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bio website lacasadelholandes.es
location Madrigal de la Vera, Spain
age 43
visits member for 2 years, 10 months
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My name is Hans Polak, I'm the owner, cook, dishwasher, maintenance guy and web designer at 'La Casa del Holandés' in Spain. My wife is the general manager, maître d', kitchen hand, cleaning woman and community manager.

I have a master degree in Cognitive Artificial Intelligence and specialized in Human Computer Interaction. That's the reason I choose GUI Junkie as my on-line personality (GUI stands for Graphical User Interface).

My wife is a psychologist.

Thanks to cooking.stackexchange I'm becoming a better cook, and, to give something back, I've posted a number of improvement suggestions at MSO, resulting in four (!) question bans in one year (these have all been lifted).


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reviewed Reviewed How do I tone down the intensity of raw onion?
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24
reviewed Reviewed What kind of rice is used in Chinese cooking?
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24
reviewed Close how to stretch white chocolate to make truffles?
Mar
24
reviewed Close How can I make mocktails that actually taste like non-fruity cocktails?
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24
reviewed Leave Open How to know whether a coconut is ripe or rancid before buying
Mar
24
reviewed Close Substitute for pig products
Mar
15
reviewed Reviewed What kind of onions for dal?
Mar
15
reviewed Reviewed Is free-range veal available in the US?
Mar
15
reviewed Leave Open What is a good substitute for ground veal?
Mar
15
reviewed Approve suggested edit on What can I do to help prevent flatulence from beans?
Mar
15
reviewed Approve suggested edit on Why does melted asiago impart a strong numbing mouthfeel?
Mar
15
reviewed Reviewed Why does my butter icing melt so quickly?
Mar
14
reviewed Edit How do I know when quiche is finished cooking?
Mar
13
reviewed Reviewed Type of oil to cook white/black pudding in?
Mar
13
reviewed Edit How does the “Suicide Sauce” from Hot Licks rate on the Scoville Scale
Mar
10
reviewed Close Why is salt sometimes ingredient of otherwise sweet cookies?
Mar
4
reviewed Close why does oil temperature rise when I put food in the pan
Mar
4
reviewed Close How can I make better eggless scones?
Feb
28
reviewed Close Grams to tablespoon conversion
Feb
28
reviewed Close How to economically make home-made sushi?