My Favorite Hobby
When I was ten years old I remember sitting on the kitchen counter watching my remarkable stepfather cook. He would take the extra time to peel the garlic instead of smashing it open. He would slice vegetables so delicately as though he was afraid to hurt them. This man introduced me to the love I have for cooking. He gave me the inspiration to explore and create messes when working in the kitchen. “There 's something amazing about taking a mishmash of seemingly unrelated ingredients -- a bay leaf here, some garlic powder there, a teaspoon of vinegar -- and creating something new and wonderful that you can share with those you love.” (Hill, 2015, para. 3). He showed me how I can create something my own, with healthy common ingredients I was familiar with.
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I often would create common simple recipes over and over again changing little items here and there. Before you know it you have a whole new, more complex dish just from practicing an old recipe and using your creative side. I find that when I am trying to make more complex dishes I bring in ideas from around the world. Your cooking can become inspired from other cultures causing you to experiment with added spices or produce. “U.S. cooking is as diverse as its population.” (Hunter, 2012, para. 2). I have many friends from around the world, such as Thailand or Spain, who have taught me some amazing dishes I never would have tried had they not encouraged me. Food gives you the chance to explore new things without leaving your
The definition of homemade has changed drastically throughout time. Rachel Jones recognizes this in her article “Homemade is the New Organic,” published in 2013 by The Atlantic. It is in this article that she explains how media nowadays has raised expectations on home cooking. Jones` purpose is to make readers aware of the unrecognizable and unrealistic expectations that the modern media subtly places on us when it comes to home cooking. Based on the content and the examples presented in the article, it appears as though the author`s intended audience is people who cook, or more specifically, mothers that cook. Jones begins building her credibility with past experiences and reputable sources, uses facts to back up her claims, and appeals to reader`s emotions.
I was told from a young age the easiest way to get in touch with your cultural heritage is through food. Many good memories and cultural traditions are passed down via food. Food is a way of connecting people to each other, bringing up good memories from the past. Food has a way of healing old wounds and making people happier. You have a sense of pride knowing you are connected to your culture through the use of food. However there are times when you question your cultural food choices, particularly if you haven’t grown up on certain dishes.
In Michael Pollan’s “The End of Cooking” shares the message of what we are losing something important in this day and age because of all our pre-made and processed foods. This can be compared with Kothari’s “If You Are What You Eat, What Am I?” and her argument that food is part of one’s own identity. By using the examples from these two texts you can analyze the state of food and culture in the United States today. All of the processed and pre-made foods are causing people all across America to lose their sense of Culture. We no longer know what it’s like to make one of our cultures specialty dishes from scratch which can help people identify with their culture. This process helped newer generations see what it was like for those before them to cook on a daily basis and could help them identify your sense of culture.
This is what most people would like to ask themselves in terms of being successful on what they love. If you love cooking and experimenting new recipes around the corner, this is the right place that you wanted to be. In other words, you need to learn how to come up with those recipes that are really going to make a difference today. Once you have the willingness to learn, this article is going to help
There is no surprise that food is important in all aspects of our lives—it is shared amongst families, celebrated as a major part of our culture, and crucial to our daily routine that keeps us fit, healthy, and active. Today’s western culture glorifies a skewed perspective on how food is supposed to fit into our lives. Somehow this perception has led us to believe we no longer have the time or money it takes to prepare a wholesome, healthy meal that is shared at the dinner table with family. Instead, we are trained to want a meal that is fast, cheap, and easy. This meal is usually highly processed and filled with sugars and fats. This has led us to a problem of epidemic proportions characterized by the rapid increase in obesity and diabetes.
Even though I still curl my lip at the "Easter soup" (a vile concoction of vinegar and curdled milk that's sure to trigger acid reflux), I realize that it is a valuable skill to be able to cook for yourself. To be able to cook something that you like is to have the entire culinary world in the palm of your hand. After taking cooking lessons for the first time in third grade, I was constantly on the search for new recipes. I cooked anything that sounded good--Italian food, Korean food, French food, but certainly not Polish food!
American Journal of Food Technology 6.6 (2011): 441-59. Print. The. Gonzalez, Julina. A. Roel. " "The Philosophy of Food," Edited by David M. Kaplan.
Since before I took this class I had always been attracted to movies or cooking shows. The way food is prepared and the passion that many of the chefs put into their delicious creations. Many of the recipes are part of the person’s culture and they continue to cook these recipes to commemorate an important part of their history. A good example of this is the film Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers, garlic being the center of every recipe but it’s of great importance to the different cultures that represented in this film.
Food is one of human beings favorite addiction. From the arepas, to arroz con coco (coconut rice) there are many different platters from my cultural background. Being Colombian and eating Colombian almost every day brings me closer to these aspects from my culture. The way I feel connected to my Colombian culture is through its food. Many of the meals that I have eaten in my life come from my Colombian culture. Whether I’m home, at my aunt’s house or a family party something that is being made connects me back to my food roots.
A myriad of people take pleasure in cooking, while others dread it. Both types will probably at least once in their life cook a meal by following a recipe. The issue is deciding where to keep all of the recipes. Cookbooks solve the problem by keeping an immense number of recipes in one location. Betty Crocker’s sixth edition cookbook is an excellent example of an easy to use cookbook for health conscious people. The cookbook has numerous recipes to make a variety of dishes.
I was born in one of the countries in Asia, and our staple food is rice. Rice is always at the center of the table, and the rest of the viand surrounds it. Here in the United States, my household still eat rice every day, accompanied by cooked vegetables and meat. My food choices are influenced by culture and family. Vegetables and fruits of my choice are abundant at the International Market and other Asian grocery stores. Vegetables are also available for a cheaper price at the farmers market. I myself buy these foods to ensure its freshness, prepare and cook them for my entire family. Inspired by Asian and American cuisine, our food is prepared with variety of cooking styles; such as dry like barbecues, baked and fried, with sauce
The cuisine in my country differs a lot from the cuisine found in the US. The food differs in many aspects such as the portion size, spices used and protein used. In my country we usually have dishes with lamb as the main source of protein, it is not as common in the US. Also the importance of spices in cuisine differs, in the US they do not focus that much on using spices, they use very simple spices such as salt and black pepper, meanwhile in my country they use a wide range of spices such cumin, turmeric and star anise. So I found it hard to be able to accustom myself to the cuisine of the US. Also since I am a Muslim, I follow strict rules for food, I have to eat halal food, and there aren’t many choices for halal restaurants in the US. However as times went on by and found a few halal and Middle Eastern restaurants that fit my palate. I also found a halal butcher so that I could cook for myself. I simply call my mother and ask her for recipes. That way I wont miss cuisine from my home
using natural ingredients from kitchen. However it isn’t always possible to use natural ingredients due to
Good cooking doesn’t always come naturally, but when skill’s and/or talents are perfected strengths such as cooking can become fun or even a hobby. Good cooking is something that takes time and skill and good cooking can’t be rushed otherwise the food does not come out the way it is supposed to. Another key factor of good cooking is to always know what is going on and what the next step in the process is.
Food labs are great technique for experiencing and learning the right method for preparing healthy and clean food. For some people like me, who have no cooking experience it is very challenging, stressful, and enjoyable. I used to think that cooking is just adding variety of ingredients together, but it is more than that. Through the first two food labs I discovered that there are many things that people have to remember and watch for when cooking such as managing their time, planning a head, following proper knife handling techniques, following proper measuring techniques, following kitchen safety, and following the recipe. Also, through this food lab, I have faced some challenges, success, learned a lot of things, and discovered the roles of some important ingredients including salt, pastry flour, sugars, fats, baking soda, and eggs.