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Strange Desserts from Around the World

 


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Exercise 1 Vocabulary

I write several sentenses using these words.
And a tutor refines them if they need.

  1. deep fry

    揚げる(動詞) 油の中で食べ物を調理すること
    I don't want eating deep fried tofu.

  2. batter

     衣(名詞) 卵、ミルク、小麦粉の混合物でよく料理に使われるもの
    Why is batter ran on here?

  3. breast

     (鳥の)胸、胸肉(名詞) 鳥の体の前側、またその部位の肉
    We stopped to hike a breast of Mt.Fuji.

  4. combine

     結合する(動詞) 一緒に繋げる
    A oxygen and a pair of hydrogens become water by combining.

  5. smooth

     なめらかな(形容詞) (液体や混合物の)しこりや塊のない
    The pudding is smooth.

  6. creamy

     クリームのような(形容詞) 濃厚でなめらかな
    The whip cream is creamy.

Exercise 2 Article

I summarize the article points and express my impression.
Besides, if there are words that I couldn't understand, I write down their words here and study them.

  • Summarized in a few lines
    There are many varieties of sweets.

  • My Impression
    Especially, I was impressed that introduced  asian red beans soup was as a strange food. This bean is the most important ingredient for Japanese sweets. And I felt chicken breast pudding disgusting. The meats are only for meals.
  • Words I haven't understood before much
    ingredient  料理の材料、成分

Exercise 3 Question

I answer these indicaded questions.

  1. Where can you try sweet red bean soup?

     My Answer:
    In China, Korea and Japan, you can even try a type of it.

  2. How is avocado cream made?

     My Answer:
    It is usually made by mixing avocados, cream, sugar and lime juice together into a big, green cream like a smoothie.

  3. Where can deep fried butter often be found?

    My Answer:
    It's often founded at local festivals in the United States and Canada.

Exercise 4 Discussion

I answer these indicaded questions.

  1. Which of the desserts described in the article would you most like to try?

     My Answer:
    I like to try avocado cream. According to this article, it looks strange. But I feel like it doesn't look strange. It almost looks crushed avocado. Maybe it has a texture that is whipped cream.

  2. What's your favorite dessert? Do you know how to make it?

     My Answer:
    I like an apricot tofu what is one of a Chinese dessert. When I was a high school student, I used to make some desserts because my mother affects me to cook them. 

  3. What sweet foods from your country would you recommend to a tourist? Please explain your answer.

     My Answer:
    I would recommend "Warabi-Mochi". It is made from bracken starch and covered insweet toasted soybean flour on all surface. It is known for a summer dessert in Japan.

    en.wikipedia.org

  4. What's the strangest dessert you've ever had? What did it taste like?

     My Answer:
    I introduce a meal rather than a dessert. But it looks like a dessert and like a "Warabi-Mochi" a little bit.
    Its name is "Ebisu". It's an agar what is liked a jelly, into scrambled egg with salt. I feel it nasty. Additionaly, it is not delicious much. It's my birthplaces traditional food.

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  5. Are there any foods in your country that may seem unusual to foreigners? Please describe them.

     My Answer:
    There is "natto". It is fermented soy beans. It has distinct smell.

Exercise 5 Further Discussion

I answer these indicaded questions.

  1. What is your idea of a perfect meal? Please explain your answer.

     My Answer:
    I think a meal have variety of nutrients is a perfect meal. 

  2. How has your taste in food changed over the years? Please explain your answer.

     My Answer:
    Originally, I liked all meats. But now, I have changed my preference of the food. I have gotten not to be able to eat oily meals.

  3. What was your favorite food when you were a kid? Do you still eat it often?

     My Answer:
    I used to eat a curry rice. Recently I still eat it in my company's cafeteria for lunch.

  4. If you could take cooking lessons from anyone in the world, who would you choose and why?

     My Answer:
    I would choose Italian foods. I love to eat cheeses.

  5. The best way to bring people together is through good food. Do you agree? Why? Why not?

     My Answer:
    Sure. Eating is common for all people.