Chie's Kitchen of Yum

As part of an assignment, me and my parter made an analysis of a poem called, "Potatoes" written by Linda Hogan . First, I will introduce the author. Linda Hogan was born on July 16, 1947 in Denver, Colorado . She is an American who writes in a variety of different genres. Her concentration is on environmental themes . This is the poem. Potatoes , Linda Hogan This is the month of warm days and a spirit of ice that breathes in the dark, the month we dig potatoes small as a child’s fist. Under soil, light skins and lifeline to leaves and sun. It is the way this daughter stands beside me in close faith that I am warm that makes me remember so many years of the same work preparing for quiet winter, old women bent with children in dusty fields. All summer the potatoes have grown in silence, gentle, moving stones away. And my daughter has changed this way. So many things to say to her but our worlds are not the same. I am the leaves, above ground in the sun and she is small, dar...

I gave a recipe presentation in class, and I was able to introduce a recipe of any kind of food! I chose to make " Galette Bretonne " for my presentation. Galette is a term used in French cuisine to designate various types of flat round or freeform crusty cakes , or in the case of a Breton galette, a pancake made with buckwheat flour usually with a savoury filling . The recipe and the taste is very similar to that of a conventional crepe . While crepes are made from wheat flour, galettes are often made from buckwheat flour .  The galette has its origin in the famous crepes. These are a gastronomic speciality that is offered throughout France , but the galettes originate from the region of Brittany located in the northwest of the country . There is evidence that in the Ancient Rome people ate crepes to celebrate the arrival of the spring and, therefore, the harvest to come . Centuries later, this traditional recipe evolved and new ingredients were added, such as buckwheat flou...

 As part of the class activity, I participated in a project called IVE . The project was online, and we were able to communicate with people from all over the world .  I wrote a post with a subject, "Where do you live?" and explained where I am from, and about the countries I had lived before. In one of the replies, I sent this picture of the cherry blossoms that I took at the pond near my house. I got three replies for this post, and one was from a girl in Columbia . She posted a beautiful picture of where she lives, and explained about the city. The other two replies were students from Hokkaido and Saga .  I was happy that they gave me replies and I really enjoyed communicating with them.  I regret that I couldn't write more posts. I wanted to interact with more people all over the world.

 Today I'm going to do an analysis of a restaurant review I was assigned in class. The restaurant review is this video on YouTube. Istanbul Restaurant Review (↑Click this link to watch the video!!) The video is called "Istanbul Restaurant Review" by a channel called "Safs Life" . The restaurant she reviews is called " Istanbul Restaurant ", and is located in Birmingham, UK in the Handsworth Wood area .  The woman in the video mainly talks about the good points, but also mentions the bad points. The good things about this restaurant: - Service :  People are very lovely/welcome . They're really smiley , and the waiting time is very quick . Takes only five minutes to serve the starters. Once you're finished with your starters, they're ready to bring out your main dishes. She says that she didn't wait any of the times she went there. - Quality of food : You can tell it's fresh . The meat is so soft. However the amount they give you i...

 Today, I'm going to introduce you an Australian family and food culture from the book called "Hungry Planet" .  The family is called the Molloy family. Natalie   is the mother of this family, and she is a finance officer at the University of Queensland College. John is the father and he is a banker. They have two kids which is Emily and Sean . This is how the grocery stores look like in Australia. Next, this is the family's weekly consumption . From the weekly consumption, the family buys a unique product called " Vegemite ". Vegemites are made from mainly yeast extract and salt . It's a by-product of beer brewing . It has a very salty and powerful taste, and is often used with butter. It also has a characteristic scent . I actually went to Australia when I was in high school and tried eating vegemite. Honestly, it wasn't my thing. It was really salty and I wouldn't want to try it again. Now about the Australian food culture, Australia...

  I am going to introduce a book I am reading as part of my class. The book is called, "The Meaning of Rice -A Culinary Tour of Japan-" written by Michael Booth .  It was published from Vintage in 2018. I chose to read this book because it was a book related to Japan, and I also wanted to know what kind of meaning rice has. I learned that this book is about the author, Michael Booth, and his family going on an epic journey in Japan to explore its dazzling food culture. They discover intriguing future food trends and meet a fascinating cast of food heroes.  The book has 35 chapters and the sections are divided by areas of Japan. Each chapter talks about a specific food. How it's divided by food makes me easier to understand that the author is going to talk about different kind of foods ad how rice is related to that. Michael Booth is an English food and travel writer and journalist. He writes regularly for a variety of newspapers and magazines. He has written other books...