Week 5: Carnitas

Carnitas from Pati Jinich's Pati's Mexican Table (PBS, USA)

Week 5: Carnitas

Mon 9.14/Wed 9.16

Read: DB—Lit Pack, No. 1 (“Simple Recipes” by Madeleine Thien, “A Small, Good Thing” by Raymond Carver, “Sorry Fugu” by TC Boyle, “Taste” by Roald Dahl)

Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“You’re in College Now: The New Rules of University Writing”

Due: REFLECTION 2

Upcoming:

Week 6: Cookies and Cream Fudge Brownies
Mon 9.21/Wed 9.23
Read: DB—Lit Pack, No.2 (“The Luncheon” by Jeffrey Archer, “Witches' Loaves” by O. Henry, “January: Christmas Rolls” by Laura Esquival, “A Bunch of Broccoli on the Third Shelf” by Lara Vapnyar)

Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations 

Due: MEMOIR (DRAFT 1)

Food News 9.12

• Pop Francis: Eating (and sex) are pleasures that "come from God" (Newsweek)
• Now available at Tainwanese Burger Kings: The Hershey’s Chocolate Whopper (Nerdist)
• Here are some of Trader Joe's most popular pumpkin products this fall (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
• Eleven-year-old makes thousands of dollars from baking cakes (Newsweek) 
• Charli D’Amelio, TikTok superstar, has Dunkin’ drink named after her (Delish)

Reflection 2: A Fish to Fry—Seafood and You

Seafood is often a love-it-or-leave-it endeavor for people. While some will eat anything (and everything) from the sea, others are much pickier (e.g. "I love shellfish, but not fish"). Even its health benefits aren't always enough to sway some people. In fact, if you're not a fan of seafood, the smell alone can be difficult to get past. But for seafood lovers, the aroma of a grilled fish, for example, can instantly trigger pangs of hunger. What do you like or dislike about seafood? Are you open to tasting different types? Do you get excited at the thought of a steaming bowl of cioppino or a broiled swordfish steak? Or do those thoughts trigger your gag reflex? Finally, in your experience, what is the most challenging seafood to embrace? Sardines? Caviar? Squid? Oysters? Sashimi?

Include at least two of the following in your discussion:

• "What's the Remedy fro Hating Seafood?" (SeriousEats)
• "No Way, No How, No Fish!" (Cooking Light)
• "Eleven Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Eating Fish" (Healthline)
• "Forget Being a Veggie—It's Healthier to be a Pescetarian" (Daily Mail)
• "Fish: Friend or Foe?" (Harvard University)

Mechanics:

• 1.5 pages in length
• MLA Style, plus works cited

Due: Wed 9.16 (via Canvas)

Week 4: Potato Dauphinoise

Potato Dauphinoise from Jamie Oliver's FoodTube (YouTube, UK)

Week 4: Potato Dauphinoise
Mon 9.7 (NO CLASS—LABOR DAY)/Wed 9.9
Class: Lecture—“Citing Sources in MLA: The Basics” and “MLA Style 101”

Upcoming:

Week 5: Carnitas

Mon 9.14/Wed 9.16

Read: DB—Lit Pack, No. 1 (“Simple Recipes” by Madeleine Thien, “A Small, Good Thing” by Raymond Carver, “Sorry Fugu” by TC Boyle, “Taste” by Roald Dahl)

Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“You’re in College Now: The New Rules of University Writing”

Due: REFLECTION 2

Food News 9.4

• Taco Bell angers customers by removing Mexican pizza in latest menu update (Houston Chronicle)
• Try these 25 Pumpkin Spice Latte hacks (Bustle)
• CPK introduces lunchtime boxes for distance-learning families (Yahoo! News)
• Forty-three recipes for a pound of beef (MSN)
• The Great British Bake Off releases its season 11 trailer (BT)

 

Multimedia Presentations: Sec. 26

This semester, you will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation on a food-related topic.

Requirements:

• The presentation must be no more than 10 minutes in length
• There should be 10-12 slides (including introduction and conclusion) and should contain least one video or audio clip—absolutely no more than 1.5 minutes in length
• On the day of your presentation, email your presentation (or a link) to me at daniel.hendeldelao@sjsu.edu

Additionally:

• You may utilize any presentation program you like (PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, etc.)
• It is highly recommended that you present from a downloaded version of your presentation
• Presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score higher than a C

Topics:

1. Starbucks: Inside the Empire 
2. A Brief History of Salt
3. Because an Army Marches on Its Stomach: Feeding Our Soldiers 
4. Scraps: Eating Below the Poverty Line
5. What are American Schoolchildren Eating for Lunch?
6. Vanilla 101
7. On Your Marks, Get Set, Bake: Inside The Great British Bake Off 
8. Just One of the Guys?: Understanding Women and Alcohol 
9. A Brief History of Cannibalism 
10. The First Thanksgiving: Fact and Fiction
11. Keto 101
12. The Six Unhealthiest Foods You Could Eat
13. Everything to Know About Muckbang
14. Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill: Knowing Basic Food Safety
15. Cooking 101: Five Techniques Everyone Should Know 
16. A Brief History of Sugar
17. The Foods of Fairy Tales
18. Buds: The Tongue and Taste
19. BBQ: An American Love Affair
20. Now on Sale: The Psychology of Supermarkets 

 

Dates:

Week 7: Wed 9.30

1. Aaron, Preet: Keto 101

Week 9: Wed 10.14

1. Brittney, Anna: A Brief History of Cannibalism

Week 10: Wed 10.21

1. Thy, Brandon: Scraps: Eating Below the Poverty Line
2. Carlos, Kayla: What are American Schoolchildren Eating for Lunch?

Week 11: Wed 10.28

1.  Francisco G., Lauren, Dillan: The Six Unhealthiest Foods You Could Eat 
2.  Nalley, Natalie: Vanilla 101

Week 12: Wed 11.4

1. Tai, Sophia: The Foods of Fairy Tales
2. Nate, Christopher: A Brief History of Sugar

Week 14: Wed 11.18

1. Jai, Prajwal: Starbucks: Inside the Empire
2. Charlize, Melanie: Everything to Know about Muckbang

Week 16: Wed 12.2

1. Francisco L., Claudia: Cooking 101: Five Techniques Everyone Should Know

Multimedia Presentations: Sec. 1

This semester, you will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation on a food-related topic.

Requirements:

• The presentation must be no more than 10 minutes in length
• There should be 10-12 slides (including introduction and conclusion) and should contain least one video or audio clip—absolutely no more than 1.5 minutes in length
• On the day of your presentation, email your presentation (or a link) to me at daniel.hendeldelao@sjsu.edu

Additionally:

• You may utilize any presentation program you like (PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, etc.)
• It is highly recommended that you present from a downloaded version of your presentation
• Presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score higher than a C

Topics:

1. Starbucks: Inside the Empire 
2. On the Eating Habits of President Trump
3. Because an Army Marches on Its Stomach: Feeding Our Soldiers 
4. Scraps: Eating Below the Poverty Line
5. Breakfast Around the World
6. Chocolate 101
7. On Your Marks, Get Set, Bake: Inside The Great British Bake Off 
8. Just One of the Guys?: Understanding Women and Alcohol 
9. A Brief History of Cannibalism 
10. The First Thanksgiving: Fact and Fiction
11. The Six Healthiest Foods You’re Not Eating 
12. Dining at the White House: State Dinner Protocol
13. Nachos, Mozzarella Sticks, and Fortune Cookies: How America Transformed Mexican, Italian, and Chinese Foods
14. Everything to Know About Muckbang
15. Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill: Knowing Basic Food Safety
16. Cooking 101: Five Techniques Everyone Should Know 
17. A Brief History of Dessert
18. The Foods of Fairy Tales
19. BBQ: An American Love Affair
20. Now on Sale: The Psychology of Supermarkets 

 

Dates:

Week 6: Wed 9.23

1. Victoria, Sophia, Camila: The Foods of Fairy Tales
2. Marissa, Octavio: The Six Healthiest Foods You’re Not Eating

Week 7: Wed 9.30

1. Zachary, Jeremy: Nachos, Mozzarella Sticks, and Fortune Cookies: How America Transformed Mexican, Italian, and Chinese Foods
2.  Kathy, Jason: Everything to Know About Muckbang

Week 8: Wed 10.7

1.  Connor, Daniela: A Brief History of Cannibalism
2.  Stacey, Lana: Breakfast Around the World

Week 9: Wed 10.14

1. Steven, Anthony: Chocolate 101
2. Nico, Emran: Dining at the White House: State Dinner Protocol

Week 10: Wed 10.21

1. Suhai, Peter: A Brief History of Dessert

Week 11: Wed 10.28

1. Andres, Kamaya: Now on Sale: The Psychology of Supermarkets

Week 12: Wed 11.4

1. Karen, Saad: Scraps: Eating Below the Poverty Line