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Smorgasburg – Jerry Quizhpi

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I went to Smorgasburg Sunday morning on November 6th. It was located nearby Barclays center in a building called Skylight One Hanson. When i went inside the building they had the flea market and the food bizarre in the same building but on different floors. There weren’t a lot of people and it wasn’t as packed because it was early morning and people had just began to arrive. Everyone in the area was very friendly. There were many customers from different areas that all came together to this huge event to socialize and have a great time trying out new things.. The smells around the area were delightful and attracted customers to each individual stalls. I went around the entire place trying each food seeing which i liked and which ones i didn’t.

There were many stands and each of them served their own unique item either from their culture or from their own creations. There was one dessert item that really caught my attention and it was called Gooey Butter Cake. It was composed of two layers. The bottom was a traditional cake with a little extra butter which made it taste very sweet rich taste to it. The cake was very soft and it was very moist. The top layer of this dessert was cheesecake with cookie crumble on top. The cheesecake was very sweet and it combined well with the bit of saltiness from the butter which combined very well. There were many other foods but i loved the taste of this dessert so much it kept me away from other stands. The price wasn’t outrageous, for three small cakes it was $5 and it was well worth the pay.

There was only one unusual food that i didn’t like out of the entire event and that was this weird thing. I think it was called kimchi, and i didn’t like it one bit. When i bit it it was sour and it was very spicy. It had a very weird flavor and it wasn’t pleasant to my taste. Every stand was handling their products in their own manner because each food required certain care to be organized and produced. One of the vendors had made their own ice cream flavor which they needed to keep well frozen while the Gooey Butter Cake was placed on display inside a glass cabinet which did not need to be cooled or kept hot. Each stand also had their unique prices because the serving size differed depending on what you were going for. For example, the quality of the small cakes were amazing but the size was small. You pay for something small but it surprises you with this huge flavor unexpectedly.

Smorgasburg was a really great experience because it opened my pallet to brand new unique flavors. I would recommend that people go to one of these events because it’s fun, and you get to taste new foods that you probably haven’t seen or tasted before. It’s best to go early because it won’t be as packed like in the afternoons. It’s highly recommended that you try everything that’s available because you might never know if you find a new food you’d love.

Field Trip Blog – Jerry Quizhpi

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Professor Krondl had taken our class to the Brooklyn Navy Yard to visit a rooftop farm on October 17th. The farm had many varieties of herbs and vegetables. There was also a place to grow chickens, which were well taken care of. Bees were everywhere around the garden and had a spot to make their honey which the farmers collected from. They had placed marigolds at the end of rows to provide protection against most insects. The rooftop farm was in a great place because since its an open area, it received lots of sunlight, had rain pour down on the crops to water them and any extra water would be stored inside a water tank which was placed near the farm. Nothing in this farm goes to waste and everything that can be decomposed goes together which creates new organic and nutritious soil for future plants. This farm is better compared to larger ones because according to the New York Times article “Supersize”, the larger farms will tend to use either pesticides or chemicals to get rid of pests that can harm their crops. It’s more efficient for large farms because its less time consuming and allows them to cover more area. Even though large farms provide a lot of crops per season, it’s still harmful for us because any unwashed produce can linger and eventually reach us as consumers. In the article “Big Food Strikes Back”, it speaks about how the president and the first lady weren’t able to do anything about modernizing agriculture. Without President Obama being able to place down any type of laws or acts, big corps are still able to continue to farm the way they are. It’s better for the world if people create farms that are natural and that don’t require huge amounts of pesticide or any harmful chemicals. It’s better for the Earth, and it’s better for consumers who purchase produce on a daily basis. Reducing the amount of chemicals used in farming can help out with current issues in our environment.