Taste and Senses by Chef Demi Meneses https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm Choose one of the following senses (Taste, Sight, Or Smell) and think of the most significant memory related to food/cooking/baking that stands out. en-us 2023-01-05 21:28:31 UTC 2023-01-24 20:42:12 UTC hello@padlet.com Wan Yee Ng 301250232 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2438618370 My favourite aromatic dish is Tom Yam Goong (hot and sour lemongrass shrimp soup). 
I love the sourness and spicy flavor of the soup. The flavor from lime leaves, lemongrass and galangal makes me mouth-watering. The colour is so attractive as I love spicy food.]]> 2023-01-10 01:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2438618370 Ayushi Bhavsar - 301208534 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439568245 being brought up in an Indian family, Turmeric is the most useful medicine and go to spice for us. iNow, i may sound insane but for me the most favourite flavour is turmeric latte as it adds up that earthy, bitter and deep flavour to my milk and beautiful golden yellow tint to it and the smell it self is very strong aand fresh for me.. As a child i was very stubborn when it comes to drinking plain milk so my mum used to make this turmeric latte for me which is healthy for immune system and benificial for cough and sore throat. so i am kind of obsessed with it as my everyday beverage. ]]> 2023-01-10 16:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439568245 Kit Yan Yuen 301238234 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439672776 I love cakes so much. When I first saw the Pandan Cake, I was attracted by the fresh green colour of the cake. They look so special and refreshing. It looks like the fresh green vegetables or grassland. I tried to smell it and it contained a floral aroma. When I tried a bit of the cake, it tastes sweet and mild vanilla-like. It was such a wonderful and refreshing experience to try the Pandan Cake for the first time. The appearance of the cake kept reminding me its special taste and smell. ]]> 2023-01-10 17:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439672776 Week 1 What do You remember? Donovan Wun Tong, Chan 301248901 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439818226 I was born and rise in Hong Kong, I would pass by a Hong Kong Style Bakery every day when I walk to school.  I could never walk away from the smell of Cantonese style egg tart. As especially when they were freshly bake. 

The smell always brings me to the bakery. 
A freshly bake egg tart always warm at the inside with a crispy tart shell. And the smell of the egg tart just every unique to me. It always makes me want to buy them. 

Egg tart is still one of my favorite bake goods from Hong Kong Style Bakery. A good egg tart would always bring me back some good old memories. 

]]> 2023-01-10 18:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439818226 Taro cake by Brad Oliveros 301275513 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439875548 This is a taro cake which is known as Ube in Tagalog. this cake has been popular in the Philippines and has been one of my Favorite cake. it is available at every cake shops like Goldilocks and Red ribbon. the Purple color and texture attracts me. Taro is a purple Potato which is harvest in south east asian countries. it is the healthiest potato and also a chemical free vegetable which could be a substitute of yellow potatoes. i tried eating a taro cake for so many times and the sweet is natural. other dressings that you can decorate on the taro cake are the coco jelly which is known as Macapuno. i would suggest every culture to taste the Filipino delicacy in which everyone won't regret.]]> 2023-01-10 19:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439875548 Charlie Boisvert, 301247522 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439892075 My family is Swedish, and although I've never been there we follow some traditions that I'll remember for the rest of my life. One of these is the meal we eat on Christmas eve. We eat lots of traditionally Swedish food and desserts and enjoy time as a family. However, I am autistic, and I pretty much hate every food that is served except the meatballs, so I would only eat those and bread every year until we could convince my grandparents to serve things I could eat. Because of my sensory issues, I've always hated seafood and foods served with sauces, so almost all of the holiday menu was off limits to me. I am not a fan of Christmas. The one thing I enjoyed were the meatballs, which I am now in charge of making every year. It's not the best memory, but at least I got a meatball recipe out of it. The images I found online all have gravy, which I'm kind of sad about because I hated the gravy, but what can you do.]]> 2023-01-10 19:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439892075 Po Shuen Boson Wong 301243676 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439896380 Lava cakes are my favorite baked goods.chocolate heart too soft, fragrant chocolate cake, filled with flowy chocolate syrup, super delicious.Molten chocolate lava cakes are rich and fudgy with a classic gooey chocolate center that flows out like lava when pierced with a fork. match with mango and strawberryice cream an irresistible.]]> 2023-01-10 19:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439896380 Rhea Averyl Tan - 301127738 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439997243 I wouldn't say that Butter Cake is my favourite cake but it was the aroma of this cake that started my interest in baking. I can still clearly remember that Saturday afternoon when I was around 7 years old my aunt baked butter cake in her kitchen for our afternoon snack while me and my cousins were playing. It was the most magnificent aroma I've ever experienced. Even now it will still have the same home-y comforting effect on me. ]]> 2023-01-10 21:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2439997243 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2440083946 Pandan coconut layer cake is my favourite pastry. It was an Asian pastry, which is made with Tapioca flour, fresh Pandan leaves and coconut milk. I tried this food when I travelled to Thailand with my husband, but honestly, the first time I saw this food, I wasn’t want to try it, because it looked so green. When I smelled it, it was very aromatic with coconut flavour. The taste was sweet and full of coconut milk with pandan leaves flavour, and it was a little bit chewy. I like this pastry very much, so I learned how to make it at home. The layer cake in the photo was made by myself :)]]> 2023-01-10 23:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2440083946 Chu Kit Yan Amy 301256291 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2440220415 Flaky egg tart with Hong Kong style milk tea is my favourite dish.  It is the traditional tea-time snack for most people in Hong Kong.  There are 2 types of tart shells, cookie-pasty base, and puff pastry base.   I prefer the puff pastry base because it is crispy and smells so nice when it is freshly baked.  Every time, the smell of freshly baked egg tart from bakery shop will draw my attention to queue up.   
When you bite on the egg tart, the sweet egg custard with the crispy tart shell, the mouthful memory is unforgettable.  And It is a perfect match that comes with Hong Kong-style milk tea.   It brings back all my memories of such a combination.
]]> 2023-01-11 02:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2440220415 Chuck Yan Au 301254487 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2441118682 Stinky Tofu with Hong Kong Style is the deepest memory of my childhood.  My father bought it to home after work.  It is street food in Hong Kong, but it’s hard to get this kind of food now.  There are two groups of extreme people.  Those who like to eat it, they like its taste very much, and they will find it very fragrant; however, those who don’t like its taste, they will cover their noses and run away.
 
I love to eat it because I love its strong odor and texture.  Its smell can be smelled all over the street. The tofu is basically fermented tofu with deep fried, so the outside of its texture is very crunch and the tofu inside is soft with some small holes. It is very different from normal tofu. When you dip with sweet sauce and chili sauce, I believe you will order the 2nd and 3rd pieces of stinky tofu.
]]> 2023-01-11 16:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2441118682 Julia Damayo 301200459 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2442792426 This is one of my favorite childhood food : Pizza Puttanesca. It has basil, red chili, garlic, anchovies, mushrooms, extra virgin olive oil and fennel seeds. My fondness of spices all started when I was still in highschool where I tried this pizza from my friend. I think it was her mom's recipe. It was so good that everytime I can think of it, I am salivating. I can remember the smell of it and even the taste of it brings back all my highschool memories. I actually miss it so much and no matter how many pizzas I tried, I still think that's the best pizza for me and I can't wait to try that again.]]> 2023-01-12 19:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2442792426 Ming Mei Ng 301243496 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2442826632 Pandan coconut layer cake is my favourite pastry. It was an Asian pastry, which is made with Tapioca flour, fresh Pandan leaves and coconut milk. I tried this food when I travelled to Thailand with my husband, but honestly, the first time I saw this food, I wasn’t want to try it, because it looked so green. When I smelled it, it was very aromatic with coconut flavour. The taste was sweet and full of coconut milk with pandan leaves flavour, and it was a little bit chewy. I like this pastry very much, so I learned how to make it at home. The layer cake in the photo was made by myself :)]]> 2023-01-12 20:21:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2442826632 Erlie Navarra 301282546 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2442896315 I would select Pandesal. It is a staple bread in the Philippines usually baked by local bakeries around 3 AM in the morning (for breakfast) and 3 PM in the afternoon (for afternoon snack or merienda). It is very aromatic, like even if your house is several meters away from the bakery you can definitely smell it, especially when you are trying to catch the morning breeze outside your window, you can definitely smell it and will make you crave to buy one. Or when you’re just walking along the streets so early in the morning and pass by a bakery, sure thing that you will not go home without a bag of this bread. Plus, it is one of the affordable breads that almost all of the Filipinos can buy without hurting the budget. The dough is a little bit sweet, almost same as dinner rolls, but some uses powdered milk in the dough recipe, and it is over coated with breadcrumbs before baking. I always buy the ones that are a bit toasted because I like its crunchiness when you bite it and then the softness of bread comes after. The one in the photo is the Pandesal that I baked here in Canada, I’m still adjusting with the proofing time because of the weather so I just used the oven to proof it. I was not able to find also plain breadcrumbs for the coating, so I just used graham crackers which I processed. It is not a 100% similar but it almost tastes the same, so cravings satisfied.
 

]]> 2023-01-12 21:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2442896315 Sandra Romero 301278093 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2442897214 This dessert is filled and decorated with fruits, in Colombia they fill them especially with strawberries and soursop which is a very common fruit in Colombia. Previously I didn't like this fruit because to me it doesn't look like something I would have wanted to try. But one day I wanted to buy a merengon and I asked for it to have only strawberries because at that time I did not like soursop but the company made a mistake and gave it to me with soursop. When I was eating it I realized that it had another fruit and texture that I didn't know and I immediately realized that it was soursop. And to my surprise I realized that it tasted much better with soursop than without.]]> 2023-01-12 21:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2442897214 Hoi Man Cheng301244923 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2442900565 Uni is my favourite food. I have tried some not fresh Uni, It tastes and smells so fishy. But when I went to Japan to eat fresh Uni, It's totally changed my mind. The sweet, smooth and creamy feeling remained on the tip of my tongue for a long time. This wonderful taste is really indescribable. 

There are many different way to eat with uni. Uni sashimi is the most common way to eat, also you can eat with sushi, salad, rice and steamed egg.]]> 2023-01-12 21:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2442900565 Hau Yan Tsang # 301252399 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2444081725 I have loved to eat Takoyaki since I was young. Takoyaki is made of a wheat flour-based batter with small diced octopus, tempura scraps and green onion. The combination of the crispy exterior, fluffy interior, and savoury filling makes for a delicious and satisfying snack or meal.
 It is cooked in a special takoyaki pan and typically topped with a sauce, mayonnaise, and green laver. It was so appealing and looked yummy. Its smell is powerful; you can smell its fragrance even at a long distance.]]> 2023-01-13 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2444081725 Ka Ki Patsy Yeung 301239979 My mum often made this wonderfully sweet and sour pork which I never eat anyone who is ever best than her. She likes to use garlic, ginger, and onion, grated to make the pork much juicy so the flavor penetrates better. For the sweet and sour sauce, she mixed it with ketchup, cider vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, pineapple juice, and cornflour. Ketchup – provides sweetness, flavor, and some thickening. Cider vinegar – to balance out the sweetness. This is my favorite food when I was a kid still now, never changes. https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2444194407 2023-01-14 04:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2444194407 Joshua Demerling 301096863 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2444501422 I like hamburgers. I really like hamburgers. Hamburgers are my favourite food.  So I am going to tell you about the best burger that I have eaten so far.  But, there always could be a better burger. The best burger is the Triple By-Pass Burger at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas. This was the best tasting burger I have had, overall taste is what matters. This burger has 3 big beef patties cocked in lard and was juicy and delicious. It had a lot of bacon on each patty and it was very crispy. The cheddar cheese was very gooey and melty. Vegetables are a non-starter when it comes to burgers. BBQ sauce was everywhere and it was so sweet and tasty. 
The Heart Attack Grill was the best tasting burger I ever had. ]]> 2023-01-14 22:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2444501422 Mariella Regala 301255830 - 001 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2444541929 As we all know, this particular flavour of ICE CREAM (MINT CHOCO) is not liked by most. I am one of those who gets excited whenever I see this particular colour combination. The smell of mint relaxes my mind. And they always say that this flavour is like toothpaste with chocolates but I really love it. I don’t know, maybe I have unique taste buds. I also love mint flavoured chocolates, not just the ice cream. ]]> 2023-01-15 02:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2444541929 Kui Hung Shek - 301265289 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2444585429 I remembered that it was my first time to taste "Sichuan Style Boiled Beef Slices".  It gave me a very strange feelings that I'd never tasted.  After I ate it for about 5 minutes, my lips had a strange feeling.  It was not only spicy but also made my lips paralytic.  The reason for it is the dish contained some peppercorns.  After that time, I love eating the  "Sichuan Style Boiled Beef Slices" and  "Sichuan Style Boiled Fish Slices"]]> 2023-01-15 06:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2444585429 Mayank Verma #301237401 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2444945846 The best dish I think I have ever eaten was a combination of cabbage Manchurian and Chinese Hakka noodles. I know this combination might sound a bit weird to some people but this is an Indo-Chinese combination and is enjoyed a lot in India and several southern parts of Asia. Especially I remember the taste of the noodles was because of a flavouring or you can say a spice named as Aji-no-Moto is added which brigs it's taste to be slightly umami or a bit salty. I absolutely love the flavour and combination of the dishes and I Can't wait to visit India again to taste this dish and satisfy my taste buds.]]> 2023-01-15 20:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2444945846 Josh Lojero - 301267473 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2445064059 The most significant memory of taste related to food that I had is when I ate butter tarts for the first time. I made the butter tarts for bake and pastry skills semester 1, I remember it tasting really good and how the butter tarts are really sweet]]> 2023-01-16 01:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2445064059 Yuen Yee Chow 301270946 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2445077683 In my childhood, my grandfather brought the whole family to the first ancestor of Hong Kong Style Western Restaurant every month.  I was so excited to wait for the dessert every time as it was impressed to see the giant souffle after finished main course.  The big souffle is sweet, crispy on the outside and fluffy inside. It was one of the best food in my childhood and it also associated the good moment with my grandfather. ]]> 2023-01-16 01:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2445077683 Ka Tang 301033441 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2445091185 In my current memory of baked goods, the most memorable one is a class practice task I completed with my classmates once in class, completing a kind of cake with a hollow center. Although the appearance is different from most cakes, the taste is very delicious.]]> 2023-01-16 02:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2445091185 rushant manhas 301299605 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2445147842 Well, I like this dish very much as we mainly call it chilly chicken in our home country and I basically like the spiciness of this dish and including other ingredients it becomes more tasty. The color is also so attractive that I just can't ignore this dish when it is in front of me.]]> 2023-01-16 03:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2445147842 Kimberly Pasa 301281401 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2445179849 Chicken Adobo. I think most Filipinos would relate to me when I say you definitely know when someone is cooking adobo at home. Sometimes, you can even smell if your neighbour is cooking adobo. This is one of my favourite filipino dishes and every time I smell it, it makes my mouth water. This dish has vinegar in it, which means it doesn't go bad easily, and this is also why every time my family 
(and most Filipino families) go somewhere out of town, we bring this dish with us. This dish is very memorable to me because aside from its great smell and taste, I associate it with almost every family vacation from my childhood.]]> 2023-01-16 04:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2445179849 Shreya 301247664 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2445944159 I have a sweet tooth, and I am really fond of trying different sweets and cakes. well, the first time I tried this Indian sweet called Kalakand(milk cake)is a really cherishing memory of mine. Usually, in Indian culture we have variety of sweets on every Occasion or festival. I was 6 years old, on the day of Diwali i remember my mom got different types of sweets and hearing the name MILK CAKE I got really excited and just wanted to try that. By having the first bite I fell in love with that it had a fudgy and grainy texture and the amazing aroma of saffron and cardamom was so good. it was worth trying and mouth watering Indian sweet.]]> 2023-01-16 18:22:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2445944159 Sau Ha Cheng , Yukly 301230367 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2446829131 Croissant is the most significant memory of baking, because we always get the good smell when baking. I didn’t learn how to bake it before, but I always smell it when I pass the bakry. It always attract me to go bakry to buy one.

]]> 2023-01-17 13:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2446829131 Mark Anthony Rosales-30121084 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2452701805 It is a Kabsa Saudi Chicken and rice dish and this is what we eat almost every day after work and it is very common and one of our favorite foods in Saudi Arabia. The taste and aroma are delicious and you will not forget to eat it because of the unique taste.]]> 2023-01-23 02:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2452701805 Kay Thi Htun - 301256283 https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2454841355 Growing up in an asian family, black tea is a normal drink that you see at meal or snack time. It is a typical sight to see a cup of tea on a table at my house. It makes me feel like home whenever I drink a cup of tea. So, even when I move here alone, I also have a cup of tea on my desk every day. ]]> 2023-01-24 15:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dmenese7_2/b95518xq8c4llcwm/wish/2454841355