My Top Ten Foods

Here is a list of my top ten favourite foods... At this point in my life because I am sure I will try new foods that I will probably enjoy more. My favorite foods right now are: 

1. Oriental chicken salad

2. Lasagna

3. Tacos

4. Raspberries

5. Pomegranates

6. Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich

7. Shrimp fried rice

8. Banana chocolate chip muffins

9. Salad rolls

10. Swedish poppyseed blueberry pancakes 

In my opinion, I believe that I have tried a wide range of unique foods in my lifetime due to the fact that my mom likes to experiment and try new recipes. Some of them I did not enjoy, but I still made myself try each and every one of her different dishes. Some of my favourite foods are very common although some are things you may have never heard of. I am glad that I have been able to try such a wide variety of different foods from different cultures and from there I have chosen my favorite foods.

Manicotti

I have just recently tried manicotti for the first time yesterday. Before I tried it I had no idea what it even was or what to expect. I was completely taken by surprise that is was basically noodles stuffed with cheese and cooked in a pasta sauce. In my opinion I thought it was delicious and I would defiantly try it again. The manicotti that I recently tried contained manicotti noodles, Parmesan, ricotta and mozzarella cheese with a mixture of different types of sauces. One thing I would change about how it was made it I would put less cheese inside the noodles because I thought its taste was overpowering. Otherwise, it was delicious. Now in our foods class I will not only be able to try it again, but I will get to learn how to make it. I am excited to try out a new recipe and make something that I know I will enjoy!

Hokitika Wildfoods Festival

http://www.wildfoods.co.nz/index.cfm/1,64,html/Festival-Images

This is a famous food festival that takes place on the wild west coast of New Zealand. It is a celebration of all the wild and crazy foods out there. This years theme is "A Taste for Adventure". There is even a contest for the wildest recipe. This year it will take place on Saturday, the 8th of March. Some foods that you may find there or sometime in the future include:

http://travel.allwomenstalk.com/festivals-in-2014-for-your-diary/6/

•  Huhu grubs
• Wild snails
• Lambs' tails
• Sheeps' brains
• Worm milkshakes
• Mussels
• Sweetbreads

Here is a taste of what's on the menu this year...

http://www.wildfoods.co.nz/index.cfm/1,235,html/Stallholder-Information

The festival started with a crowd of 1800, it has now grown to 22500!

In addition to the food there is a variety of entertainment such as bands, comedians and dancers.

You can even get creative and join in the costume competition!

I hope that one day I will be able to experience the wildness of this festival! 

Food Inc.

From watching this video I couldn't believe how many things that surprised me about where are food is from and how it is produced. Here are some interesting/scary facts I learned from watching this video:

• Chickens are raised and slaughtered in half the time it takes them naturally and they are twice the size.
• The chickens bones and internal organs can't keep up with their rapid growth so they can only take a few steps before falling over.
• It is extremely dark inside the chicken houses so that the chickens will lie down and it will make them less resistant when they are taken to be killed.
• I also didn't know it was traditionally black men who caught the chickens, but now it is usually Latinos. 
• After a decline in the tobacco industry, many farmers turned to chicken farming.
• There are many different products that corn is found in and you would never expect it to be in the product. For example, in batteries, Twinkies and ketchup.
• Many animals are fed corn that shouldn't be fed it. Farmers do this because it is cheap and it makes the animals fat.
• Meat packaging is now one of the most dangerous jobs in America.
• Many of the employees in the meat packaging industry are illegal immigrants.
• Lastly, one in three Americans will contract diabetes type 2 at an early age.

  

  http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2009/06/foodinc.html