One of the greatest pleasures in life is a buffalo chicken wing dipped in a blue cheese dressing with some celery on the side. I still remember trying this now favorite dish of mine at a restaurant in Issaquah, Washington called the Sunset Alehouse. The memories that I associate with …
Molecular Gastronomy-Glass potato chips
After doing some research on molecular gastronomy recipes the most unique recipe I found was one on glass potato chips. These potato chips look transparent and shiny while still maintaining the same shape, texture, and shape of a regular potato chip. To make a glass potato chip you first …
Ice cream but for winter
A recipe I found involving the use of molecular gastronomy is maple flavored “hot ice cream” using methyl cellulose extracted from plant cellulose. Methyl cellulose is unique as its structure has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions. In warmer temperatures, the hydrophobic regions are more pronounced, and it gels up due …
My Relationship with Food
Food consumption can be influenced by a variety of factors. For as much as food is part of a person’s life, I feel like there is not enough conversation about the relationship people have with food. Since we interact with food so much, disordered eating can become common and not …
How Food has Changed to me as I have Grown
When I was a kid I mindlessly ate everything given to me. Like many kids I was picky about certain foods, but I did not give much thought into what I was eating. For my entire life I’ve felt a strong personal responsibility for all that is wrong in this …
Does food always taste the same?
I have always been a picky eater, which is something that I thought would never change. Coming to college I never thought about all of the things in my life that would change that would prove to be a challenge. Part of the reason for this change was the food …
The Event that Changed Me
The irony of the event that shaped my life and made me the person that I am today is the fact that I do not remember it. In the spring of 2005, I was born premature and underweight. I luckily had a twin sister who was in the same boat …
Food Makes Up You
You are what you eat. A saying that’s been around for a very long time. That doesn’t mean if you eat exclusively burgers, you’ll become one. What does it mean then? I believe it has to do with your upbringing. The many things you eat can explain social standing, places …
You Are What You Eat
I’m Vietnamese by origin. Our country is famous for its agriculture such as rice export. Further notice, according to a report from the Office of Agricultural Affairs, Hanoi, the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) stated that during the first 8 months of 2023, Vietnam has …
Journey with Cooking
When I was young both my parents worked late and we rarely ate dinner together as a family. When they did make meals they would make simple meals like spaghetti, chili, hamburgers, and chicken. These were almost always pre-packaged or frozen and Since we rarely ate dinner together a lot …
Food – An image of the soul
The way a person consumes food can reveal a lot about their personality, interests and aversions. I am no exception, and my consumption of food has changed throughout my childhood. I was born into a low-middle class household, and that meant we didn’t have much money to spend on food. …
I’m Not Picky.
I’m not a picky eater. This hill is one that, up until recently, I was willing to die on. I grew up being the kid that ordered off of the grownup menu, not because of the larger portion sizes, but because there was nothing I wanted to eat less than …
I am what I eat
A lot can be learned from someone based on the way they eat. My eating habits have been slowly changing since I was young. All of these different habits and reasons for them have made me into the person I am today. When I was young, my dad …
Food is an essential part of life
Whether we realize it or not, food plays an important role in every human being. Food excites me because it brings back memories and also restores energy. I have always been one to get hangry, but once I have some food in my body I tend to feel much better. …
Food is Memories
Food has always been a direct connection to the past, whether it’s the fluffy pancakes that remind me of simpler times or the smell of fried fish that brings me to Milford Sound, food has always triggered vivid memories for me. Throughout my lifetime I have had the opportunity to …
Bringing People Together
Being able to cook and eat with your loved ones allows you to become closer and learn more about them. Spending this time together may not happen in other circumstances due to how busy life can be. In my family cooking is an everyday event that I started participating in …
A bit of why Food is Important to me
Food is something that is very important to me and as it is something that we all need to survive, it should be important to all of us. It is fascinating to learn about how the same food may originate from somewhere else on earth but pop up in a …
Unity through food
To me, food is a way to bring people together. Whether it’s for a celebration, holiday, a special event, or just a daily meal, food allows us to sit down and have a shared connection with the people we cook with or share the meal with. Food allows us to …
What food means to me
To me, food is a way for me to connect with my family after a busy day. Since both of my parents work full-time jobs, dinner is one of the few times we can socialize with each other. Food also means comfort and pleasure to me. After a day of …
The Meaning Of Food To Me
For me food is more than just a means of survival. While food is needed to live a healthy life and fuel or bodies. Food has more to it than just that. It is the social aspect of talking to others around you while eating. It is also the comfort …