Reitz clubs are cooking culture
The purpose of the world language clubs is to be able to speak their languages and to explore different cultures. One of the many ways to explore culture is by a country’s many types of food.
Rescheduled to Saint Patrick’s Day, the foreign language clubs held a cook-off in room 101. In order to qualify, you had to be a member of the French, German, or Spanish club. The clubs were separated into two or three groups, each concocting their own recipes from their language-speaking country. Teams could only have up to five members.
There were three food categories to choose from (appetizers, main course, and dessert), but every group chose dessert. They got an hour and 15 minutes to cook their item. Recipes could come from the Internet, cookbooks, or wherever else they might find them. The teams had to bring all the ingredients for what was being cooked. The teachers brought some of the basics, too, in case someone forgot something important.
The French club cooked a French silk dessert, which came in first place.
“My group thought it looked like it would be an easy, tasty thing to cook that looked nice. Everything had to be cold,” says Luisa Leite. “I think the crust was the most difficult to make. It took about 15 minutes in the oven and 15 more minutes to cool off. We had to make sure that it was hard.”
Gateau Moelleux au Chocolat (Chocolate Cake) got second, and Banana Cake third.
Spanish club made Churros con Chocoate and Polvorones (Almond Cookies).
German club did not show up because they didn’t know the new date.
The judging panel consisted of four people: Mrs. Schmitt, Mrs. Settle, Mrs. Wisdom, and Mr. Cunningham. The food was graded 40 percent on taste, 30 percent on presentation, 20 percent on the timeliness of the preparation, and 10 percent on the overall tidiness of their cooking areas.
