Alexa's Subway Excursion

   It was a dark, cold evening that night. The night my life changed forever. I had only glanced at the neon sign before making the decision that would alter my future: I'm eating at Subway tonight.

     I opened the door in a dramatic, slow-motion fashion, and I heard the sweet tinkle of the bell. I was instantly submerged in the appeasing perfume of baking bread. Now I had to make my next colassal decision of the evening: What am I going to eat?

    I perused the colorful menu, but I soon became overwhelmed by the vast amount options available to me. I walked down the line and delicately traced the window that separated me and the ingredients. As I peered down at the vibrant food items, I pondered an essential question: Where the heck did this come from?

    I started with the whole wheat crust, toasted of course. The rich scent of grains of the Old World never gets old to me. Ha. I pointed towards the heap of questionable cold cuts. Dubious of the animal source, I reasoned that it must be native to the Old World as well. I gazed at the ripening tomato slices and peppers. The New World has really outdone itself this time. The glistening onions called out for me next. These onions spoke to me, explaining their perilous travels to get to Subway from the Old World. Before I could hand over the crisp five dollar bill, I requested one olive  from the Old World to be placed inside this wonderful concoction. I sat down at the uneven table and took one bite of the glorious sandwich. Than everything went wrong.

    What I had believed to be lettuce must have been mold, and that "olive" was most certainly a living spider. I spewed that garbage all over the place and sprinted hastily to bathroom, where I ran my mouth under the grimy tap. So much regret.

    Two weeks later, the doctor gave me the prognosis: the smallpox gave me three months to live. Thank you Subway, and thank you Old World for the smallpox.

 

"Hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife, and hide yo' Subway sandwiches."

 

by: Alexa R

 

Disclaimer: This article is 100% not true.

Amber's Journey to Korea

As I walked in the korean resturant with my grandma, a nice old korean lady greeted me. I sat down and the waitress came in with my hot tea and my appetizers. She gave me rice, bean sprouts, and some weird mysterious brown gelatin substance. As I started playing with the mysterious subtance, I looked at the menu to see what I wanted. There were so many things to chose from, but finally I decieded to get the spicy sundae soup. The lady came over and I took my order. As I waited for my soup, I started watching a very dramatic korean drama. Even though I had no clue what they were saying.... Finally the waitress came and said, "Here is the best soup ever. It has the good sausage that make you smarter!"

As I was enjoying my delicous soup, I realized that most of these ingredients were part of the Columbian Exchange. The sausage was mostly made up of beef blood, rice, and green onions which went from the Old World to the New World. And the potatoes and corn transferred from the New World to the Old World. The most important indgredient that flavored the whole entire soup were the peppers, and they transferred from the New World to the Old World. And the hot and delicous tea transferred the Old World to the New World, and the so did the rice. The salty bean sprouts travelled from the New to the Old World. And the brown gelatin substance..... Im not exactly sure..

Hmm.. I know a lot about the Colombian Exchange.. Maybe the sausage does make you smarter..

James Mckennie: Dessert Connoisseur Extraordinaire

James Mckennie: Dessert Connoisseur Extraordinaire

                The past weekend I was traveling through Macon, Georgia. I don't remember exactly why I was(I had a lot of drinks) , but it was probably for a good reason. While I was there, I happened to come across this nice little diner spot called, A taste of Macon. Normally I don't do diners but at this point I was desperate at 2:00 in the morning. The menu had a variety of choices which was good. But every single item had SWEET POTATOES in them! Things like chips, fries, chicken, and even soda(which was surprisingly good) had it. After contemplating my choices, I decided to just to get a 24 inch Sweet Potato Pie. THAT WAS THE BEST CHOICE OF MY LIFE(Besides my wife). Everything was perfect in it. At this point  I had to talk to whoever made it.

                After hours of talking with the cook( she wanted to be called Aunt Jemima) , I learned a lot of things from her. When we started, she began telling how most of the ingredients in sweet potato pie came from the Old World to the New World.  Eggs came from chicken which came from Africa. Butter and Milk which came from the cow came from Africa. Sugar, spices , and sweet potato came from Africa. The only thing she said that came from the New World to Africa was Vanilla.  Aunt Jemima also reminded me that the dish came from Africa in the slave trade. But anyway, if your ever in Macon, Georgia,  have a bite there. Hey you never know, I might be there(but I don't do autographs).

Corned Beef Sandwich = Columbian Exchange?

The other day I went to my local deli to get a corned beef sandwich and I wondered if any of these ingredients were goods that were traded in the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange is a period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds. Exchanges of plants, animals, diseases and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life. Corned beef sandwiches are usually made out of corned beef, Jewish rye or onion bread, mustard, Swiss cheese, and sometimes coleslaw. Corned beef is made out of the lower front part of the cow. The cow was a part of the Columbian Exchange and was brought from Europe to the Americas. Onion bread is made out of onions of course and onions were brought from Europe to the Americas via the Columbian Exchange. The ingredients in Jewish rye bread weren't exchanged in the Columbian Exchange but is still wonderful anyway. Swiss cheese comes from the cow also and as was stated earlier, was brought from Europe to the Americas. Coleslaw is made out of green cabbage, carrots, mayonnaise, sour cream, Spanish onion, Sugar, white vinegar, dry mustard, celery salt, salt and pepper. Out of all those ingredients, sour cream, which is made by the cow, is the only ingredient you can say was traded indirectly in the Columbian Exchange. The bottom line is, without the Columbian Exchange, my favorite food probably would've been foreign.

James Mckennie: Dessert Connoisseur Extraordinaire

                The past weekend I was traveling through Macon, Georgia. I don't remember exactly why I was(I had a lot of drinks) , but it was probably for a good reason. While I was there, I happened to come across this nice little diner spot called, A taste of Macon. Normally I don't do diners but at this point I was desperate at 2:00 in the morning. The menu had a variety of choices which was good. But every single item had SWEET POTATOES in them! Things like chips, fries, chicken, and even soda(which was surprisingly good) had it. After contemplating my choices, I decided to just to get a 24 inch Sweet Potato Pie. THAT WAS THE BEST CHOICE OF MY LIFE(Besides my wife). Everything was perfect in it. At this point  I had to talk to whoever made it.

                After hours of talking with the cook( she wanted to be called Aunt Jemima) , I learned a lot of things from her. When we started, she began telling how most of the ingredients in sweet potato pie came from the Old World to the New World.  Eggs came from chicken which came from Africa. Butter and Milk which came from the cow came from Africa. Sugar, spices , and sweet potato came from Africa. The only thing she said that came from the New World to Africa was Vanilla.  Aunt Jemima also reminded me that the dish came from Africa in the slave trade. But anyway, if your ever in Macon, Georgia,  have a bite there. Hey you never know, I might be there(but I don't do autographs).

Coctail

                                On the first day of school in the year 2013 the lunch bell rang and as waiting in line for my food to be served I saw that one of the dishes was a fruit cocktail. Of course I was going to eat the school version of this wondrous dish, from fear that it might turn out not be fruit at all, but it did get me thinking about what a fruit cocktail is and where the ingredients come from.  Today all the fruits can be collected from a single trip to the store, but my knowledge of the origins of the fruits was limited, that is until we learned about the Columbian Exchange in AP World History.

                After learning about the Columbian Exchange I found out that the fruits varied greatly from where they are cultivated. The pineapple was originally from South America, more specifically Brazil, during the Columbian Exchange it was transferred from the New World to the Old World. It is a tropical fruit that grows in the center of a bush-like plant that looks like the top of the pineapple. The next fruit is the grape which is originally from Georgia in Europe, but it spread and was eventually grown in the New World as well. The grape was also used in the making of wine. The pear, which is an essential part of the fruit cocktail, come from the Old World, England, and was transferred to the New World. Peaches are also used in the making of the wondrous fruit cocktail. It is from china and spread along trade routes until reaching the New World. The final ingredient in making a fruit cocktail is the cherry. It was cultivated in Slavic countries and transferred to the New World.

 

 

-Kevin Santillan

Panini's mon'

The other day I had the pleasure of tasting the best Panini ever. It was a Jerk chicken Panini. I went to Carina's Jamaican grille and I wasn't sure what to get. I was in the mood for something new and that I've never even heard of before.   When the waitress came to me and asked what I wanted I said, "I have no idea what do you recommend." She said, "I personally like the pizza but there is also the jerk chicken Panini." I ordered it and was very nervous, because what if I didn't like it, and I wasted my mom's money. When the waitress came 20 minutes with later with my food I was pretty starving, so I ate it and it was amazing.

The jerk chicken Panini is originally a Jamaican dish called Jerk chicken that was changed to a modern dish that everyone enjoys.The Panini was filled with perfectly seasoned Jerk chicken, wonderfully aged pepper Jack cheese, the most ripe tomatoes, and bread that were both soft and crunchy. The chicken came from the old world to the new world. The cheese was made from cow milk and cows came from the old world to the new world. Tomatoes came from the new world to the old world, and bread is made from gains and wheat and those came from the old world to the new world.

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                                -Aya J