Last class we heard about margaritas, toddies, Tibetan tea and mate. Next week we will learn about hot chocolate (or cocoa). Please click on one drink you are interested in and read more information about it. In the comments, please tell us something surprising or informative you read..
Hello Matt,
ReplyDeleteI read about hot chocolate. It was very surprising that the first chocolate beverage have been created by the Mayan people!
I was also surprised that a cup of hot chocolate contains much polyphenol than a glass of wine. So hot chocolate is good for our health!
See you next week!
Michiru Hayakawa TH4
Hi matt!
ReplyDeleteI was surprised that a cocoa beverage was a essential part of Aztec culture!
(I thought a cocoa beverage was made in the last hundreds years.)
After to wiki・・(^^)I know that a cocoa was used as a money before invasion of Spain!
See you next class!
Th4. Moeno Kawaragi
Hi,Matt!
ReplyDeleteI saw about margaritas.
In the lesson I heard a salt-rimmed glass for the first time,and I was surprised to see the real salt-rimmed glass on the web page.
I know that we can prepare suger instead of salt.
By the way,I wonder why they do not mix suger or salt into the margaritas...
I want to try margaritas!
See you next class!
Th4 Misuzu Maruyama
Hi Matt.
ReplyDeleteI read a link about Tibetan tea. I found 3 interesting points.
Firstly, they also put salt in the tea. I thought they would put some sugar so it was suprising.
Secondly, Nomads drinks 40 cups of Tibetan tea a day,that fact was really amazing. I wonder why don't they gain weight even thought they drink butter tea so much.
Thirdly,I saw butter teachurns made of wood on the pictures. They were pretty lovely.
I'd like to see making Tibetan tea and drink if I have a chance.
See you next class!
Th4 Rie Kanie
Hi. I read the article of "Butter tea".
ReplyDeleteAccording to it, there's a certain way of drinking butter tea in Tibet.
Guests drink it in sips, and drain the bowl when they leave.
I'm majoring in Chinese.
So I would have opportunity to go to Tibet, when I work in China in the future.
This article was a good lesson to me.
Hitoshi Ukawa
Hi matt!!
ReplyDeleteI read the article of hot chocolate.
I knew that hot chocolate or cocoa is good for our health,but I was surprised that hot chocolate was used like medicines.
About every day I drink a cup of cocoa, so I was happy to khow this information.
However if I drink cocoa too much, I get weight. So I'm careful!!
See you next class!!
Th4 Arisa Kama
Hi,Matt!
ReplyDeleteLast class was very interesting for me. I'm happy to know more about these drinks.
I read the article about margarita.
I was surprised that sometimes we put sugar on the rim of the glass. I will have been 20 next July, so I'd like to try it.
See you next class!
Oumi Shoko th4
Hi! Matt.
ReplyDeleteI read the information about hot chocolate. I was surprised to know that the hot chocolate was created by the Mayan people. I thought it was made in Europe.
And as said in the article, American drinks it without milk, but I like with the milk better. With milk, it tastes mild.
Moreover, I was surprised to see the picture of White hot chocolate. I want to drink it sometime.
See you next class!
Sho Ray th4
Hi Matt,
ReplyDeleteI read about Tibetan tea. As we leant in the lesson, how they make it is very interesting.
In the wiki, it showed the special wooden bottle which I couldn't quite imagine in the lesson. The shape is unsual and it surprised me.
I would like to try it someday!
See you tomorrow.
seika noyama th4
Hi Matt!
ReplyDeleteSorry for being absent last time. (I thank you so much for your understanding :))
I read an article about hot chocolate. I thought that the word cocoa is a Japanese-English expression. And a small difference between these two words matches my image : "Hot chocolate" sounds richer than "hot cocoa".
In Austria I have never ordered "hot chocolate", because I knew that they name hot chocolate for drinks with fake chocolate flavor or sirup. Therefore, I can hardly belive that discribe "German variations are also known for being very thick and heavy". Maybe, I should have visited better Cafe...
See you tomorrow!
Midori Waseda th4
Hi matt!!
ReplyDeleteI read the wikipedia of hot chocolate.
I knew that hot chocolate or cocoa is good for our health,but I was surprised that hot chocolate was used like medicines.
About every day I drink a cup of cocoa, so I was happy to khow this information.
Because,I like chocolate very much!
See you next class.
th4 Kana Ibuki
Hi,Matt!
ReplyDeleteI read the wiki of hot chocolate.
I'm embarrassed to say that I thought that hot chocolate and cocoa were the different drinks!;(
I thought hot chocolate was hot milk with melted chocolate, and I thought cocoa was hot water with melted cocoa powder.
So, everything on wiki was surprising for me.
I didn't know exactly about hot chocolate/cocoa, but I like it very much.
I'm looking forward to tasting!
See you next class!!
Oh! I forgot to write my name!
ReplyDeleteThe no-name comment was written by;
Yuko Kamada Th4
Hi Matt!
ReplyDeleteI read about chocolat and I was surprised a little bit about drinking cocoa with marshmallow in modern America. As I don't like the marshmallows and don't know much about it, I didn't know that idea! I can't imagine the combination of cocoa and marchmallows! What about you? Have you ever tested it? If so, was it good?
th4 Eriko Kato
Hi, Matt!!
ReplyDeleteI read the information about hot chocolate.
It makes me surprised that the sweet chocolate residue found in jars from around 1100 B.C. is the earliest found evidence of the use of cacao to date.
The origin of hot chocolate was born over 3000 year.
I love hot chocolate very much.
Tomoya Ejiri th4
Hi, Matt
ReplyDeleteI read the information about hot chocolate.
I'm bit surprised to know that hot chocolate was created about 2000 years ago. I didn't know that it has existed for such a long time!
Misato, th4
Hello Matt!!
ReplyDeleteI read the mate-article. This article contains a large amount of information!! I was especially surprised at the rules about mate: how to prepare, serve, drink it and so on. In South America there's even something like a mate-tea ceremony with certain manners, though it's more casual than formal like a tea ceremony in Japan. But the most interesting rule is a national law in Uruguay, according to whith you may not drink mate during the driving!!!
Wataru Kashiwayanagi
Hi, Matt!
ReplyDeleteI read about Margarita.
I have already heard the name of this cocktail but I have had no idea how to make, what ingredients are, what I have to prepare…etc.
But, The information of Margarita was very useful to understand these things^^.
And I was surprised that Margaritas come in a variety of flavors and colors.
See you next time.
Yun
Hi, Matt!
ReplyDeleteI read the article about hot chocolate.
I was surprised that the origin of hot chocolate was in Central America, and that was 2000 years ago!
See you in next class!
Aya Shimazaki, th4
Hi,Matt!
ReplyDeleteI read the article about Margarita.
Because I'm not familiar with alcohol, I thought Margarita has only one flavor. So I was surprised that we can enjoy the various flavor and colors of Margarita by using some flavored liqueurs,fruits and juice.
I want to try Margarita!
See you next class!
Haruka Tate (Th4)
Hello Matt.
ReplyDeleteI'm very sorry for being absent for from your class last week.
I had to attend a meeting, so I couldn't attend your class.
I read the article about hot chocolate.
I was surprised, I thought that hot chocolate have only negative effects on health,
but according to this article, several potential health benefits associated with drinking hot chocolate.
Of course, drinking too much is bad for health, though.
Emi Taguchi Th4
Hello, Matt!
ReplyDeleteI read the article about margarita.
I was surprised that margarita has a lot of variations. We can enjoy not only its flavor but also its color. Margarita with a muddled fruit seems to be very delicious!
See you next class!
Kei kobayashi Th4
Hi, Matt.
ReplyDeleteI read the article about margarita.
I learned margarita has many stories about its origin and served in a variety of glasses.
But most surprising or interesting thing for me was existence of margarita can juice. I want to try it...
See you.
Matsumoto Kota
Hi,Matt.
ReplyDeleteI read the article about Tibetan tea.
According to the article,Tibetan tea commonly served to guests.Some nomades drink as many as 40 cups a day...It's amazing!
If I drink it so much,I'd get overweight!Because it is commonly made of butter.
See you next class!
Mishio Koike th4
Hi,Matt.
ReplyDeleteI read about Margalita.
I was surprised that is has a vriety of colors!
I think that it is loved by many people in the world!
I have ever drunk the cocktail in skyblue.
I want to try another version.
reika th4