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Brittany, ka’myra, and I spent the whole day together cooking and having a good time. We started our day with going to IGA to get a good breakfast to fuel us for what’s coming in the day. We went and got cinnamon rolls and cooked them at Brittany’s house. Then we started cooking our Gelato which was not as easy as it looks. Making gelato for 18 people is definitely a trip. We had to triple the recipe for the class. Which meant it had a lot of milk, sugar, and eggs. This meant bigger boiling pots too for the milk to boil. When it came time to put the liquid in the ice cream maker. We forgot the most important part, putting in the pot in the freezer for 24 hours to let the water in the pot freeze. Well when the liquid ice cream just kept spinning and not freezing we got very worried and scared, because this was part of our grade. We had to go down to the basement and get the old type of ice cream maker. We realized we have to have a bag of ice and ice cream salt to freeze our gelato. Brittany’s dad came to the rescue and helped us figure everything out. the class came together for our final time. We had a dessert party that consisted of several different country. Many representing Italy, China, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, South America. We had a very good time discussing what our favorite parts of the class was. We also discussed what our favorite restaurants were during the class and our favorite cuisine. This class was truly amazing getting to learn so much about how people live and eat. Matrimony is a dessert from Jamaica, It is a fruit salad that is very delicious and healthy. They call it matrimony, because it marry different fruits together. Matrimony uses three different fruits oranges, grapefruit, and star fruit. They added nutmeg and sweetened condensed milk this this. Next we had brittany and I’s gelato which was very good. King solomon often enjoyed a similar thing to gelato, but it wasn't till the 16th century until a man from italy came up with the idea for it. Next we had banana foster that's from south America. Banana foster has apples, rum, brown sugar, heavy cream, and of course bananas. The dessert was a very good treat. Next we had tres leches cake which was very good the condensed milk is what made it so good. The cake is a very popular cake now and is served several places now. Lastly we had sago soup or tong sui which is a japanese or chinese dessert. The dessert was kinda like a soup, but of sugar water. It also had sweet potatoes in it, because if you used the other kind and didn't cook it right it could kill you. I was not to fond of this dessert, it was just not what i'm used to for a dessert. In conclusion, this was a very fun class to take with two fun professors. The adventures were really exciting, and the trip to new orleans and st louis were definitely fun. Getting to try new thing i've never had before was fun too. I would have probably never eaten half of this stuff if didn't take this class. The desserts were definitely delicious and have amazing cooks in the class. http://www.gorgeousgelato.com/our-story/history-of-gelato/

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Dessert questions

1. Why is dessert served last? 2. Who really created gelato? 3. Why is gelato and ice cream two different things http://www.gorgeousgelato.com/our-story/history-of-gelato/

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India is known for being the land of the spice, which is very true. India produces more spice than any other country in the world. Many ingredients in indian food is tomatoes and peppers. Before sugar was used in india they used fruits to sweeten different things. The indians believe they have six different types of flavours for their food, which is spicy, sour, bitter, salty, sweet, astringent. They believe if they have these six things they have a perfect balance for their food. When visiting mr. currey’s in edwardsville, it looked like a house and not a restaurant. They placed us in a back room and Deloy decided that we needed to socialize and not have our phones out. Deloy put our phones on the table and we all started having conversations with each other. The food was on a buffet, which did not impress me at all. When I went down to sit and eat my food it was very cold and not delicious at all. We had a chicken that was red and kinda scary to eat. The bread was a fried tortillas that tasted very sweet and delicious. We had curry which was not hot at all and not tasty. The rice tasted like ramen noodles cut up. The sauce on top of the noodles was really good. We also had rice pudding which tasted like bad oatmeal. In conclusion, I will never recommend anyone go to this restaurant at all my stomach hurt really bad. The owner recommend his restaurant in st louis more than he recommend the place we ate at. I will never go back to that place to get food again. http://www.indiaquickfacts.com/content/india-food-drinks-indian-cuisine

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India is known for being the land of the spice, which is very true. India produces more spice than any other country in the world. Many ingredients in indian food is tomatoes and peppers. Before sugar was used in india they used fruits to sweeten different things. The indians believe they have six different types of flavours for their food, which is spicy, sour, bitter, salty, sweet, astringent. They believe if they have these six things they have a perfect balance for their food. When visiting mr. currey’s in edwardsville, it looked like a house and not a restaurant. They placed us in a back room and Deloy decided that we needed to socialize and not have our phones out. Deloy put our phones on the table and we all started having conversations with each other. The food was on a buffet, which did not impress me at all. When I went down to sit and eat my food it was very cold and not delicious at all. We had a chicken that was red and kinda scary to eat. The bread was a fried tortillas that tasted very sweet and delicious. We had curry which was not hot at all and not tasty. The rice tasted like ramen noodles cut up. The sauce on top of the noodles was really good. We also had rice pudding which tasted like bad oatmeal. In conclusion, I will never recommend anyone go to this restaurant at all my stomach hurt really bad. The owner recommend his restaurant in st louis more than he recommend the place we ate at. I will never go back to that place to get food again. http://www.indiaquickfacts.com/content/india-food-drinks-indian-cuisine

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In the asian community eating is a very big deal. Cooking also a very big deal too. Asians were none for killing and picking what they saw and throwing it into a pot and making their food for the day. Back in the day they were limited on what they could cook and they would use wooden sticks and rocks to make their food. Many of the items for food got limited, because of farming and the prices rose. The people had to go out and kill their food to have a meal. One of the most popular things in asian is the chinese hot pot, which is also called the chinese fondue. The pot is a two sided pot with two different broth. The broth on one side is hot and spicy and the other one is slightly mushroomy. The pot comes to a boil and you can stick anything in it and make it cook your meat or seafood. The hot pot has been around for 1,000 years. In the winter time is when the pot is the most popular. The asians love the hot pot, because it's a great way to socialize with the people around you. The hot pot is a very healthy choice for a meal. Boiling is better than frying your meal. The chinese believes that the spices in the hot pot can heal illnesses. In conclusion, the hot pot is definitely something I recommend. It was something new and exciting. Getting to sit around the table and enjoy conversations with others. When someone gets the chance to do this they really need to do it. http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/02/how-to-make-chinese-hot-pot-at-home-guide.html

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Ethiopian food is definitely I recommend trying, it is definitely different from others food. Ethiopia is located at the end of Africa. The country is split by the great rift valley. Many Christian church have been found that sets back to the 12th century. The country is thought to be millions of years old. Ethiopia has several different religions consisting of muslim, Ethiopian, orthodox, animist. The country has 77 million people. With the country having so many people there is definitely some amazing food there. The Nile is an Ethiopian restaurant located in the garden district of New Orleans. A big deal in Ethiopia is family eating. When eating in ethiopia they do not eat with utensils they use teff, which is a spongy type of bread that looks like a tortilla. The bread has a very sour taste to it. Teff is made with flour and water. When eating with it, it comes rolled up in a dish and under the food. Instead of using your fingers to pick the food up, you use teff and tear it off and pick the food up. A sign of friendship is when the person next to you tears off the teff and puts food in it and feeds the person next to them. This also shows love to the people they are surrendered and the bond they have together with each other. Ka’myra and I tried to do the whole feeding each other and it definitely did not work at all, but it is definitely something to look back at and laugh. When the food is served it is served on a large platter and everyone shares what they ordered. Spicy food is very common in Ethiopia.The traditional dish is wat which is a spicy stew. We ate several different things at the restaurant. We had lamb tibs, doro wat, rice, turnip greens, fish, salad,and spicy beef. Bradley got a whole fish baked, the fish still had its head still attached to it. The food was definitely amazing to look at and taste. In conclusion, if you want a authentic meal, try the Nile in New Orleans. Make sure to get the lamb tibs for a meal they are definitely the best thing on the menu. I highly recommend The nile for a good authentic meal. http://www.ethiopiantreasures.co.uk/pages/culture.htm

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Beignets are official doughnut for louisiana, Europe has been eating the delicious doughnuts for least back in ancient rome. They would fry them in boiling animal fat. The French cooks finally came up with yeast and raising agent beignets. When the beignets were made with raising agents they were rose with steam. The traditional beignets would be choux pastry. The French migrated to Canada during the 17th century. Then the british took control of Canada and forced the french to migrate to louisiana. This is where the french got called cajuns. They brought their food and language to louisiana with them. Beignets are very popular in new orleans. Cafe Du Monde is open 24/7 except closed for Christmas. It closes when traditionally hurricanes come through. Cafe Du Monde doesn't pay taxes, because the workers do not get paid. The workers work when they want to and pay at the counter with their money and when they bring it out you pay them more than they paid at the counter. They traditionally just have dark roasted Coffee and Chicory, Beignets, White and Chocolate Milk, and fresh squeezed Orange Juice. The coffee is served Black or Au Lait. Au Lait means that it is mixed half and half with hot milk and powdered sugar Beignets. We went to Cafe Du monde that day to do a pick up and took a couple of minutes to get our beignets and drinks. Then we decided to head to Jackson Square and take pictures with our delicious and pretty beignets. We spent two hours walking around to several different shops and shop around and get New Orleans gear and have a good time. We then went to the French Market to look at the locals had to sell to us several us bought shirts, hats, purses, and even bath bombs. We had amazing time walking around french quarter seeing the sites, taking pictures, and eating our delightful beignets. The beignets were definitely a treat, I would often drive to New Orleans and get beignets and go home, when I lived in mississippi. They have a very special place in my heart and how they melt in my mouth. In conclusion, Cafe du Monde is definitely different from traditional restaurants in any way. They have not your traditional staff and not your traditional way of eating food. I highly recommend this place, but don't take a large group with you they get kinda angry. http://www.cafedumonde.com

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Dooky chase opened his doors in 1941. The restaurant was originally a place to get lottery tickets and sandwiches. The place held special civil rights meeting in a back room. The place was known for jazz music and was started by Dookys son. At the age of 19 dooky jr. got his first racially integrated concert to perform his jazz music. Dooky chase’s restaurant was a hot spot for having discussions and meeting for civil rights. Having several different lawyers with them discussing how to have freedom. The Freedom fighters propelled the civil rights and were protesting in court. Martin Luther jr. joined the Freedom fighters later on. With having meeting at Dooky Chase’s restaurant. Friday’s at the restaurant were a big thing. Black men working on the river did not have a place to cash their checks. On Fridays the restaurant opened up to cash their checks and get drinks and eat po’ boys. It would line up for a mile, because no one else would cash their checks. In 1964 Dooky married the love of his life, leah chase. Leah chase later on changed the restaurant to a sit down barrom and later had the very first art gallery for blacks artist in New Orleans. When New Orleans got hit by Hurricane Katrina the restaurant had to be shut down for two years and be rebuilt, but they had a lot of help. The restaurant is a very popular place for famous people to stop by and eat delicious food. When getting to meet Leah Chase she is very sweet and talented older lady. She is 94 years and is still cooking in the kitchen and still makes amazing food. She was the inspiration for Tiana in the Princes and the frog. Which is a perfect fit the queen of creole herself. Leah lost her love in 2016 and is doing very well for her lose. For our meal we had shrimp gumbo which was very delicious with butter bread which was to die for. The meal was a buffet so their was many delicious options to choose from. They had options for red beans and rice, hot sausage, gumbo, po boys, Shrimp clemenceau, stuffed shrimp, fried fillet fish, mac and cheese, rice and lima beans, and fried chicken. I had the fried catfish fillet first and it was very crispy and delicious. Next was the mac and cheese which was to die for it had a tangy taste to it, that made it different tasting from other mac and cheese i've had before. The fried chicken remind me what i’ve had back in Mississippi, the crunchy and crispy taste of fried chicken that the south can’t beat. Next was the smoked sausage that had a very tangy spicy taste to it that was very good. The rice even had a delicious taste by itself and the lima beans were served with it. We then had peach cobbler which was very good and highly recommend to eat. In conclusion, Dooky chase Restaurant is definitely a treat and very good choice to go to when going to New Orleans. Leah chase was definitely the highlight of being there. Meeting the queen of creole was what made the trip so awesome and especially getting a picture with her was amazing too and getting called pretty by her was pretty great. I highly recommend this place, to get a delicious soul dish. http://www.dookychaserestaurant.com/chef

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Mothers restaurant opened in 1938 by Simon and Mary Landry and their family also helped too. They started cooking po’ boys when WWII was going on. Many men were losing their jobs and they started working for the trolley business and many people were very angry about that. Many businesses opened they back doors for those workers and started the po’ boy, because it was easily cheap to make. When the war was over then they started making money on them and started putting meat on the sandwiches. Today the po’ boy is a very popular sandwich in many places especially new orleans. In 1960’s mothers was the birthplace for the marines. It has been owned by many successful business owners. In 1986 Jerry and John bought mothers from the Landry’s sons. They made many additions to the restaurant, but did not change the menu. The very popular dishes are jambalaya and gumbo. All the ingredients are very fresh and delicious. New Orleans is known for having amazing seafood. The seafood comes from the gulf, and is what makes the seafood so fresh. August 24, 2005 hurricane Katrina came through the gulf and hit New Orleans really bad. It also hit Mothers which did not cause much damage to the restaurant. They returned to mothers in September to find that the roof was messed up from the wind and rain. The cleanup was very difficult for mothers they hired a disaster clean up team to fix the problems. In October of 2005 mothers reopened up for business. The first customer was the chairman of the clean up team. The people of New Orleans finally returned for the delicious food and the company of the people at mothers. Their hours were short and their food was short too, but the people of New Orleans still come. We started our meals with gumbo, everyone got a completely different gumbo. One gumbo could have had sausage in it or it could of had seafood in it. The gumbo also had rice and beans in it and it was very delicious. Then we had a seafood platter that had a variety of different seafood on it. The seafood plate had fried oyster, fried shrimp, and fried catfish. This was very delicious and fresh tasting. I highly recommend the seafood at mothers. We also had two other gumbos that had crawfish in it and it was very delicious. We had sausage jambalaya with rice and spicy sauce. Our last part of our dinner was sausage jambalaya. Then for dessert we had several different options like pecan pie, bread pudding,and peach pie. That was very delicious the pecan pie was exactly how I remember it being from home. In conclusion, the food was very delicious and reminded me a lot like my home cooked food at home. I highly recommend mothers to anyone that is visiting new orleans. The atmosphere is very welcoming and the owner is very nice and knowledgable of New Orleans history. http://www.mothersrestaurant.net

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Mothers restaurant opened in 1938 by Simon and Mary Landry and their family also helped too. They started cooking po’ boys when WWII was going on. Many men were losing their jobs and they started working for the trolley business and many people were very angry about that. Many businesses opened they back doors for those workers and started the po’ boy, because it was easily cheap to make. When the war was over then they started making money on them and started putting meat on the sandwiches. Today the po’ boy is a very popular sandwich in many places especially new orleans. In 1960’s mothers was the birthplace for the marines. It has been owned by many successful business owners. In 1986 Jerry and John bought mothers from the Landry’s sons. They made many additions to the restaurant, but did not change the menu. The very popular dishes are jambalaya and gumbo. All the ingredients are very fresh and delicious. New Orleans is known for having amazing seafood. The seafood comes from the gulf, and is what makes the seafood so fresh. August 24, 2005 hurricane Katrina came through the gulf and hit New Orleans really bad. It also hit Mothers which did not cause much damage to the restaurant. They returned to mothers in September to find that the roof was messed up from the wind and rain. The cleanup was very difficult for mothers they hired a disaster clean up team to fix the problems. In October of 2005 mothers reopened up for business. The first customer was the chairman of the clean up team. The people of New Orleans finally returned for the delicious food and the company of the people at mothers. Their hours were short and their food was short too, but the people of New Orleans still come. We started our meals with gumbo, everyone got a completely different gumbo. One gumbo could have had sausage in it or it could of had seafood in it. The gumbo also had rice and beans in it and it was very delicious. Then we had a seafood platter that had a variety of different seafood on it. The seafood plate had fried oyster, fried shrimp, and fried catfish. This was very delicious and fresh tasting. I highly recommend the seafood at mothers. We also had two other gumbos that had crawfish in it and it was very delicious. We had sausage jambalaya with rice and spicy sauce. Our last part of our dinner was sausage jambalaya. Then for dessert we had several different options like pecan pie, bread pudding,and peach pie. That was very delicious the pecan pie was exactly how I remember it being from home. In conclusion, the food was very delicious and reminded me a lot like my home cooked food at home. I highly recommend mothers to anyone that is visiting new orleans. The atmosphere is very welcoming and the owner is very nice and knowledgable of New Orleans history. http://www.mothersrestaurant.net

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Every year during Passover the Jews celebrate Seder (Passover meal). It started when many years of slavery was happening in Egypt with the Israelites. God saw how His people were being treated and decided to send Moses to the Pharaoh to let his people go. The Pharaoh refused to what God had told moses to tell the pharaoh to do. God sent ten terrible plagues upon the Egyptians and destroyed everything in the land. God visited the ten plagues and killed all the firstborn babies. God spared the Israelites by passing over their houses. When pharaoh finally decided to let God’s people go and they were in such a hurry to get out of the land, the bread did not have time to rise. God’s people started their journey to Mt. Sinai as His chosen people. The passover is two different parts, which is the first two days and the last two days. The Passover candles are lit at night, the Kiddush and Sumptuous meals are eaten both nights. The Jews do not go to work on passover or do they do any type of activity. They can work on four days called Chol Hamoed. The Jews do not eat any grain, because of the bread not rising when the Israelites fled Egypt. They can not eat bread, cookies, cake, nothing that has grain in it. They spending a whole lot of time cleaning their house before passover begins. The Jews eat Matzah bread instead of Chametz bread. The highlight of Passover is Seder which is what we did in class. The main points of seder is eating matzah, eating bitter herbs, drinking the four cups of wine, the recitation of haggadah. We began the ceremony with reading the Passover story which is in Exodus 12. The next thing we did was the blessing over the first cup of wine. We recited “ Blessed are you, Adonai our God, Creator of the Universe, Who creates the fruit of the vine. Blessed are you, Adonai our God, Creator of the Universe, who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season.” Then next washed hands to be clean. We passed the parsley and dipped it in salt water which represents the tears that the israelites shedded during slavery. We recited “ Blessed are you Adonai our God, Creator of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the Earth.” Then the Matzah gets broken, the sound sounded like bones being broken. Then the story of the Passover is told. The blessing of the second cup happens and being said “ Blessed are you, Adonai our God, Creator of the Universe, Who creates the fruit of the vine.” The saying of the blessing of the matzah is recited. The blessing of the bitter herb is said. Then the Matzah is passed around with the bitter herb sandwich. The blessing of the third cup is done next. Then the head of the house opens the door for Elijah to come in. lastly the drinking of the fourth cup is done reciting “ Blessed are you, Adonai our God, Creator of the Universe, Who creates the fruit of the vine.” For our meal, we ate grilled chicken, potato pancakes, carrots, and bread. For dessert we had cake which was very delicious. The meal was absolutely wonderful and learning the history of why passover is celebrated was very nice to know. I highly recommend this experience again. http://www.reformjudaism.org/what-expect-passover-seder

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The Hill is a little part of St Louis where the population is italian descent and everyone is also related to each other. Many of the Immigrants from Italy were moving to America to find work and St Louis and New Orleans were towns taking in Immigrants. The husbands were heading off and if they felt like it was a good place for their family the husband told the wife to head to america with the children. It is a thriving community right now with a lot of the violence happening in St Louis many young couples are moving to The Hill. The town is very cute and the way it is setup. Our tour guide Joe started us off with doing a typical Italian introduction which consisted of us yelling “how you doing”. It was very amusing that that's how they do it. We then looked a very beautiful church it was exactly how a church would look in Italy. We then went on to a soap shop that has natural products in the soap. Many of their customers buy online. Next we went to a clothing factory where they make very nice clothing. We then went to the local grocery store and got to see all the types of pasta, meat, and sauces. Joe took us to a club that he is in that plays a sport called bocce. It was a game where you threw or rolled a hard rock ball and there were four of them and you tried to get as close as you can to the game ball. The team with twelve points win. My team won and it was a very fun and interesting game. We visited a bakery on the hill that had several different pastry that were very delicious. I had a cannoli, which was very different tasting. Brittany and I shared a chocolate cream puff ball which was to die for. When then went to Anthonino’s Taverna which was amazing. Guy fieri has visited the restaurant and featured it on the show Drive Ins and Dives. We started our meal off with a appetizer called toasted ravioli which is filled with ground beef, ricotta & pecorino romano cheese with marinara. The toasted ravioli was created in St Louis on accident the cooker put the ravioli in the fryer instead of the boiling water and created this dish.Then we had a Caesar Salad that had romaine lettuce, aged imported parmesan, toasted croutons and a creamy caesar dressing. This was a very good salad that was very delicious. We ate for our main meal grilled chicken which was probably the best grilled chicken i've ever had. We had the most amazing meatballs ever. The meat was a little spicy which is what made it so delicious. We also had fettucini alfredo pasta and regular tomato sauce pasta. The pasta was so good and was probably the best pasta I had. Lastly we had a cream filled cannoli which was so delicious and so creamy. In conclusion, this is one of the best meals I have had. I definitely recommend visiting the hill, it's very cute how the town is. I also recommend joe for a amazing tour guide, he did a very good job. Anthonino’s Taverna was a very delicious meal and highly recommend the food. http://explorestlouis.com/things-to-do/neighborhoods/the-hill/

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Indian questions

1. Why is India the largest spice producer in the world? 2. Why were fruits and honey used for sweeteners? 3.why is curry so popular in India? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.scoopwhoop.com/amp/inothernews/food-fact-2/?client=safari

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Asian questions

1. Why does north China eat dumpling and white noodles and south china eat rice? 2. Why is vegetables so popular for the Asians? 3. Why does the food have to be fresh and not canned? http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-food/chinese-food-facts.htm

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Ethiopian questions

1. Why are the dishes typically spicy? 2.where did the idea of the injera come from? 3. Why do they have ceremonies before they cut the lambs throat? http://www.ethiopiantreasures.co.uk/pages/culture.htm

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Soul questions

1. Why is soul food so popular with African Americans in the south? 2. Why is fried food so popular? 3. How did it originate from the south? http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/soul-food-brief-history

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French questions

1. Where does the word beignet come from? 2. How long have beignets been around? 3. Was the beignet created in France or New Orleans https://whatscookingamerica.net/History/BeignetsHistory.htm

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