Pizza is a dish that was thought to have been created by the Greeks in the B.C. era. Like the Greeks, many other groups at this time had early pizza-like flat breads such as the Paratha, which was created in India. In Napels, a city in Italy, the term pizza was created during the 1700s by street vendors. The pizza most similar to what we have today was created on June 11, 1889 (a day recounted by historians), and it was created in Italy. It was created by Raffaele Esposito. After this event,…
all people had access to the wonders of medieval cuisine. This report explores the different aspects of medieval food including what the peasants ate, what the nobles ate, what were some of the food restrictions, and what feast days meant to the different classes. Learning about the different foods that nobles and peasants ate, may help you understand and appreciate the everyday things we have today! Keep in mind the differences of medieval and modern food, and enjoy. Peasants made up 90% of…
Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in China; it is a time for families to get together and celebrate. It consists of many different events than the American New Year. There are many traditions of the Chinese New Year that are celebrated by many families, and Amy Tan’s book “Fish Cheeks” does a good job of representing this culture. Chinese New Year is a very important celebration in China that happens every year; it includes many traditions and many different…
Chile Cuisine Chile is a country that is in the South American Continent. Most of the population is white/ Non indigenous. The main language spoken in Chile is Spanish as well as there also being other languages spoken other than Spanish such as English and other languages among the people that are indigenous to the country. Chile is home to many different kinds of foods that originally originated from Chile with the help of their influences such as immigrants that bring their ideas and culture…
Imagine waking up in the morning. You walk up to the kitchen counter and grab some breakfast. As you begin eating you dad brings in a magazine, with the other mail. You flip through the pages usual things gossip, celebrities, and designer clothes. However you keep flipping through the pages and see this beautiful resort with a beautiful view of the sunset setting behind one of the islands. Out of excitement you flip to the next page and immediately start reading the article. It says: Hawaii is…
Salsa is the Spanish word for sauce, and it has a rich history. Salsa can be traced back to the three main Central American tribes, the Incas, the Aztecs, and the Mayans. The first salsas were made using tomatoes, chili peppers and ground squash seed. It was served as a condiment for an array of meats such as fish, venison, and lobster. The conquest of Mexico in 1519-1521 by the Spanish Conquistadors marked the Europeans first encounter with the sauce. It wasn’t officially called salsa until…
that year, a series of contests took place between his entourage and some butteri. In one of these he famously lost after challenging the butteri to ride one of his wild horses. Thisevent is remembered and recounted in local folklore to this day. Modern farming techniques and the reclaiming of marshland have changed the landscape of the Maremma down through the years. These changes have also witnessed a decline in the number of butteri however their characteristic resilience and strong sense of…
was born and raised in China and immigrated to the United States at the age of thirteen. As a result of mainly eating Chinese cuisine, especially white rice on a daily basis for over ten years, I have gained a special feeling of it. From my personal perspective, white rice can further symbolize my Chinese identity. Nevertheless, I have also adapted to the American cuisine with my years of living in this country. For me, meanwhile eating my own Chinese traditional food gives me the sense of…
What is your ethnicity, or what ethnicity do you identify as? Mexican and white, biracial. Have you ever faced discrimination or challenges because of your ethnicity? Not specifically because of how they look, but definitely on how they fit in. People put them in boxes and say they are not all white or not all mexican. Do you feel you face stereotypes of your ethnicity? They feel they are always stereotyped because they have lighter skin, that to everyone around them, they aren’t mexican…
maintain their traditions, it is also crucial for them to adapt to the new environment. People are most likely find two types of Asians in America. One would only hang out within their Asian group, spent years in the U.S. and speaks very broken English. Another type would be American born Asians, some time we refer them as ”banana men”. Since they still have the yellowish skin, but they have…