Chicken Noodle Soup is a common dish found around the American table. It is often used for sickness or to simply warm the souls in a cold house. When visiting the Gluttony Café, I devoured a wonderful Chicken Noodle Soup. The ingredients found inside this soup were chicken, onions, garlic, corn, and wheat pasta. While reading the dishes description, the fine print told that these items were used in the Columbian Exchange. When first understanding that the Columbian Exchange was a dispersion of plants, animals, humans, diseases, and technological ideas between Afro- Eurasia and America (New World), I began to investigate where exactly the foods used were from.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Columbian Exchange 1
Fwd: Juan’s Mexican Bar and Grill
Juan's Mexican Bar and Grill is a Mexican restaurant that mostly serves a variety of tacos as it's the main dish. The restaurant was made by Georgina DeSantos and named Juan after her son whose tacos are so delicious that they will leave your stomach asking for more. The following paragraphs were written by Juan describing his delicious dishes.
Tacos is are corn tortillas folded around a filling such as ground meat or cheese, now known to be eaten in most of the Hispanic countries of the new world. Many ingredients used in tacos however came from the old world. There are many types of tacos including, Tacos al pastor which are pineapple and grilled pork served by Mexican street vendors in many countries all around the world today. The pork needs to marinate four hours, and these types of tacos also include sides like onions, tomatoes, and salsa (spicy Hispanic sauce), which is made with peppers water and a few other ingredients. In North America the type of tacos that are most commonly served are bean and rice tacos which are basically a tortilla with rice or beans on top.
If the Colombian exchange did not occur tacos would not have ever existed. The ingredients used in tacos are a combination from the old and new world items. The foods that came from the old world include, onions, rice, and pork while tomatoes, corn, beans, peppers and pineapple came from the new world.
Johnny's Deluxe Pizza- Loaded to the Max!
Let me start off by saying that this dish is legit served down the street from our school on Roswell Road at Johnny's New York Style Pizza. Now as I was looking at the menu, I recalled a friend of mine, Juan, recommending the Johnny's Deluxe Pizza. I looked at its ingredients, and two of them stood out the most. These ingredients were the green peppers and the onions. I happen to redeem myself after what had happened Thursday in first period, so I told the waiter that I would like the Johnny's Deluxe Pizza with extra onions and extra peppers. I had 20 glasses of water while eating this pizza because of the tear-jerking peppers and the tangy tasting onions, but now, I feel as if I have overcome a huge stepping stone in my life.
Now you're probably wondering, what do I have with onions and peppers? The answer to that is nothing; I was just very familiar with all other toppings except for those two. Onions are believed to have first originated in Asia and the Middle East. It is prestigious a crop that traveled east from the Old World to the New World during the Columbian Exchange. Onions were very important during this time because they are a very healthy vegetable, they could be used as a form of medicine, and they were also very inexpensive to purchase.
The other ingredient, peppers, was also a part of the Columbian Exchange. Peppers are a crop that can be traced all the way back to Central and South America. During the time of the Columbian Exchange, this crop traveled west from the New World to the Old World. Peppers had many purposes back then. They could be used as an appealing, decorative item, a zesty treat, and also for medical purposes.
-Glen Warren
Today, after a long two months on my vegan adventures I wanted to celebrate and conveniently Joe's Barbecue spot in Midtown was hosting an event for online food bloggers. Upon, arriving I with bloggers Glen Warren and Aeral Robinson were seated and given menus where my eyes instantly went to the desert section. My eyes were assaulted by the various choices that included; sweet potato pie, apple pie, and peach cobbler however, my eyes stopped when they saw the banana pudding. I ordered two servings of the banana pudding and after the first spoonful I was in love, all the ingredients coalesced into making one of the best versions of this southern favorite I'd ever tasted. After thanking my server I left and went home to start eating my second little treat.
When I went home I began researching banana pudding and its ingredients for the blog ,but I became curious of my dishes history. Where exactly did "banana pudding come from"? This was a not so simple answer considering the melting pot of cultures that have settled (some not willingly) in the south bringing with them their rich culture and food!!! Upon, more extensive research I saw that the two ingredients of bannana pudding; bananas and sugar were important commodities in the folumbian exchange. Also, that they came to the "new" world through the old world.
Italian Stuffed Peppers By Chyna Key
Saturday, December 14, 2013
World Famous Spicy Hawaiian Pizza~Amea
Everyone has eaten pizza, but every pizza is different from the next. The best pizza is at Terry's Pizzeria, and I just had to go try their World Famous Spicy Hawaiian Pizza. At the first bite it was fresh and sweet, with an understated hint of spice. The pizza was made with wheat dough, fresh Hawaiian pineapple, jalapeño peppers, and honey glazed ham. All the fruits and vegetables were picked fresh that morning by the chef, the meat was slow cooked 24 hours before, and the wheat dough used was freshly made that morning. Since Terry's Pizzeria is in Hawaii I wondered the origin of all these foods, so I want all the way back to the Columbian Exchange to begin my search.
When I started my exploration I realized that most of the components of this pizza were items traded in the Columbian Exchange. I seen that wheat originated in the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) and was transported to the New World (South and North America). Although the jalapeño peppers and pineapples were transported from the New World to the Old World. The tomatoes used in the tomato sauce were also brought from the New World to the Old World. The mozzarella cheese and honey glazed ham came from the Old World to the New World. It was outstanding that foods from across the world could come together to make an amazing pizza, I guess that's why it is the world's most famous pizza.
~Amea Stephens
The Lamb Taco Adventure
One day pondering my time at Village Burger, a worldwide restaurant, in Switzerland I decided to order the special on the menu, Braised Lamb Tacos. The dish was delicious and the lamb was cooked perfectly. There were many other flavors in the taco, some sweet and spicy they balanced the taco to make it very flavorful. I started to wonder where all of these foods might come from and I asked to talk to the manager. We spoke briefly and he told me that all of the vegetables were grown in a local produce market and all of the meat is never frozen and freshly delivered. I thanked him for the delicious meal and continued my day, but me being so curious about food I decided to do more exploring of where these foods came from.
Back in the late 1400s and early 1500s there was the Columbian exchange where many foods, animals, and diseases moved from europe, africa, and asia to the americas then many of the same things traveled to europe. I figured out that Lamb came from the old world to the new world on one of Columbus's voyages to the Americas. Many peppers that were in the dish however traveled the opposite way and went from new world to old world. It blew my mind that now we make foods that consist of many types of meat, spices, peppers, and fruits from all over the world and we have this Columbian exchange to thank for that!
-Margaret TurnerFriday, December 13, 2013
Chocolate Peanut Butter History Terell Lopez
While visiting the local establishment Delicacies Atlanta, I glanced at a diverse menu and ordered the cake that had this place buzzing with visitors, regular customers, and even celebrities. The Sour Cream Chocolate Cake is topped with peanut butter frosting and a chocolate-peanut butter glaze. Upon tasting the exalted cake, my senses exploded into fireworks of joy. Just as I was about to dive into my slice, a man sitting at a table adjacent to mine asked if I really enjoyed the cake. I answered with a delightful yes. He then asked what brought me to Delicacies Atlanta, in which I replied that I was a fanatic of delicious food and heard of this treat. He shook his head in agreement and asked if I knew where the ingredients originated from. After answering with a no, he began a mini history lesson. "Two of the most important ingredients in this dish are the chocolate and peanut butter. Chocolate originates from cacao and peanut butter originates from peanuts. Cacao beans come from cacao pods that had originated in the foothills of the Andes in current-day Colombia and Venezuela, while peanuts originated from Bolivia and adjoining countries. In Mesoamerica, cacao beans were used in currency. After European exploration, these two ingredients (along with others) are documented as key trading factors from the Americas to Afro-Eurasia in the Columbian Exchange." As he finished, I took another forkful of heaven. The creaminess of the peanut butter and chocolate was perfectly blended. The cake was so rich, I had to take some home. I thanked the man for the information, paid for another slice of the cake, and left with cake and enlightenment on chocolate and peanuts.
A sweet walk down tasty lane(sahmirah)
A Trip to Ellison's House
I have recently gone to a restaurant (my house) and was greeted with the smell of fried food. The chef (my mom) was throwing a variety of vegetables, a good amount of pork and rice into a wok. Once the chef was done cooking, a dish with a mountain of fried rice appeared before me. The fried rice was not burnt and stayed warm throughout the meal. The vegetables were crisp, the pork was fully cooked, and the rice had a sweet taste to it. The main components of this dish were the pork and the rice.
If I remember correctly, rice and pigs (pork) were trade materials in the Columbian Exchange, a trading system in which the Afro-Eurasians exchanged plants, animals, and disease with the Americas. These were both ingredients that were exchanged from the Old World to the New World. Pigs were domesticated animals in the Old World, and rice originated in Southeastern Asia.
Ellison Pyon
Little Red's Adventure in the Big Bad City! (Nicole)
The Amazing Hickory House Experience- Kadey
The Hickory House Experience
As I visit the lovely restaurant called the Hickory house, I look around and notice the interior design. There are some extremely extravagant pigs' heads mounted up on the wall. These heads increase the interesting aspects of the Columbian exchange experience. This restaurant is intriguing because on their menu, there are the most abstract slices of meat that I have ever encountered. Since this location is based on the old world exchanging items towards the new, animals such as horse, donkeys, and ox are specialties on the menu. Written as a side note on the menu, it mentions that Columbus brought with him some other animals such as: dogs, chicken, sheep, and goats, too. I tried a sample of each of these animals, and my thoughts were: the dog needed a little bit more pepper, the chicken needed more salt, the sheep was undercooked, and the goat tasted like beef. I most enjoyed the goat; therefore I took two servings of it home to the kids.
The main meal that I tried consisted of bacon bits mixed with a pinch of ferret, and topped with some black pepper. The side dish was broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower, and the drink was Mango tea. As soon as I bit into the bacon and ferret, my mouth started watering immediately. It was the most delicate, savory meat I have ever tasted in all my years. Saying this, I went in for the veggie dish. Although they were extremely fresh, there was definitely something missing. I asked the waitress for some chili peppers, and she said that she was all out because they had all been exported to the old world. What a bummer! I was upset, therefore I drank my mango tea, which was a little bit too sweet for my liking, and left.
After I got home, I began to feel sickly. I then went to the doctor, and got a checkup. They said that I had a rare disease called Malaria. I asked how I would have gotten that, and the doctor said that it comes from mosquitos. I then remembered that the old to new world brought over malaria. I must have ingested a mosquito accidently in my meal! What am I going to do?! Other than that, the meal was absolutely outstanding (besides the missing chili peppers needed).
Thanks, a very sick, Kadey.
Thomas K's Camel Turducken Adventure
Sanjay's Life-Threatening Chicken Experience
Last week I was at the local Indian restaurant (my house) because I never been there before. Here I was served by the waiter a special chicken curry dish. The experience was very life-threatening because hidden inside was a terrible surprise; the hottest pepper in the world, a ghost pepper. Before I noticed, I tasted the crisp, crunchy onion slices that disguised the taste. Along with the onions was the main ingredient skinless, boneless chicken breast. The chicken was marinated with lemon and tomato paste. At last, I took a bite into the ghost pepper, and my life flashed before my eyes. Out of nowhere Thomas came to the rescue and saved me with a gallon of milk.
The ingredients in the dish came from a wide variety of places. The Columbian Exchange helped transfer the different items from the New World to the Old World and the Old World to the New World. The interregional trade occurred, when the Europeans came to the Americas. They brought the main ingredient the dish, chicken along with the lemons that marinated the chicken and the onions that disguised the taste. The Europeans returned the tomatoes and the deadly ghost pepper from the Americas back to Europe. Without the help of Thomas I would have died.
Another Day, Another Burger
Claire Cummiskey: A Multicultural Breakfast
Alice Ann Enjoys Potato Crusted Turkey Breast Stuffed with Jalapenos and Corn with Mole Sauce
News Blast from Gossip Girl (Aka Meriah)
Morning Upper Old-worlders,
Gossip Girl here to give you the scoop on the most important meal of the day done the Old to New way. This sunny morning banana pancakes with bacon, eggs and some nice coffee are on the menu. Some in the New world may call this a rare, extravagant breakfast, but here in the Old world it's a typical morning. The bacon is extra crispy, almost burnt, and bursting with meaty, juicy flavor. Is there really any other way to have it? Its salty taste is perfectly contradicted with the sweetness of the banana pancakes. These pancakes are huge and fluffy with just enough buoyancy to soak up the perfect amount of syrup. Does it get much better? The answer to that question is yes; to add this meal we are having scrambled eggs perfectly seasoned with black pepper and some salt. Theses eggs came from chickens that the New world was so happy to receive, that New world is always taking. What have they given to their elders back here in the Old World? Some potatoes? Thanks.
The one problem with being the biggest and best power in world sharing, is that we can't stay the biggest the best forever and if I'm not the best then is there really a point? Gossip Girl never settles and neither should you. But back to breakfast. The bananas in the pancakes this morning are fresh and sweet and there is the perfect amount of banana chunks within the pancake batter. The eggs are so flavorful and fluffy and the are complimented perfectly by the extra greasy bacon. Nothing says good morning like greasy charred animal meat.
-XOXO
Gossip Girl
Erin's Meat Pie Voyage
When I went to visit the local pie restaurant I ordered a nice old fashioned meat pie. Then I got to thinking. How did all these natively Old World ingredients get to the U.S.? Well then it hit me The Columbian Exchange of course. All of the ingredients in my delicious meat pie traveled with the Europeans to become native in the Americas. The ingredients such as beef and grains really make the difference in my pies. The beef is tasty and minced, and the crust was perfectly crunchy.
The beef in my meat pie, had to be kosher, came from the Old World. Cattle were first domesticated in Europe and when it was brought over to the New World it changed their economy forever because now cattle raising is a main component of the Americas economy. Beef cattle have impacted the economy of both Brazil and Texas where it is commonly grown. The new world was not used to these animals being that they mainly had domesticated dogs, llamas, and guinea pigs. Another key part of my meat pie is the pie crust which is made of wheat. Well wheat also did not originate in the New World of the Americas. Wheat was grown throughout Europe and the Middle East to help support their large populations. This cereal grain was also brought over to the new world and has become an important part of the new world's diet. This meat pie could not have been possible without the help of the Columbian Exchange.
A Day at the Carnival by Yarden Hayut
Lilly Webster's On Wrongly Righted Pineapple Confections
To a highly esteemed restaurant
Sat down at a table
And then I was able
To order the food that I want
There was one of particular make
That would ever best short ribs or steak
So tangy and sweet
No meal is complete
Without pineapple upside down cake
When two worlds, new and old, collide
Whenever the tremors subside
A new dish created
To be celebrated
To be eaten and not pushed aside
In the Columbian exchange
Trading foods was all the rage
Wheat and sugar were sold
To the new from the old
And the pineapple sent back in change
A beautiful thing to behold
Rings of pineapple, glimmering gold
Seems a shame to eat
Such a beautiful treat
Pineapple cake just never gets old
A Pineapple Delicacy Sophie Frostbaum
While sitting in one of the top restaurants in Atlanta today, I noticed something abrnomal. On the menu of the high rated, Chops, a classy steak restaurant, I came across something called pineapple meatballs. With my inquisitive mind, I decided I must have a taste. I went ahead and ordered them. They turned out to be filled with flavor! The pineapple, which I must admit is my favorite food, was sweet, and paired perfectly with the spicy kick to the meatballs. As a food critic, I was curious about the origins of the pineapple, so I did a little hunting.
I came to discover that pineapple was in fact a part of the Columbian exchange. It went from the New World, to the Old World, or the Americas to Europe and Asia. It is native to South Brazil and Paraguay, and spread down through South America. It reached the Caribbean, and was brought back to Europe by Christopher Columbus. Once it was brought to England, it took a long time for it to grow, but when it did, everyone loved it! I cannot imagine a world without my favorite food, the pineapple.
A Visit to The Highest Rated Restaurant in Town, Seth Hochman's House
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Seth Hochman