Teaching & Learning English
Caviar is one of the food that I find most puzzling and confusing of. It has this complicated taste and texture (which I will explain later) that I find complicated. 😵💫 Before sharing my personal thoughts, let’s go through some basic info about caviar. According to Bing, Caviar is a delicacy consisting of salt-cured roe … Read more
Today I will share my experience with a highly disgusted food, especially in the western world—— Ingredients In Traditional Sichuan Hot Pot. Before I went to China, I already knew about “freeky“ food Chinese people ate, some of my freinds would ask me the question,” Do Chinese people really eat animal innards?”they all made a … Read more
I wonder if you had ever heard of “fugu”, or puffer fish sashimi. On my trip to Fukuoka, Japan one week ago, for the first time in my life, I tasted raw puffy fish without any dipping sauce. Why it’s exotic and led to many MISUNDERSTANDINGS Unprocessed Puffy fish is very poisonous. Its poison originates … Read more
(Blame me if u want but this is not a proper reflection, more of my own story) In today’s class me and my classmates discussed about our experiences during middle school in OCAC. I decide to publish this post simply because there’s not enough time in class to let me speak freely. Unlike most students … Read more
Eating food is a great way of relaxing, enjoying, and satisfying. But some foods are disgusting. The most exotic food I tasted was silkworms. I tried this in a restaurant while my friends and I were eating together. When an assistant brought us some silkworms, I thought my friends were crazy because how can they … Read more
In Japan, soba cold noodles carry countless stories. Long ago, especially during sweltering summers, they became a regular on people’s dining tables. When everyone discovered that chilled buckwheat noodles had a brilliant taste, this cool and delicious dish was passed down through generations. I still remember the first time I met soba cold noodles—I was … Read more
In this seminar, tania and I were elected as leaders. Through a scenario in the ppt, we discussed whether we should participate in dark tourism and the influence of the Internet on it. First of all, I think my leader this time is a little better than the last one because I was quite nervous … Read more
Legends and stories about Lanzhou: 1. The Legend of the “River-Taming Divine Beasts” at the Yellow River Iron Bridge The Zhongshan Bridge (Yellow River Iron Bridge), the first modern bridge over the Yellow River in Lanzhou, has a legendary tale. During its construction, German engineers allegedly faced severe challenges and offered sacrifices to the river … Read more
How I fell in love with tinky tofu As a foodie, I tried a highly controversial dish a few years ago(but not exactly exotic)—stinky tofu. I first tried it at a snack street very close to my home. That day, while shopping with my mom, a peculiar smell caught my attention. “What’s that smell?”I asked, … Read more
History of Natto Natto, Japan’s sticky fermented soybean dish, has a long history. It likely started over 1,000 years ago, possibly in the Yayoi period (300 BC–300 AD). Legend says it was discovered by accident when cooked soybeans wrapped in rice straw fermented naturally. The straw had bacteria called Bacillus subtilis, which turned the beans … Read more
Last week, we did a thorough two-day seminar regarding dark tourism during which the seminar leaders guided with a totally unique and extraordinarily effective strategy of revolving the questions around a storyline which gave us very much to discuss and debate, and at length the discussion was quite in-depth. We took Chernobyl as the setting, … Read more
Just yesterday we did a seminar discussion on our whole MYP journey. Looking back, I’ve been staying in ELL for over 2 years. It’s a bit astonishing to know I’ve stayed in this class for so long, and a bit frightening and sad that this is going to end soon… 😭 ELL has a huge … Read more