Homework Choices – Food
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DESSERTS – Create a Pinterest board of at least 10 recipes in Spanish for desserts from at least 3 different countries.
INGREDIENTS – Create a Pinterest board of at least 7 different recipes in Spanish using an ingredient or spice that is common in one or more Spanish-speaking countries but is not common in the United States (e.g. tamarind, jicama, hibiscus, mole, plantains, tomatillos, goat). Be sure to include the name of the ingredient/spice in your title for the board.
COOKING SHOWS – Create a YouTube playlist of at least 5 cooking show videos in Spanish (under 10 minutes each) for different dishes from a specific country or region. Be sure to include the name of the country or region in your title for the playlist.
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS – Make a dish from a cooking video in Spanish from YouTube (here’s a playlist where you can start). Submit a photo of the finished product and a list of key words and phrases you heard in the video as well as what you think they mean.
MAKE A VIDEO – Record yourself making your favorite recipe with at least 5 steps, and explain each step in Spanish.
Taste
SNACKS – Find 5 different snacks, candies, or drinks from the Hispanic Foods section at the grocery store or from a Hispanic market. Read the packages, maybe taste them (AFTER purchase). Describe similarities and differences between their flavors and ingredients to those of snacks that are more common in the United States.
RESTAURANT – Try a dish at a Latino restaurant that you have never tried before and learn how to say the ingredients and describe your impression of the dish in Spanish either in writing or in a 1-3 minute video.
SNACK ADS – Create a YouTube playlist or Pinterest board of at least 5 ads in Spanish for popular snacks from different countries (not including snacks already popular in the United States). Write or record yourself describing each snack in Spanish using key words you heard in each ad.