Foods 12 – Oct/Nov/Dec Lab Reflection

I chose to reflect on the Gaufre de Leige/Bruxelles because they suprised me in how good they were. I enjoyed the waffles quite a bit but I was suprised that I did because generally I’m not a huge fan of Belgian waffles but these homemade ones were really good. I think the waffles turned out a lot better than i was expecting considering the fact that I thought I wasnt going to like them. Our group worked really efficiently while making the waffles, we all had different tasks to do that sped up our work and made it easier to do. If I were to make these waffles again, I think I would try putting fruit into the waffles and see how they turn out.

I also chose to reflect on the DIY cheese because it was probably one of my favourite labs I’ve done in all of my years in foods. I very much enjoy cheese and it was cool to see the process in how it is made. I loved being able to customize my cheese to whatever I wanted, I think it made the lab more fun and interesting. My partner and I worked well together while making the cheese as we were able to spit the tasks evenly so we could work efficiently. I would definitely make this lab again if I had the time, I dont think I would change anything about the lab except maybe experiment with some different spices just to see what I like.

Totem

I think at first Canadian settlers weren’t accepting of the First Nations in Canada and tried to assimilate them. Because of this many First Nations became ashamed of their identity and hid their culture from the rest of the world. Nowadays First Nations culture is more celebrated by Canadians and First Nations are more confident with their identity. Some First Nations people still feel the ‘burden’ of being native but this isn’t the case for all First Nations. Many First Nations peoples are now identifying with their native roots more recently, this also means that more Canadians are more accepting of First Nations culture and now include FN culture in Canadian identity