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L Butler

Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality - 0 views

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shared by L Butler on 04 Aug 11 - Cached
  • Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality Each item was purchased, taken home, and photographed immediately. Nothing  was tampered with, run over by a car, or anything of the sort. It is an accurate  representation in every case. Shiny, neon-orange, liquefied pump-cheese, and all.
despina houck

Spain's glorious markets: the cathedrals of the senses - 0 views

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Spanish Culture

shared by despina houck on 15 Feb 09 - Cached
  • The Antón Martín market is in the heart of Madrid, with access from Santa Isabel street and Duque de Fernán Núñez, and the Doré passage, where the National Film Library is located, which used to house the old cinema Doré. The market was built in 1941 and it has a surface area of some 4,500 square metres, including some 70 stalls, of which 17 are fruit shops, 10 meat markets, 9 fishmongers, 7 sell chickens and the remainder other food produce, products and services. Another market that deserves a visit is the Chamberí, located in the neighbourhood of Madrid of the same name, in a residential area serving the centre of the city. It was inaugurated in 1943, and has a surface area of some 2,500 metres.
    • despina houck
      despina houck on 15 Feb 09
       
      This is the biggest mercado I visited in Spain
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      despina houck on 15 Feb 09
       
      See pg. 160 in your textbook
  • While Valencia is clued up to new technologies, the Boqueria, the emblematic market situated in the Ramblas of Barcelona, has developed a novelty for the tourist and sells for the reasonable price of 5 euros, fruit peeled and ready to eat, or stupendous milkshakes whose fruit content is chosen by the client and freshly crushed on the spot.
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  • THE first thing to do when arriving at a Spanish city is to ask the residents for its municipal market.
  • The extra bonus, which doesn’t come with the ripe tomatoes or beans, is the chance to study the sociological character of the locals, because the way in which the salespeople and vendors interact with their clients says a lot about the commercial and open character of Spaniards, and above all, Mediterraneans.
  • Spain is one of the European countries blessed with a privileged gastronomy, but the best places to appreciate its culinary diversity are its local markets – authentic cathedrals of the senses.
  • One must keep in mind that all these markets grew out of street markets, that is to say, they were mobile events held in the open air
  • The Central Market of Valencia (main photo) is located in the heart of the city, in what used to be an avenue based along a tributary of the river Turia, (since in Roman times Valencia was an island city).
  • The central market and its environment are plagued with popular historical legends. The church is also known as the ‘church of the rascals’, because child thieves, that stole food from the market for their own consumption as well as to resell, hid there.
  • Also in Barcelona is the market of Santa Caterina. This is situated in the centre of the Ciutat Vella, or old city, in the neighbourhood barrio of la Ribera, and it is true to say that the market of Santa Caterina has been testimony to the entire history of Barcelona. As in many other cases, the history of this market begins with the demolition of a convent, in this case that of Santa Caterina, to make way for a jug market, placed on the outskirts of this convent because in it there was a well whose water provided a miraculous cure against marsh fever.
  • despina houck on 15 Feb 09
     
    Los mercados
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The Fiestas of Spain : La Tomatina in Buñol, Valencia - 0 views

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shared by despina houck on 15 Feb 09 - Cached
  • But its notoriety comes from the locals' habit of wearing the produce as well as tasting it: every year, Buñol hosts La Tomatina, the world's largest vegetable fight.
    • despina houck
      despina houck on 15 Feb 09
       
      See pg. 156 in your textbook
  • this charming town erupts into a fiery blaze of tomato-hurling on the last Wednesday of every August
  • The "batalla" takes place during a week-long celebration filled with on-going festivities and with even greater anticipation for the monstrous tomato battle that serves
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  • Without question the biggest tomato fight in the world
  • In an effort to draw more tourism (and therefore more targets) into the small town of Buñol, La Tomatina has blossomed into a full-blown fiesta that coincides with the festival for the town's patron saint.
  • despina houck on 15 Feb 09
     
    La Tomatina - Valencia - Tomato food fight
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Quinceanera Traditions, Sweet Sixteen Traditions - 0 views

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shared by despina houck on 15 Feb 09 - Cached
  • The Quinceanera tradition celebrates the young girl(la Quinceanera), and recognizes her journey from childhood to maturity.The customs highlight God, family, friends, music, food, and dance.
    • despina houck
      despina houck on 15 Feb 09
       
      See pgs. 238-239 in your textbook
  • The Quinceanera celebration traditionally begins with a religious ceremony. A Reception is held in the home or a banquet hall. The festivities include food and music, and in most, a choreographed waltz or dance performed by the Quinceanera and her Court.
  • It is traditional for the Quinceanera to choose special friends to participate in what is called the Court of Honor.
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  • The Quinceanera's Court of Honor can be comprised of all young girls (called Dama), all young men (called Chambelán or Escorte or Galán) or a combination of both..
  • The Quinceanera traditionally wears a ball gown, with her Court dressed in gowns and tuxedos.
  • There are many traditions throughout the quinceanera celebration. One of the most popular is the Changing of the Shoes. The father or favored male relative ceremoniously changes the young girl’s flat shoes to high heels. This is a beautiful symbol of the Quinceañera’s transformation from a little girl to a young lady.
  • At the reception, there is always the toast to the Quinceanera, known as the brindis
  • At the church ceremony, a special Kneeling Pillow, sometimes personalized with the Quinceañera’s name, is placed in position for the young girl to kneel on during the ceremony
  • The Quince Años is a glorious celebration that remains a cherished and honored tradition.
  • A Quinceañera is the Hispanic tradition of celebratinga young girl's coming of age - her 15th birthday.
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    Coming of age
Julie Zimmerman

A Worldwide Day's Worth of Food - Photo Essays - TIME - 0 views

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shared by Julie Zimmerman on 07 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • The authors used a typical recent day as a starting point for their interviews with 80 people in 30 countries. They specifically chose not to cover daily caloric averages, as they wanted to include some extreme examples of eating, like one woman's diet on a bingeing day or the small number of calories a herder in Kenya ate during extreme drought. The texts in the book provide the context for the photographs, detailing each person's diet, culture, and circumstance at the moment they were photographed: a snapshot in time. A complete methodology is available in the book.
  • Julie Zimmerman on 07 Aug 11
     
    16 page photographic journal of what people eat around the world (connects to a website)
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