Learning journal #5 - SDLC 105

[Ziwei Liao]

Yuchi’s presentation on Kimchi was very interesting.  Kimchi is the most well-known Korean dish and people eat it daily. It is made of cabbage.  A typical Korean will eat 60 pounds of it each year.  It tastes spicy and crunchy, and it’s very rich in flavor. Winter is long and cold in Korea.  During ancient time, there was no access to fresh vegetables during wintertime in Korea. Therefore, they made lots of Kimchi before winter so that they would have vegetables to eat during winter.  Each family even has designed refrigerator to store it.  The presentation on Turkish coffee tells the difference between Turkish and American coffee. For Turkish coffee, people leave the coffee grounds in the cup while people filter the grounds in American coffee. People also use Turkish coffee fortune telling.  It was very interesting to see that food has huge impact on culture.