Apollo is coming to closing, though, that doesn't imply I can't explore my impressions. Cooking delicious food has always been a specialty of mine, and ever since I was little, I've loved food. That's why I wanted to synthesize different food cultures to create a unique combination of food. I received inspiration from my closest colleagues that accompanied me to my final project.
English
My final English project this year was writing about the history of the staple foods and the techniques of their respected cultures. I first started my process by asking my friends about their culture so I could choose my food cuisines. I researched staple foods from my friend's culture and established them in specific categories. I used German, Brazilian, Mexican, Soul, and Indian food for the principal sources of my research. Once I organized the food categories, I created a document that has my notes about the staple foods in each culture and the recipes that come with it. For example, the Scottish immigrants from the southern United States had a tradition of deep-frying chicken in fat ever since the middle ages. Many of their counterparts, like the British, would merely boil or bake the chicken. When the fried chicken came in contact with the south, it became a staple dish. Africans brought seasonings and spices when they became chefs in southern households. The Scottish fried chicken was missing seasoning, which is why seasoning incorporates among fried chicken. The fried chicken is a significant Sunday dinner. My final product was creating another document that allowed me to explain the history of the food and my connections with the synthesized food. I even wrote down the recipes and instructions.
This project required a quantity of research from websites, but most importantly, my friends and family. My outline was merely research-based, in fact, with plenty of reading and organizing. Creating the document, along with the stories, was exciting and complete engagement. Writing down the recipes made me hungry and ready to dine. My project was on food and my friends, and I believe this was either my favorite project or second favorite.
Social Studies
Sociology played a fundamental part in my history portion of my project. I learned about the sociology of each culture and how their knowledge of culture shapes their food. I synthesized cultures like Indian and Soul food cuisines by marinating chicken in Indian style seasonings and flavors and then deep-frying them for the African American soul foo technique. I started researching, of course, sociology and economy of the cultures, but then I organized notes about the search from the cultures I chose. I recently learned more about my African routes and why they created the food techniques. To emphasize, the term soul food was used first in print in 1964 during the rise of “black pride when many aspects of African American culture, including soul music, commemorates the contribution to African American life. The term acknowledges the ingenuity and skill of cooks who are to form a unique cuisine with limited means. When I finished my notes, like the English project, I created a document that has stories of me and the foods that I synthesized, along with the recipes.
My favorite story was the Tandoori fried chicken because it involved combing two cultures that have been under discrimination, and another government who despises them. The hardships forced them to practice food techniques that we now use today. Their flavorings and spices made them extremely popular and brought them success.
My favorite story was the Tandoori fried chicken because it involved combing two cultures that have been under discrimination, and another government who despises them. The hardships forced them to practice food techniques that we now use today. Their flavorings and spices made them extremely popular and brought them success.
Art
The art portion was my favorite section of the whole project because it involved cooking with my preferred foods. I'm familiar with my cuisine, but I don't know much about others. My friends gave me a listing of cuisines to inquire and research their recipes and techniques. I researched recipes like Buttermilk chicken, Brazilian rice, Mexican street croquette, baked mac, naan bread, okra, red cabbage, etc. Heaps of recipes to chose from, but I narrowed it down to nearly half. I later organized the ingredients by selecting particular main dishes, sides, and vegetables from each culture. I decided red cabbage and authentic German salad for German cuisine, Brazilian rice from Brazilian cuisine, fried chicken from soul food cuisine, tandoori chicken from the Indian cuisine, and Mexican street corn croquettes. All these recipes were overwhelming, but I finally thought of pairings and what food would complement each other.
After typing the recipes and the instructions, I synthesized the ingredients and wrote about why I amalgamated the foods. For instance, the concept of synthesizing these German and Indian distinctive societies was from the point that Germans don’t consume okra since it never was a staple in their culture. They enjoy hearty foods and okra isn’t hearty. Indians don’t usually eat lots of potatoes because their staple sides are rice and flatbread. I also wanted to synthesize the cultures that are on the same hemisphere, but opposite sides of it. The okra would give the potato salad a nice crunch, and of course, different flavors that aren’t in average potato salads.
My plan changed towards the completion of the project because I ran out of time to order the ingredients. If I developed my project faster, I would have made fried tandoori chicken and Mexican street corn croquettes with stuffed red cabbage. The class and the teachers would have loved the food, and I would have gotten the chance to experience cooking from other cuisines.
After typing the recipes and the instructions, I synthesized the ingredients and wrote about why I amalgamated the foods. For instance, the concept of synthesizing these German and Indian distinctive societies was from the point that Germans don’t consume okra since it never was a staple in their culture. They enjoy hearty foods and okra isn’t hearty. Indians don’t usually eat lots of potatoes because their staple sides are rice and flatbread. I also wanted to synthesize the cultures that are on the same hemisphere, but opposite sides of it. The okra would give the potato salad a nice crunch, and of course, different flavors that aren’t in average potato salads.
My plan changed towards the completion of the project because I ran out of time to order the ingredients. If I developed my project faster, I would have made fried tandoori chicken and Mexican street corn croquettes with stuffed red cabbage. The class and the teachers would have loved the food, and I would have gotten the chance to experience cooking from other cuisines.
Synthesis
Synthesis is the composition of components to form a whole. I decided to integrate traditional food techniques for their respected culture and tried to create food that would complement each other perfectly. This whole project was about synthesizing history, sociology, economy, food, and recipes from cultures like Mexican, Brazilian, Soul, German, and Indian to explore my interests. At first, I did struggle the first several weeks because I wasn't sure what cultures I would be using, and how would I synthesize a unique cooking technique to another practice? I continuously asked myself that question, even when my friends gave me their opinions about the cultures I should use. I used synthesis for the English portion by combing the background, traditional staple foods, and my experience with the food within one document. For the history portion, I document synthesis by amalgamating sociology and the food traditions of each culture and viewed different cultures similar to each other. The integration was used for the art piece by synthesizing foods from other cultures and creating them to serve my colleges. My cooking inspiration comes from my gigantic family, and I'm hoping to cook fantastic meals in the future. I hope viewers love the project and, please never give up on doing things you enjoy.
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