further investigation.

As of Friday afternoon, the Alameda County Coroner’s Office has not released the full identity of the victim.

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3 Resep Hotteok untuk Obati Kangen Jajan Street Food Korea Selatan - Liputan6.com

Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Seperti kebanyakan negara di Asia, kultur kuliner Korea Selatan juga tak lepas dari street food. Dengan begitu banyak pilihan, termasuk hotteok, wajar bila ragam kuliner kaki lima ini kemudian lumrah jadi incaran para turis.

Namun, karena perbatasan pergerakan akibat pandemi COVID-19, menyantap ragam sajian menggiurkan langsung di negara asalnya harus sebentar Anda tahan. Sebagai ganti, Anda bisa memboyong sensasi icip-icip jajanan kaki lima Korea Selatan di rumah.

Dari berbagai opsi, ada satu yang tak ingin Anda lewatkan, yakni hotteokPancake ala Korea ini menjelma jadi sajian yang cocok disantap di udara sudah mulai sering hujan seperti sekarang. Terlebih, ada berbagai resep yang bisa Anda coba.

Tiga di antaranya dibagikan kanal YouTube Aaron and Claire pada 17 Februari 2021. Opsi hotteok-nya meliputi Classic Hotteok, Vegetable Hotteok, dan Potato Cheese Hotteok. Sebelumnya, Anda harus membuat adonan hotteok lebih dulu.

Adonan Hotteok

Bahan-bahan: (7 porsi)

300 gram tepung roti

Mentega tawar

Susu murni

6 gram ragi kering instan

Air hangat

Gula pasir

Garam

Minyak goreng

Langkah Pembuatan:

1. Masukkan 6 gram ragi kering instan ke dalam mangkuk. Tambahkan 220 ml air hangat, 30 ml susu murni, dan 30 gram gula pasir, aduk rata. Tutup adonan dan diamkan selama 10 menit.

2. Ayak 300 gram tepung roti dalam mangkuk terpisah. Tambahkan 4 gram garam, aduk rata.

3. Tambahkan 20 ml minyak goreng dan 15 gram mentega cair. Pastikan untuk mendinginkan campuran bahan sebelum Anda menambahkannya.

4. Tuang perlahan bahan basah ke dalam tepung dan campur semuanya dengan spatula selama kurang lebih lima menit.

5. Tutup campuran adonan dan bawa ke tempat dengan suhu terhangat di ruangan. Tunggu hingga adonan hotteok mengembang, tapi jangan biarkan terlalu lama.

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Classic Hotteok

Bahan-bahan:

Kacang kenari

Kacang almond

Biji bunga matahari

Gula merah

Bubuk kayu manis

Tepung serbaguna

Minyak goreng

Langkah Pembuatan:

1. Potong beberapa kacang kenari dan almond. Masukkan semua kacang ke dalam mangkuk. Tambahkan lima sendok makan gula merah, tiga gram bubuk kayu manis, setengah sendok makan tepung serbaguna, dan campur semuanya.

2. Basahi tangan Anda dengan sedikit minyak dan ambil sedikit adonan. Regangkan dengan lembut dan buat jadi rata. Tambahkan isian ke adonan Anda dan tutup rapat. Ulangi ini dengan sisa adonan.

3. Masukkan sedikit minyak ke dalam wajan dan nyalakan api dengan api kecil. Saat minyak sudah panas, masukkan 1--3 adonan ke dalam wajan. Setelah bagian bawah berubah jadi cokelat keemasan, balik dan tekan dengan spatula.

4. Setelah berubah jadi cokelat keemasan di kedua sisi, angkat adonan. Jika ingin menyajikannya seperti street style, Anda bisa menaruhnya di paper cup.

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Vegetable Hotteok

Bahan-bahan:

Beli japchae jadi 

Minyak goreng

Langkah Pembuatan:

1. Basahi tangan Anda dengan minyak goreng dan ambil sedikit adonan. Regangkan dan tambahkan japchae ke atas adonan. Pastikan untuk menutupnya dengan erat. Ulangi ini dengan sisa adonan.

2. Masukkan sedikit minyak ke dalam wajan dan nyalakan api dengan api kecil. Saat minyak suda panas, masukkan 1--3 adonan ke dalam wajan. Setelah bagian bawah berubah jadi cokelat keemasan, balik dan tekan dengan spatula.

3. Setelah warnanya jadi cokelat keemasan di kedua sisinya, letakkan di atas piring saji.

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Potato Cheese Hotteok

Bahan-bahan:

400 gram kentang

Keju parut

Tepung kentang atau tepung jagung

Garam

Lada hitam

Minyak goreng

Langkah Pembuatan:

1. Potong kecil-kecil 400 gram kentang, dan taruh dalam mangkuk. Tambahkan dua sendok makan air. Tutupi dengan bungkus plastik, dan masukkan ke dalam microwave selama enam menit.

2. Hancurkan kentang. Tambahkan tiga sendok makan tepung kentang atau tepung jagung, setengah sendok teh garam, lada hitam secukupnya, lalu aduk rata.

3. Ambil campuran kentang. Tambahkan keju apa pun yang Anda suka dan tutup rapat. Jadikan datar. Ulangi ini dengan sisa adonan.

4. Masukkan sedikit minyak ke dalam wajan dan letakkan di atas api sedang-rendah. Saat minyak sudah panas, masukkan 1--3 adonan ke dalam wajan. Setelah warnanya cokelat keemasan di kedua sisi, letakkan di atas piring saji.

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