Where can taste take me?

 

Welcome to my blog, 

For this AP we were tasked with doing a food critique. First, let me give you a quick rundown of what our unit was about. Unirocnly our unit was named “Death”. We started off the unit by going on an FE to Uncommon ground. This made us dig deeper into where does our food come from. We started to learn about the industrial revolution and the green revolution. The industrial revolution started in the late 1700s. This consisted of large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system. New machines, one of which would’ve been the” cotton gin”. The green revolution started in the early 1950s, it consisted of the development of high-yielding plants specifically, like wheat and rice. We then learned about Ayurveda says that 6 tastes that all foods can be: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Pungent, and Astringent. We then went on an FE to Humboldt Park to talk to a forager, her name was Nina. We talked about how to get grounded when it comes to asking for permission from nature. We tried different plants that were from the camomile family. Overall this unit has taught me to always keep an open mind when it comes to where does my food come from. 

Food review: 

Good evening, 

There’s something about this month that always feels so full of promise. A slow spring bursts, which always makes me love this time of year in June in Chicago. My name is LG, I will be reviewing a triple cheeseburger from Mcdonald’s and then recreating my own at home. With this week starting off with memorial day, I started off the week eating TONS of burgers. From my mother's cooking to my uncles. My palate wasn't too keen to try another burger, but eating these has helped me see that not everyone has the same tastes as me. What may be salty to me be spicey to someone else? Thursday, June 2nd, I went to   Upon first glance, it would seem like both burgers and fries were almost identical. I first tasted the burger from McDonald's first, it had a crunchy texture to it from the lettuce. The cheese gave it a very cheesy and tangy texture. The meat wasn't very tough, it was very tender and easy to bite through. As I said before I had been eating leftovers all week, so this was a very different taste than what I was used to. I believe that the Mcdonald's burger is processed food. I believe in this because Mcdonald's is a fast food restaurant, their food is cooked over and over for customers, its not made to order. When you eat at McDonald you're eating food that's been sitting for hours. Next, I tried my burger. I cooked this burger on our grill. This burger was savory, with flavors all throughout it. It had hints of smokey flavor. My dad helped me make it because I was too scared to even go near the flame. So my dad helped me prepare them. I got the hints of season salt, garlic powder, and onion powder. All there but subtle flavors. These are the flavors I'm used to. I tend to stay away from fast food for dinner. Going to sleep whilst eating fast food isn't something I enjoy doing. The color of the restaurant burger was nowhere near comparison to my burger, with the grill marks and the darker textures. I did notice however that the flavor was dulled down because and in my opinion, I feel like it required more seasoning salt. I think at this point you can tell that my dad is the one that usually makes anything on the grill. The burger was also kinda stiff which I don't seriously like, but it might just be me. Overall I was kind of disappointed because I was really looking forward to the homemade burger. 

I preferred the homemade one because I found that there was more flavor in it. If I'm being honest the Restaurant burger disappointed me. I mentioned earlier that burger has a lot of assortment of flavors but this can be a con because you don’t know how it’ll turn out until the very end.  I want my burger to be as authentic to the family as it can be. Although eating the restaurant's burger was good I didn't feel the same feeling as eating the homemade burger because I couldn’t feel the love that goes into the cooking the smiles and jokes we share whilst cooking it. The hard work that my family puts into making it a meal. So while I have my opinions on both of these dishes I certainly like the memories and the experience of the homemade one.

Citations:

Nadig, Hari Prasad. “Ayurveda - Rasa, 6 Tastes.” Flickr, Yahoo!, 22 Dec. 2010, https://www.flickr.com/photos/hpnadig/5283937212. 

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