My hectic week! 3/24/15

Last week I was out of school sick with the flu so I wasn't able to do much writing but I did do a lot of thinking about what made Chinese and Korean Cuisine so unique. I came to the conclusion that it's spices that make them so special.  Chinese Food is more heavily seasoned and has a stronger flavor then Korean cuisine. Although Chinese food has an influence on Korean food, the difference is distinct with its coloring, and time consuming preparation. Korean's typically pride themselves on the presentation of their meals, so it can take day's to prepare for one meal. One big distinction between the two cuisines is the use of fermented vegetables in Korea.

My Cookbook Cover! 3/12/15

I was finally able to come up with a design for my cookbook and I love it! I had to take into account the fact that I am no longer adding Japan to my project and was able to incorporate my love for panda's into the Cover. It didn't take me very long to revise the cover so now I can focus on learning more about dining etiquette and finding Recipes for the cookbook.

3/10/15

I have been thinking for the past couple weeks about taking Japan out of my project so that I can fully devote my attention to Chinese and Korean Cuisine. This would be so beneficial because I know more about these two cuisines and I believe that they have a larger variety than Japanese food. So from now on I am limiting my research to China and Korea. I found a couple of PDF's for my research and I am going to schedule my interviews this week.

WISE Interview Questions! 3/5/15

Chinese Cuisine Interviews
Questions for the Natalie Jackson:
1) What are some differences between northern and southern Chinese dishes?
2) Do you have any favorite childhood dishes?
3) What is the difference between American Chinese and Authentic Chinese Cuisine?
4) Is there any particular dishes that you think are or should be more popular?
5) I know that there are many spices and flavors that go into Chinese food, but what one do you think best represents Chinese cuisine?

 Chinese Restaurant:
1) What are some differences between northern and southern Chinese dishes?
2) Do you have any favorite childhood dishes?
3) What is the difference between American Chinese and Authentic Chinese Cuisine?
4) Is there any particular dishes that you think are or should be more popular?
5) I know that there are many spices and flavors that go into Chinese food, but what one do you think best represents Chinese cuisine?

Korean Cuisine Interviews
Questions for Mrs.Ullrich:
1) Do you have a favorite dish from your childhood?
2) What are some common ingredients in Korean cuisine?
3) What is your favorite Korean dish to cook?
4) How do you incorporate Korean food into your household diet?

February Vacation Update: 2/23-2/27

One of the Korean food blogs that I follow (Maangachi) updated over the week with her recipes for Gimbap (김밥) and Tteokbokki and I thought that since it is on my menu I would post about some of the recipes. I also was able to make a playlist on youtube of all of the recipes on the sample menu that I made in December. I will insert a link for the playlist My next update will be about my interview questions.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2yxOxV2735PYY0BRdfSObT-rOUhfvddQ

My update for 2/21 & 2/22

Since it was vacation and I didn't have a proper device to use to post daily but I did however get to cook twice. I had to figure out meals to make for myself while my Grandmother was in New York so I made a Stir-fried Spicy Peanut butter chicken on Saturday and my own Sweet and Spicy Chicken both with a side of rice. These aren't quite the dishes that I had in mind for my project because they  are both recipes that I came up with last year, they are however Asian inspired. 

These are the recipes that I made for the two sauces.

1) Sweet and spicy sauce recipe

• 2 tsp of sugar
• 1 Tbs of soysauce
• 1/3 cup crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp crushed garlic
• 1 Tbs Peanut oil

Combine the ingredients to make sweet and spicy sauce.

2) Spicy Peanut sauce

• 1/4 cup Peanut butter/crushed peanuts
• 2 tbs of hot sauce or crush chili pepper flakes
• 1 tsp of ground ginger
• 1/4 tbs of soy sauce
• 1/4 tbs of crushed garlic (optional)
• 1/3 cup water

Take the ingredients above and mix them together with the water. Themixture should have the consistancy of syrup.