ASIAN
EXPERIENCE
Matt
Welcome to the emotion
roller coaster that will destroy and revive your taste buds! On the 21st
of July 2015 we all tasted weird looking food from Asia. Ethan, Ella, Shaun,
Gideon, Chelsea, and… I tried all foods!
First we all started
staring at the food, frightened of what it was going to be. Ms Mannix gave us all chopsticks which made it
more challenging for most of us.
The first food we
had was anchovies which no one liked apart from Ethan. It tasted terrible, it smelt terrible and
everything about it was terrible. It
looked like a dried up worm that had been fried and put in the fridge for
100yrs.
The next food we
had was spicy broad beans. They looked bigger than wasabi peas. As I picked one up and ate it, I straight away wanted another
one. Surprisingly, it wasn’t spicy.
The third Aisin
food was banana chips. They weren’t too
hard to pickup apart from everyone’s chopsticks were in the way! Anyway, I was excited to try this flavour
because I am such a fan of potato chips. The banana chips looked oily and a bit burnt
but I didn’t care, these are chips I’m talking about. So as I picked one up I took a sniff. It smelt like banana but not your average
banana you would buy at the super market or wherever you go. It’s the destroyer of my kind – it’s banana
PASTE!!
The fourth food we
had was one of my favourite foods. It was… the one and only SEAWEED! I loved
the seaweed because it’s in one of the best food in the world - sushi. The
seaweed tasted salty but yummy. It was like dried green paper that could stick
to your tongue. But there was one
problem with it – I couldn’t pick it up so when Ms. Mannix wasn’t looking, I
grabbed it with my hand! I think seaweed
was the best food I tried.
Asian food taste test
Disgusting. Did I eat that?
Our group of six got the delightful chance to try four disgusting foods from Asia. I was starting to think Ms Mannix didn't like us.
I opened the door and smelt a weird fishy smell. I was sure Ms Mannix's surprise was not going to be good when I walked in, there was a plate of something smelly. It was covered to hide what her surprise was, dun dun dun.
Then Ms Mannix uncovered a plastic plate of yucky looking food. When I picked up the first food which was the dried anchovies. I grabbed the chopsticks she gave us and grabbed an anchovy, I sniffed it then I put it in my mouth. It was disgusting and hard to get down.
When I picked up the next food and that was the spicy broad beans. I picked one up I stuffed it in my mouth. It was really good. I thought it would be gross. Some other people in my group did not really like them but I sure did.
When I picked up the seaweed I talked to myself saying seaweeds so good on sushi, it's gonna be even better by itself. I tried it, I hated it. It was all sticky and salty. I was the only one in our group of six that disliked it.
The last food we got to try was the baked banana chips, I liked the banana chips it was like toffee covered banana instead of toffee covered apples and I think everyone else enjoyed the banana chips as well.
We have done a lot of activities in ALL but I think this was the most gross out of all. I really enjoyed the spicy broad beans so I have got my mum to buy them at the supermarket.
Other than the seaweed and the anchovies, I really enjoyed this experience.
By Chelsea
Asian food tasting
Ella
EWW! Yuck! “What was she thinking?” I looked at what she had put on the plate, I was shocked in terror. Our group of six were scared that Ms Mannix was going to poison us.
First I picked up the chopsticks and looked at those wooden crusty things. I said to myself, “What are these?” I picked one up and smelt it. It smelt like rotten fish. As I brought it closer to mouth I dropped it. It was crunchy, dry, hollow fish.
I moved on to the spicy broad beans. I picked one up and put it in my mouth. They were so yum. The shape was like a jellybean. It got more spicy as you bit into it.
Next up was the baked banana chips. As I brought it closer to my mouth it smelt like buttery oily banana. I put it in my mouth and bit it. It was disgusting. They were dry, crunchy, slices of banana. I used to like them but these ones, ewwwww
Now seaweed ewwwww!!!!!! It smelt more fishy and salty, as I brought it closer to my mouth. Seaweed on sushi is good but by itself, yuck.
Out of all the activities this was the most unusual thing we did. That was the end of our Asian food tasting. Finally!!!!!
ASIAN FOOD
I opened the door my knees shaking. I looked at the food that was uncovered. My taste buds where going to blow 3, 2, 1 BANG!!! This looked like a dog’s breakfast. Did Ms. Mannix expect us to eat that? The six of us thought Ms. Mannix was going to murder us but with food. I always expected it but never knew until then.
Then Ms. Mannix reached down and gave every single one of us these wooden sticks. In excitement I was eager to try new things (especially with chopsticks.) First in line was the dried anchovies, with these chopsticks. I went first for the rooty, minty thing. I opened my mouth and took the first bite. I didn’t know what this was? The spicy, crunchy, sweet seafood taking over my mouth. As soon as I digested it I wanted to see what was next. Actually I didn’t want to see what was next.
Then the spicy broad beans (ha, ha Broadgreens!!!) They looked tasty, smelled tasty but would they taste tasty? I took a bite. O.M.G, those broad beans were the best. They tasted just like they looked. :)
What could possibly be next after trying the dried anchovies? I didn’t really want to try anymore. They looked like a baked banana. Anyway back to eating the food. I tried to pick up those banana chips with the chopsticks. As always everyone was looking at me getting ready to ask me what they tasted like as soon as I was finished. They were good, great if you will, even though I would still say the spicy broad beans were the best. I think the baked banana chips deserve 2nd place. ;)
Last but not least, the wind blowing seaweed, that looked like a flag, that’s been dipped in a slimy bucket of slime. This one will and should be the last one. As I brought it closer to my mouth I just remember how much I like seaweed. As I took a bite……… THE BEST THING EVER I love seaweed as much as I have enjoyed my time in ALL.
by Ethan :) ;)
Asian food experience
Gross! Those dried anchovies were disgusting! Most of our group was scared when Ms. Mannix uncovered the plate with the paper towel on Tuesday 21 July at Broadgreen. "Why are we doing this?" I thought to myself. "How much money did she spend on us? Is she trying to murder me with food?" Then she said she wanted us to try new food so we all had something to write about.
The group and I were wondering what was under that paper towel. As usual Ethan looked happy. Looking back at my photos, I looked like I was about to barf. "Really Ms. Mannix!" I yelled at her in my head. That's when I had the best idea ever! I thought to myself, "If I finish these, fast then I don't have to suffer." Next thing I knew was Ms. Mannix giving me chopsticks.
First up was the dried anchovies. I took a little nibble and yelled "Ugh!" There was no way I was going to finish that, so I threw the rest in the bin. I swallowed the rest with with a shiver up my spine, which was the hardest thing I ever did. The anchovies looked and smelt like a fish that was in the desert for five years.
Next was the spicy broad beans which weren’t spicy at all, but quite good at the same time. It looked to me as if everyone enjoyed them. Most of us, even accidentally called them spicy broadgreens.
We also had banana chips dipped in butter, and seaweed, which both had mixes of funny, weird and normal faces.
That day went on and on with smiles, laughs and fun. That day I learned I need eat and avoid different food.
By Gideon.
Flavour foods
Bang! A explosion of death defining flavors hit the back of your tongue. Ms Mannix the torturer, gathered these foods from hell. We were stuck in a small room. Who was first? Matt, Ella, Gideon, Chelsea, Ethan or me? She gave us these drum sticks. “How were are going to eat with them?” I thought to myself. If these are my last words, I have died on the 21/7/15 at Broadgreen.
Chop! As I ate the dried anchovies, my stomach growled and flavours danced on my tongue, as memories of dried crushed up rotting bone raced through my mind. Then my hand raced to my water bottle. As I drank, the water slowly slid down my throat.
Next the spicy broad beans that looked like small tiny lava pods from the centre of the earth. Chop! All the herbs exploded on my taste buds. Everyone was ready for seconds.
Then the buttered banana chips. They didn't have much flavour. Nothing to write about really, just a butter taste.
Finally the seaweed. It had a sugar-glass texture and sticky to a wet hand. As I ate the seaweed it was like a trap. My mouth couldn't open. Finally I swallowed that sticky mess.
In my conclusion, the food tasting experience was great. My favorite was the spicy broad beans. Ethan liked everything but Gideon not so much.
Shaun
I look forward to monitoring your continued progress over the rest of the year. Thank you for being a great bunch of students to work with.
