Mrs. Jackson's Multicultural Lit Class Eats Around the World 2009

[multiculturallit]

On Friday, 87 of the students in my Multicultural Lit classes will be visiting the Food and Wine Festival (NOT the WINE!!!!!!) They will be posting their reviews with pictures here of the Food and Wine Festival booths as well as reviews of counter service restaurants around the World Showcase. Hopefully, their reviews will help those of you planning trips in the near future or just those of you who are hungry.

Mrs. Jackson

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

How fun!

 

[kangaand2roos]

Subbing! Sounds like a cool project!

 

[MickeyNicki]

I love this! I enjoyed the one the kids did last year so I cannot wait to hear what they think this year!

 

[natalielongstaff]

now thats my kind of school project

 

[BreTyPres87]

Yay can't wait! I read last year's entries (this year ) and really enjoyed what they had to say.. what a cool teacher!

 

[multiculturallit]

My students had a wonderful, albeit 95 degrees with 105 degree heat index, day at the Food and Wine Festival. On the bus ride home, I got a preview of the adventures many of them had which included escargot (never had it before, really liked it), eating sushi for the first time (didn't know that type had fish eggs in it), and a great afternoon table service lunch in France. There were 87 of them on the trip, so there should be some great, diverse, reviews. Happy Reading! Everything has to be posted by Monday morning, so there should be A LOT of posting this weekend!

Mrs. Jackson

 

[multiculturallit]

The first stop on our tour was Brazil.

By far this was the best country out of all. The Shrimp Stew with Lime and Coconut was fabulous. I recommend that this be everyone's first stop. It only cost $4.25. It's a must have!!!

For desert we went to Italia.

The Bomboloni's which consist of 3 tuscan pastries filled with hazelnut chocolate, apricot, and raspberry were delicious and it only cost $5.25.
Yummmmmmmmmmm!!!!!

Posted by: Janel

 

[jeminni]

Looking forward to this, I enjoyed it alot last year.

 

[multiculturallit]

On my first stop, I ventured to Tokyo, Japan. I ordered the Sukiyaki Beef Roll. It consists of 3 bite sized rice wrapped rolls with seaweed wrapped around the beef. It also has a delectable sauce drizzled over the tops. On the side there is also ginger and green wasabi sauce. For those daring, spicy food lovers, I suggest eating those with your rolls. Combining everything together makes this the best freaking thing around!

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The cost was only $4 and I believe it's worth every dollar. If you are a Japanese fan like I am, you should definitely make the journey over here.

Next I ventured to the country of Canada. I tried some of their Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup. It has a little spicy kick to it and even though it was a super hot day, it was worth sampling. If you like cheese and you like soup, and you're not Canadian but are cool enough to try anything new, you should definitely try it.

I also consumed the Spicy Chicken Sausage with Sweet Corn Polenta. It tastes exactly like what it is called. The sausage has a spicy kick to it and it was very juicy and the sweet corn is...well, sweet. If you like mixing these two contrasting tastes then come try it.

These two dishes were really cheap at the price of $3.75 and worth every bite

My last stop was in Greece. I ordered the Greek Salad with Pita Bread (It was only $2.75! ). The Pita bread was crunchy and the salad consisted of red onions, black olives, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.

The one other thing I tried was the Spanakopita (It was a pretty big piece and so I believe it is rightly charged at the price of $4). It had a flaky pastry covering and was filled with spinach and melted cheese.

This was some of the best food that I've ever sampled and I enjoyed every single one of them. I hope this all takes an interest to you and that you all are now craving this and take a chance and try it. I'm telling you, it's worth it and you won't be hungry anymore. ^_^

--Chelsea, 5th period

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

I am a proponent of learning being an active thing and this is a prime example, and so good tasting too!

As Auntie Mame once said, (slightly abridged for young ears), "Life is a banquet and most people are starving to death". Try new things and experiences. You may well find new favorites and if you do not like something you do not have to do it again.

I truly believe what is wrong with the world is the fact that many people want to stay in their comfort zone and do not want to learn anything new.

I am glad for teachers like you and I bet you had a whole lot of fun as well.

Kudos to your class and their writing skills and observational comments.

SG, who would dearly love to take some of her students to DW, as soon as she gets them to learn how to line up.

 

[multiculturallit]

At the food & wine festival we first went to Munich, Germany. All the food at this booth looked very good but who doesn't like eating dessert first, so before anything else we tried the apple struedel with vanilla sauce. The flavor kind of reminded me of American apple pie with vanilla ice cream. It tasted amazing and at only $3.00!

We also ventured over to Bologna, Italy. Since we already had our dessert we tried the Cannelloni, which was delicious. Cannelloni is baked pasta tubes filed with ricotta cheese topped with tomato, bechamel and parmesan cheese; it's similar to lasagna but way better! This was definitely worth the $4.50! We were even tempted to get seconds.

-Ashley B.
3rd period

 

[multiculturallit]

The first place I went to is Mexico which I had the Tostda De Pollo. Which was $4 and was very good. Next I had the Apple Strudel in Germany which was $3 and very much like apple pie and vanilla ice cream. And finally I had the Chicken and Andouille Gumbo from New Orleans and was $3. I highly recommend this food it was very good and hope to go next year!

Kyle 2nd period

 

[natalielongstaff]

The Bomboloni's look lush !!!!! i must try them

 

[multiculturallit]

So I know the pictures look gross but you can't judge it until you try it. I participated in the World Showcase at Epcot and dined at the les chefs de france restaurant. While I was there I tried the soupe a l'olgnon gratinee (french onion soup topped with Gruyere cheese), Quiche Lorraine (the famous ham and cheese quiche served with a mixed green salad, and Creme brulee (vanilla creme brulee). these items were included in a 3 course meal special for only $20. These items were the best French food I have ever tasted. The quiche you buy from Publix has got nothing on the quiche I tried here!! I thought the prices were very reasonable considering we were at Disney and everything is over priced there. I really enjoyed the restaurant because everone who worked there was from France and had the accent, which was really cool. I highly recommend everone going to this restaurant. you will love it!!

Megan Period 2

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I loved this last year, so I can't wait to read it again this year.

 

[multiculturallit]

The Lotus Blossom Cafe is a quick service cafe offering many Chinese entrees. The orange chicken was chicken with a sweet orange sesame sauce with a side of rice. It was satisfying, but slightly boring. There wasn't much taste to it, and it was a little expensive at $8.49. I would recommend this for people who like very simple food that is mild and not spicy.

Kim

 

[TigerKat]

Like many have already said, I really enjoyed this last year!!! I'm leaving next Saturday for F&W so I'm ready to get some more great tips from y'all!!!!

 

[MariDisney]

I'm thinking about going back to highs school just so I can take this class!

 

[adsrtw]

Oh, I can't wait. I really enjoyed your thread last year.