The
comments made on my food blog proposal I felt were really beneficial to
expanding the depth of my food blog. Masha’s idea to use a psychological
database for one of my research questions was an idea that I hadn’t thought
about and allows me to explore a new facet of the effects of late night
snacking. Additionally, her comments on specifically surveying Emory students
could be very interesting to get a sense of how people in a community I am
apart of contribute to this way of eating. Also, I think doing interviews of
students would be a great way to formulate ideas and evidence for an
ethnographic blog post. Her idea to see how snacking varies amongst age groups
also opens another facet of my food blog I hadn’t thought of. Overall, Masha’s
comments were extremely beneficial in that they have really opened up many
different ways I could improve my blog and expand the content that it could
include. I also appreciated her comments on making my proposal more specific,
such as naming specific databases I would use. I really hope to include some of
her ideas and I’m especially interested in researching the psychological side
of snacking.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Friday, September 30, 2016
Interview
Jessica Naredo interview
How would you define
National Identity?
-Nation or culture you feel more comfortable with or you associate
with
What food do you
think relates to your sense of identity?
-Typical food of Puerto rico holiday meal of rice pigeon
beans and pork
Which holiday does it
relate to?
-Christmas
What is it called?
-Lechón con arroz con gandules
What is the cultural
significance of it?
-Something everyone eats at Christmas can be related to turkey
-Always associated with Christmas
How is it made and
who usually makes it?
-Grandma used to make it
-Usually we buy it or get a caterer
Why does it remind
you of Puerto Rico?
-Homey dish, reminds you of Puerto rico it’s the most Puerto
rican dish
-Mix of cultures-spanish, African, indigenous cultures
-Pork is Spanish
-Rice and pigeon beans-african and plaintains
Have you ever made
it?
-You can make it but it’s not the same unless you get your
grandma to make it or you buy it
-Need freshest ingredients and usually you go to the
mountains to buy
-Shops and stuff in the mountains they serve very authentic
food
Is it associated with
any behavior or traditions?
-Christmas dinner, tradition to sit outside with the
roasting pig drinking and talking and taking pieces of the pork skin
Most of the time people get a chef or caterer to make it for
them
Can be super casual or served in a very formal setting
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Trying New Food
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo59LlkTDe4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omiSppfmGVM
I wasn’t really surprised by the reactions of the people in this video towards the food they were eating. Realistically, fast food is never going to compare to the quality of homemade authentic food. I was a little surprised that they liked some of the foods from Panda Express considering Panda Express doesn’t compare to the authenticity of the foods they make. Some meals from Panda Express weren’t even an authentic Chinese dish. It was interesting to see how Chinese foods contrasted to the quality of Chinese food of Panda Express. I was surprised that some of the people responded well to the hot and sour soup but it was also very negatively received by other people so their perception of authentic Chinese food varies amongst the people. I think I can relate in the sense that when I eat at non-Arabic restaurants and they serve falafel or shawarma most of the time I am disappointed by the outcome. Most of the time I feel like restaurants that try to serve Arabic food aren’t properly seasoning their foods or not properly marinating it to the extent that my mom or aunts would. I suppose to people who haven’t eaten authentic Arabic food would probably consider it as good Arabic cuisine. Overall, I really enjoyed the video and felt it really showcased how American consumerism has capitalized on different cultures but don’t actually reflect the true authenticity and originality of classical food. Although, it can be argued that these franchises are trying to spread these cultures and create a community of diversity however in most cases this isn’t true. The second video I found really entertaining, it was different from the first video in the sense that the people weren't trying foods that were trying to replicate their own cultural snacks. They were simply trying snacks we eat in America and comparing it to what they eat in India. I enjoyed seeing their reactions especially to the Turkey Jerky. It's also interesting to see the comparison of how much processed and unhealthy food we eat in America compared to other countries, somasas may not necessarily be the healthiest snack option but they are definitely better than a bag of Doritos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omiSppfmGVM
I wasn’t really surprised by the reactions of the people in this video towards the food they were eating. Realistically, fast food is never going to compare to the quality of homemade authentic food. I was a little surprised that they liked some of the foods from Panda Express considering Panda Express doesn’t compare to the authenticity of the foods they make. Some meals from Panda Express weren’t even an authentic Chinese dish. It was interesting to see how Chinese foods contrasted to the quality of Chinese food of Panda Express. I was surprised that some of the people responded well to the hot and sour soup but it was also very negatively received by other people so their perception of authentic Chinese food varies amongst the people. I think I can relate in the sense that when I eat at non-Arabic restaurants and they serve falafel or shawarma most of the time I am disappointed by the outcome. Most of the time I feel like restaurants that try to serve Arabic food aren’t properly seasoning their foods or not properly marinating it to the extent that my mom or aunts would. I suppose to people who haven’t eaten authentic Arabic food would probably consider it as good Arabic cuisine. Overall, I really enjoyed the video and felt it really showcased how American consumerism has capitalized on different cultures but don’t actually reflect the true authenticity and originality of classical food. Although, it can be argued that these franchises are trying to spread these cultures and create a community of diversity however in most cases this isn’t true. The second video I found really entertaining, it was different from the first video in the sense that the people weren't trying foods that were trying to replicate their own cultural snacks. They were simply trying snacks we eat in America and comparing it to what they eat in India. I enjoyed seeing their reactions especially to the Turkey Jerky. It's also interesting to see the comparison of how much processed and unhealthy food we eat in America compared to other countries, somasas may not necessarily be the healthiest snack option but they are definitely better than a bag of Doritos.
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