I just finished the second week of my cooking class. It has been going well. Cooking here is defenetly nothing like cooking at home. First of all no one measures anything...ever. I am not kidding when I say that recipes actaully call for spoonfulls. Who really cares what size the spoon is...:) And now to the part that really sicked me out at first. No one is particularly concerned about germs here. Oh you just handled raw meat, just wipe your hands on a towel and don't worry, you can cut up veggies on that same cutting board with out washing it... riiight. I will never forget the first day of class. He handled raw meat, grabed a handful of salt out of the dish, sprinkled it on the meat...and then put the rest of the salt back in the dish... I almost had to run to the trash can. The man didn't wash his hands one time during the whole two hour class... But since no one else seemed to find these behaviors to be disturbing, I have come to the conclusion that it is simply me. A cultural-ism that I have brought with me. So here I am trying to have an open mind. If everyone cooks like that here, and there are still people around, then I figure eating the miniscule amount of food that I do in that class is not going to kill me. I hope...
Sorry I have no photos today. Maybe next time. I love you guys and I miss you a ton!! I hope everyone has a good week.
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I don't blame you, I think it would be a little too much for me to see somebody handle raw meat and then handle other foods and things without washing their hands.
Are you learning how to cook Spanish food? Is there much different about cooking the way they do there?
Love,
Mom
oh dear...that would send me over the edge right now...not that thats too hard. even the idea of food sends me there sometimes...apparently its just the pregnancy! that would be cool to learn firsthand about cooking in another culture!
I like your attitude about bringing along "cultural-ism"; I think in many ways, we Americans worry too much about what may or may not happen, see potential danger in everything. Maybe it's because our culture is "sue them" happy :P
How fun to be taking a cooking class in Spain- it is quite a different way of creating :)
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