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SPOILER!!: Thanks...ya'll make me, and Gemma, smile... Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie  Kurumi blushed a bit. She didn't really expect to be rewarded for that, she was getting used to the opposite being true when it came to certain professors, so it came as a pleasant surprise.
When the next dish came, Kurumi's hand was up before she even tasted it. "It's tamale, or tamal, a Latin America dish." The latter was the more correct wording according to her reading at least. "They are made from something called masa, which is typically a corn-based dough, and filled with meats, cheese, fruits, vegetables, chilies, or whatever the person making them wishes really. The leaf is either corn husk or plantain leaf, but I believe these have been steamed using corn husks." Okay, now she was going to take a small bite to mostly confirm everything she had just said. Her tamal just happened to have a cheese filling. Yay! Quote:
Originally Posted by Team ronmione 0_______o
"Those are tamales Professor. They're mostly in Latin America. They're made out of many different ingredients, corn, carrots,raisins. And before you eat it you have to actually tear apart the leaf cover, that part is inediable. There's no certain time of day it has to be specifically eaten, so breakfast,lunch and dinner is all good.And if you're in the streets of Mexico, you might be lucky enough to find some vendors on bikes with giant pots and they're selling them out there. Usually they sell in big amounts-50 to 100 batches." Maybe he should stop now. He really could go on a long time talking about Mexican food. Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty "It's called tamal," Sky answered, her hand in the air. "It looks like it's wrapped in a corn husk." She didn't know that much about it, though. She tended to avoid Latin American dishes, since she had heard that most of their food was spicy. So instead of getting it wrong, she decided to simply try the dish. Hmm, it wasn't as spicy as she was expecting… Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy ♥ As someone who liked this kind of food, Amelia beamed. She immediately knew what this was, because she had tried it before. She raised her hand now. "These are tamales, and they are mostly found in Latin America. You need to tear off the cover before you eat them, and inside you find different ingredients wrapped inside dough. They can contain different things such as cheese, fruits, vegetables, meat... anything the person wants to put in them basically."
She tore off the cover of her tamale and went to take a bite. It looked delicious. Quote:
Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 Alyssa was caught by surprise. While she was drinking her cocoa the Professor had started asking questions and her head was spinning trying to answer the questions as she asked them. She raised her hand and answered, "Professor, Feijoada is a stew dish made out of beans and pork and it is a popular dish both in Portugal as well as Brazil.
Churassco with chimichurri is a traditional Argentinian dish and Tamales is a popular Latin American dish made out of masa (a starchy dough, usually corn-based), which is steamed or boiled in a leaf wrapper. You unwrap the leaf wrapper before eating. Tamales can themselves be filled with meats, cheese, fruits, vegetables, chilies or any preparation ither corn or flour dough." Alyssa finally took a deep breath after her spiel. Quote:
Originally Posted by Katergirl Once again with everything else Angelina took the food and dipped it in the salsa. While eating it her eyes lit up. It was amazing! She loved the salsa with it! Sadly after finishing it she raised her hand and said, "that dish was tamales, which are found in Latin America." It was so good she wanted more now. Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 "Ooh tamales!", Alex said. She was excited to see food that reminded her of home, her real home. One thing California girls know is Mexican food. She raised her hand and said, "Professor these are tamales". "They are found in Mexico, well all of Latin America really". "They're made with a corn based dough, filled with different things and wrapped in corn husks. And they are delicious!", she said. Quote:
Originally Posted by Poolicious And here come the next dishes. Messer couldn't help to grin when he saw the dishes. He knew the first dishes. His Nana had made him once. He raised his hand up in the air "Its tamal, Professor." he said. "Its a traditional Latin American dish." he added. Kurumi already told the Professor what the dish is made of so Messer decided to answer to the history question. "If I'm not mistaken the Aztec and Maya used tamales as portable food, to support their armies, and also for hunters and travelers." Messer discarded the tamale wrapping before eating it. Quote:
Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Ella eyed the tamales excitedly. She loved tamales! She removed the wrapping and bit into one with a smile. Yum! "Professor, these are tamales and they're definitely Latin American, as everyone else has said. I'm not sure where they originated from though." Ella said with a shrug. She honestly didn't care where they originated from at the moment. She was just savoring the flavor. Quote:
Originally Posted by keepmeclose22 Pam looked at the dish quite hesitantly. She didn't know if she'd like it, but she came came into this class with an opened min, and a hungry tummy. So she took one, dipped it in the salsa, and took a bite. Her eye widened as she chewed and swallowed. It was actually really good. Thinking for a moment, she tried to figure out what could be in the delicious new food. Raising her hand she said, "professor, are there some sort of vegetables in this?" Quote:
Originally Posted by CassiopeiaAKTF Daichi placed his knife and fork down as he looked up to see the board behind the professor light up again. And as he looked at his plate again, he wasn't surprised the next dish had been served. Mexican food. Daichi wasn't really found of it but he still wanted to try.
He didn't know the name of the food, so he tried to answer the other question on what it taste like. Taking a bite he immediately tasted cheese and chillipepers. Hoping he was right, he held his arm in the air to answer. "Professor, i taste chillipepers, cheese and meat..but i don't know what kind of meat" he said as he took another bite. It was quiet good.
The professor took another bite of her tamales and dipped it in the salsa...o yes cilantro was her favorite, " Yes, these are tamales and you have all brought up very important information about the tamales...thank you.... " she flicked her wand at the little glasses of the bubbling liquid landed in front of each of the students, " Just for the fun of it, I ordered in a special drink from Mexico. These are known as Jarritos Soda. They come in a variety of flavors, including Fruit Punch, Grapefruit, Guava, Hibiscus or jamaican, lime, Mandarin, Pineapple, Strawberry, Tamarind, Watermelon, Lemon-Lime, Mango and Cola. I've divided them up so that the flavors are spread all over the room. Feel free to take a chug of your glass and see what you think..."
She smiled and then continued with the explanation of tamales, " Tamales are a traditional Latin American dish made of masa which is a starchy dough that's usually corn-based, which is steamed or boiled in a leaf wrapper. like Kurumi mentioned. The wrapping is discarded before eating. Tamales can be filled with meats, cheese, fruits, vegetables, chilies or any preparation according to taste, and both the filling and the cooking liquid may be seasoned. These tamales are made of just meat and cheese. What's interesting is that tamales have been traced back to the Ancient Mayans, who prepared them for feasts as early as the Preclassic period. So these little things have been around for centuries...Thank you Mayans for thinking these up..." she said with a little giggle before downing her little soda drink....Her's was Mango...her favorite.
She flicked her wand and the sixth and seventh squares highlighted. " Off we go on our next taste adventure...still staying in North and South America, let's try one more dish and then the last four are forms of desserts..." she flicked her wand and map of the world appeared with the USA highlighted. " Let's try a couple from America, my home..." she said as she looked down at her plate.
" Now the USA is a huge place with lots of different cultures spread around. It is known as the melting pot country because so many different nationalities and cultures have led the economy and the development of various aspects, including food. " she paused as she took in the smell of her mini dishes in the two squares. " Please try each of these and let me know what you think each is and what part of the USA these originated or can be found in?" she said picking up her fork to cut her fried dish.
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