Cooking Essay

I feel like my cultural identity is best served with something sweet. My favorite dessert that my late grandmother used to make for the family or friends called “cascaron”. Cascaron is a Filipino dessert that is basically dough balls, made of coconut, flour, and water mixed and deep fried until it’s golden brown then covered with syrup of sugar. When you look at cascaron it’s all golden brown ball with glazed with syrup. What people don’t realize until they take a bite of it, that it’s white and…

all the chemicals they use for the food are not good for the environment. 6. In the non-McDonaldized establishment there are ways that formal rationality is creeping in. They have more tables by the doors so people can get in and leave quicker. Cooking food is also getting faster. It does not take them a long time to cook with all the advancements in equipment. These restaurants try to resist it by keeping tradition in place. Letting people be able to enjoy a meal and have a conversation. They…

Losing your mind is easy. Watching someone lose theirs, however, is heart wrenching. She lay there, staring at the ceiling like she was in the Sistine Chapel rather than a hospital ward. Four white walls, plain white ceiling, white curtains pulled closed. I had grown used to sitting in the uncomfortable plastic chair and studying either her pale, almost skeletal face or watching cars race by to unknown locations, people living unknown and unrelated lives. An uneven piercing beep which came from…

it was placed on the stove. Followed by these unexpected noises was the sizzle of a cooking spray. What is she doing? I asked myself. My curiosity overcame my concern of my survival. I got up and moved into the kitchen to watch her because I had to see for myself. She took every step that I had to build the sandwich and almost exactly the same way I did. To my surprise, she was not literally toasting it, but cooking it in a pan. I was completely confused. I thought to myself, why don’t they…

Fried Okra Typically in the kitchen I am always taking precautions and moving slowly whilst hot things are crackling on the oven top, especially when I was completely alone. But this time a tiny mistake I had made started an unpleasant chain reaction. I was experienced in frying okra--well aware of the dangers of hot oil. My mom and I were frying okra one summer night but before the batch was complete she had to leave with my dad to the gym. Before my mom left she told me, “we have an…

What do the “Mabel Meals” symbolize to family and friends? How are the meals instrumental in obtaining the social support she needs for her happiness? The tasty meals that Mabel produces are cherished by friends and family, not only because they symbolize her care and love of her garden, but the meals provide a reason for people to gather and share with one another in her presence. Mabel’s meals ensure family as well as neighbors take part in the sharing, creating a sense of community around…

Freezing is an essential preservation method in the food industry. When fresh fruits and vegetables are harvested the enzymes in them begin to change the fruit. They can lose color, nutrients, and their desired taste if not preserved. Along with freezing there are other strategies used to inactivate these enzymes. Vegetables are blanched before freezing and fruit can be dipped in a sugar syrup before freezing to keep them at their best. One of the main problems faced with freezing is a change in…

Turkey Meatloaf Phase 1 Serves 4/ Prep time: 10 minutes/ Cook time: 50 minutes Meatloaf can include a plethora of difficult to find ingredients or be as simple as seasoning, meat, bread crumbs, and an egg. This recipe is obviously the latter kind but it is certainly not lacking in flavor. You might want to whip up two of these savory loaves so that you have extra for lunch the next day. 1 teaspoon olive oil ½ small sweet onion, finely chopped 1 teaspoon minced garlic ½ teaspoon grated fresh…

Cultural traditions are found in many households. In Hispanic culture, tamales, corn-based dough wrapped in corn husks filled with meat, are regarded as a holiday treat. Usually, tamales are made twice a year for Christmas and New Year’s. A traditional tamale recipe consists of several steps, and can take two days to get to. The process includes prepping, preparing, and steaming. The process begins with prepping the meat, and will take place on the first day of this two day process. When making…

Large wages, hundreds and thousands of schools around the globe centered around only this career, and having great responsibility to perform many tasks being given. What could this job be? A chef! I chose this job because I love working with other people, making others happy, and perfecting a task that has been given! To start, there are many necessities to becoming a real chef. Education is a major key to success. Many years of education, college classes, and hard work goes into being a chef.…