My original thought was that I would start with a food from the USA because that will be easiest. As it turns out, however, the foods that most people consider to be "American" aren't actually originally from the USA (burgers and hot dogs come from Germany, sorry). What I've now decided is to save American food for last. It will be a good way to finish up the project, and outdoor grill food tastes better when it's actually grilled outdoors.
As the title alludes to, our first stop in this culinary journey will be Brazil! I recently spent 3 weeks in Brazil for a camp through a peace organization called CISV. When I was there, I ate rice and beans everyday, and the fruit was always fresh and delicious. Of all the things I ate in that time, my favorite was a traditional Brazilian chocolate -- brigadeiro. Over midwinter break I practiced making brigadeiro, as well as eating the kind my mom bought for me on Valentine's Day. The consistency wasn't quite as I remembered, so I'll be altering the recipe slightly for when I bring this sweet treat into class. This week's work is researching the meals in Brazil and the importance of brigadeiro in Brazilian culture. I also will begin to think about what the next recipe should be. Pictures and recipe coming soon!
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My original plan was to do one dish per two weeks. Now, as I look at the dates, I want to do one dish per week so that I will be able to make more food from more countries. This will be more of a challenge, but it will be doable. Here is the tentative schedule: Hello beautiful people!
I made a twitter account for my project and I'll be tweeting photos of the food that I make and also some of the fun (and not-so-fun) parts of cooking and this project. Please follow it! @_______food (7 underscores) Thank you!
I love food and travel, so my plan in this project is combining these two things. My plan is to make one ethnic food every two weeks, to research this food and its importance in the country, and to learn more about the culture of food and meals in other countries. I also will be able to bring in the food and share with the class along with information about the country and the food.
I love learning about other cultures, and it's really interesting to see meals in other countries. Some people believe that in the USA we have a mixture of all cultures and easy access to all kinds of foods. That may be true, but we don't normally get to experience the food in the way it is supposed to be in its original country. We are so wrapped up in our "eat on the go" lifestyle, when in other countries the mentality is different. Over the span of two weeks I will be focused on a country. In the first week I will be learning about food in that country, the eating habits (like meals per day, typical foods for breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.) in that country, picking a food, and finding a recipe. The second week will consist of buying ingredients, testing out the recipe, making (and photographing) snack-sized portions for the class, and typing up short information cards about the food and country. On Fridays I will either be bringing in food or researching foods and recipes. The only trouble I might have is if the food is bad, but that is why I test out the recipe first. I will also pick out back-up recipe for each country in case my first choice is a dumpster fire. I'm really excited for this project. It's a great way for us to learn about what we want to learn about. I would never be doing this kind of thing if it weren't for this project. I also can't wait to see what other people in our class have come up with. I can't wait to share my food with everyone! |
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