Task: Visit the New York Times' interactive feature based on photos of food taken by its readers by clicking here.
Quick write two-part responses to at least two photos. The first part should reflect your initial reaction to the image. What makes it interesting, appealing or unappealing. Be as descriptive as possible. Once you have completed the first part you are encouraged to read the caption. What affect do the words have on your reaction to the dish being photographed?
Example:
Part II: In my initial response, I commented that the chicken piece still on the grill looked like a rather ordinary piece of barbequed meat albeit an appealing one. My mouth began to water increasingly when I discovered from the caption that it had been basted with a special raspberry glaze....
Once you have completed taking notes post your comments here.
Image 1: Chocolate fondue with fruit
ReplyDeleteWhat I thought when I first saw the image was that the dish looked good, would be something that I would eat as a snack. Easy to make and would need few ingredients to make, If I ever made it.
Reaction after reading the caption was that the chocolate looked tempered, the fruit looked ripe. Fondue is something that people make often, what fondue is, is melted cheese or chocolate that you use to dip fruit or bread into. Now that I look at it I would want to make some soon, the last time I had it was during the summer.It was chocolate fondue with strawberries and chocolate.
Image 2: Classic Carrot Cake
What my first thought was that the cake looks homemade well made, with cheesecake frosting and shreeded coconut. Carrot cake is one of favorite cakes and cheesecake frosting is good when it doesn't over power the cake.
Reaction after reading the caption was that the cake was indeed homemade Carrot cake with cheesecake frosting and shreeded coconut. It looks good and like someone took the time to make it, it's someone's mother's recipe. Looked like someone was going to eat it soon with some milk or coffee. I would eat it with some coffee at night.
image one 29 of 442 Whats For Dinner ?
ReplyDeleteInitial Reaction: it looks good; something different that i've never seen. it makes me want shrimp,ham and white rice.
Reaction After Reading Accompanying Caption:
after reading the accompanying caption it made me want to go grocrey shopping and by shrimp to put on the grill.
Image Two: In The Garden
Initial Reaction:
the strawberries looked fresh and clean. reminds me of a smoothie.
Reaction After Reading Accompanying Caption:
I didn't know that strawberries grew in texas. I wonder what did they eat with their fruit
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ReplyDeleteImage one: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/06/dining/eating-now.html#/40956/
ReplyDeleteInitial Reaction:
My First reaction is that is looks soooo good. There’s a small assortment of apples, strawberries and bananas with a side of melted chocolate fondue. I personally have had bananas and strawberries with fondue; but never apples.
Image two: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/06/dining/eating-now.html#/40780/
Initial reaction:
This also looks really, really good! It is sautéed salmon over Caesar salad. The caption is basically the author talking about the restaurant this dish is from and how much they love it. At a restaurant in Ansonia called Crave, on the lunch menu they serve a very similar dish: sautéed salmon with a Caesar salad and a side of sweet potato fries. When I saw this image, that delicious dish from Crave popped in my head.
Image One: 54 0f 442
ReplyDeleteInitial reaction: Oh my this looks soooo good ! where can i get this from ! the shrimp looks so nicely seasoned topped with that fresh dill, mmmmm ^_^ . and those asparagus look so tender and steamed to perfection.
Reaction: My reaction after reading the caption was "oh my gosh her boyfriend is an excellent cook , she's lucky to have someone cook dinners like this for her every night.
Image Two: 63 of 442
inital reacction: i immediately got a sugar rushwhen i clicked on this image. the bloody red , carmelised icing that covered that red apple looked so sinful . it looked like the forbiden fruit but so delicious.
Reaction: Ater reading and discovering that this vending machine that sells these candy apples is in NewYork , i had the urge to take a trip to NYC just to grab one.
orange poletta cake
ReplyDeletethe oranges on the outside make it look both healthy and delicious, it also has a gloss to it that makes it look juicy.
after reading the description, my initial thoughts were confirmed and improved because I discovered that the gloss was caused by caramel and that the cake is full of juices.
Mo,Ice Cream
when I first saw this I thought it was an ordinary vanilla ice cream in a cup, but after reading the description I discovered that it had a mixture of exotic juices that makes it taste better.
Image One: Windhoek,Namibia (Goat Heads)
ReplyDeleteIntial Reaction: This picture is not appealing to me at all. In this picture it looks like the goats are still screaming from when they got killed.
Reaction after reading: The author of this picture says that smileys taste good but I would never try these in my life. In this picture I also thought the goats were screaming but since ther're called smileys I now know that they were smiling instead of screaming.
image one: sacramento
ReplyDeletemy reaction is that the cookies look like dog treats because the icing on the cookies doesnt catcg my eye for me to eat them they look fake to me
image two: fort valley,va
my reaction is that it look like cereal with strawberrys and bananas
Sacremento
ReplyDeleteThe cookies look nicely decorated and appealing. I like the colors and designs. The designs on the cookies look similar to the designs of a regular casual outside shirt. The colors on these cookies look like they represent something like a flag or group etc...
The caption wasn't good enough and didn't describe the cookies at all. The description was very dry and it didn't put any type of image in my head. If the picture of the cookies wasn't there i would have found out what they looked like and what type they where, but because I looked at them I kinda figured out what type they were and what they looked like.
image one : tsukiji fish market , tokoyo
ReplyDeleteINITIAL REACTION: My reaction was that they are eating raw fish,also they are eating together as friends , they are in tokyo styled place enjoying tsukiji but since the fact that it looks raw i wouldnt want to eat it.
REACTION AFTER : I knew it was raw fish.
IMAGE TWO
INITIAL REACTION: My first reaction was that it was a milk shake with marshmellows
My First Image was a picture of Gelato from Rome.
ReplyDeleteIt look delicious actually . Actually it looked better than the ice cream here in CT . The color defiantly fits the flavor of the ice cream. When here sometimes they dont like with "mint chocolate chip" sometimes it is white..or they just add the color. The Flavors were berry,white chocolate , pistachio & Strawberry.
Tokyo Japan, Fresh Sushi
ReplyDeleteMy initial reaction is that the display of the dish is beautiful, simple, clean, and colorful. The food looks extremely fresh and healthy. The pinkish colors of the fish look very appetizing and delicious.
The accompanying caption doesn't really change anything because there isn’t any information that I didn’t already know.
Los Angeles, Nachos
My initial reaction of the nachos is that the colors are so vibrant. The plate looks full of delicious ingredients. The display is very clean and then again the amount of food might look overwhelming for only one person. The amount of food reminds me of the saying "don't let your eyes be bigger than you stomach".
After reading the caption it made me want the dish even more. The description of ingredients in the nachos made it sound very appealing. The specific types of cheeses and meats described were a plus for a person who appreciates the tastes, textures, and smells of food.
Image One : Catania, Sicily
ReplyDelete- I chose the strawberry short cake. My ititial reaction was that this looked so good! I absolutley love strawberry shortcake! It looks like powdered suger sprinkled on the top. Some of the strawberrys looked like they were getting old or rotton but the cake still looked good.
- My reaction after reading the caption: I thought about the strawberry cupcake shops i've eaten before and how diffrent this one could taste any diffrent .
Image Two : Portland, Oregon
- My Initial reaction was that this looks like a cake - then when I read the caption it said it was an bagel. Then when I saw bananas I was suprised it was on there with peanut butter an honey.
- My reaction after reading the caption : Maybe this would taste good. Its something new and has most of my favorite things up there, It also looks like something I would try.
Image 1: Chocolate Fondu with Fruit
DeleteMy initial reaction was that this looked really good! It made me want chocolate covered strawberries.
After reading the caption I thought the author could have put more information into the caption. Then I realized that in the picture there was other fruits than just strawberries that looked like they could be good as well.
Image One: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
ReplyDeleteInitial Reaction: i saw chocolate flavored muffins,golden brown, placed in either green, white or orange cupcake holders. there are 6 muffins in total and 2 of them are covered in chocolate frosting and topped with chocolate sprinkles.
The caption i read really didn't say a lot to me only the part were it says "vegan muffins". It was very interesting to know that these muffins contain no eggs or milk...so how do they taste???
Image 1: Image #27 West Milford, NJ - Grilled Chicken
ReplyDeleteMy initial thoughts that I had when looking at this picture was that it looked like regular barbecued chicken to me, but it actually turned out to be "Grilled chicken thighs with an ancho, cumin, black and white pepper rub, and a raspberry-chipotle glazed sauce". It made me think of barbecues in the summer and that it just looked good in general.
After reading the caption, I thought that it sounded even better than what I thought it was previously. The thing that made me feel this way, especially, was the raspberry-chipotle glazed sauce.
Image 2: Image #65 Brad Steele, New York, NY - Candy Apples
My first reaction to this image was that it reminded me of fairs, festivals, and carnivals (my association to candy apples). To me it looked pretty good, even the syrup was dripping from the apples.
After seeing the caption, I felt a little "let down" on account of the caption only being the photographers' name. Personally, I would've tried changing it to something a little more "drawing" and descriptive like Candied Apples in the Big Apple, etc.
Image 1: Baked Salmon with Rosemary and Lemon.
ReplyDeleteMy initial reaction to the image was that, that looks superbly delicious.
After reading the caption i got really hungry. That's a good thing. :)
Image One: Cajun Grilled Red fish with Lobster, # 74 Longview, Texas
ReplyDeleteMy initial thought was that this food was too blazing. It is something that I will eat with hot sauce. They need to bring that to New Haven, CT for me to eat.
After reading the question it made me even more hungrier.
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