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Michelle KimCalArts Graphic Design

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FOOD,

Michelle KimCalArts Graphic Design

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INDEX

Food?What is Food?Relationships

Food Now

Fun Facts!Know What You Eat

InterviewsAlly C.

Kevin A.Amanda G.Jaymes C.

Brian B.

Expand, We SpendEconomy vs FoodLocal vs. Global

Want vs Need

Food!Honey Tasting

Francisco’s Fruit StandRoot SimpleWhole Foods

What Now?Innovative Changes

Thank You

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FÜNFACTS

The Fact: Coconut water

can be used (in emer-

gencies) as a substitute

for blood plasma

The reason for this is that

coconut water (the water

found in coconuts – not to

be confused with coconut

milk, which comes from

the flesh of the coconut)

is sterile and has an ideal

pH level. Coconut water

is liquid endosperm – it

surrounds the embryo and

provides nutrition.

The Fact: Dynamite is

made with peanuts

Peanut oil can be pro-

cessed to produce glyc-

erol, which can be used

to make nitroglycerin,

one of the constituents of

dynamite. Note however,

there are other processes

that can be used to make

dynamite without using

peanuts at all.

The Fact: Microwave

cooking was discovered

accidentally, when a

chocolate bar melted in

someone’s pocket

This is very true and very

scary – imagine what it

was doing to his leg! The

fact is, Percy LeBaron

Spencer of the Raytheon

Company was walking

past a radar tube and he

noticed that the chocolate

bar in his pocket melted.

He then tested popcorn

in front of the tube (surely

turning up the power and

standing out of the beam),

and it quickly popped

all over the room. He is

known as the inventor of

the Microwave oven.

Know What You Eat

The Fact: Worcester-

shire sauce is made

from dissolved fish

Worcestershire sauce,

the popular English

sauce, is made from dis-

solved anchovies. The

anchovies are soaked in

vinegar until they have

completely melted.

The sauce contains the

bones and all.

The Fact: Refried beans are

only fried once

The reason for this misconcep-

tion is a translation error. The

originals are frijoles refritos which

actually means “well fried beans”

– not re-fried.

The Fact: The first soup was made of

hippopotamus

The earliest archeological evidence for the con-

sumption of soup dates back to 6000 BC, and it

was hippopotamus soup!

The Fact: The Popsicle was in-

vented by an 11 year who kept

it secret for 18 years

The inventor was Frank Epperson

who, in 1905, left a mixture of

powdered soda and water out

on the porch, which contained a

stir stick. That night, temperatures

in San Francisco reached record

low temperature. When he woke

the next morning, he discovered

that it had frozen to the stir stick,

creating a fruit flavored ice treat

that he named the epsicle. 18

years later he patented and

called it the Popsicle.

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The Fact: The FDA allows you to sell

bugs and rodent hair for consumption

The FDA allows an average of 30 or

more insect fragments, and one or more

rodent hairs, per 100 grams of peanut

butter. I will certainly think twice before

buying my next jar!

The Fact: The most expensive coffee

in the world comes from civet poop

Kopi Luwak are coffee beans that come

from Civet (a cat sized mammal) poo.

The animals gorge on only the finest ripe

berries, and excrete the partially-digest-

ed beans, which are then harvested for

sale. Kopi Luwak is the most expensive

coffee in the world, selling for between

$120 and $600 USD per pound, and is

sold mainly in Japan and the United

States, but it is increasingly becoming

available elsewhere. My question is: who

the hell discovered that it tasted good?

The Fact: The

largest food item

on a menu is

roast camel

The camel is

stuffed with a

sheep’s carcass,

which is stuffed

with chickens,

which are stuffed

with fish, which are

stuffed with eggs.

This feast is some-

times featured in

Bedouin weddings.

A peanut is not a nut. It is a legume.

1 apple ads 5 minutes to a person’s life.

Strawberries have more vitamin C in them

than oranges.

The first ring donuts were produced in

1847 by a 15 year old baker’s apprentice,

Hanson Gregory, who knocked the soggy

center out of a fried doughnut.

Coca-cola (or any other cola soda) is

good for cleaning the poles on car bat-

teries.

Twinkies have a shelf life of 100 years.

There are more than 1,00 chemicals in a

cup of coffee.

The amount American Airlines saved in

1987 by eliminating one olive from each

salad served in first class: $40,000.

Cacao, the main ingredient of chocolate

is the most pest-ridden tree in the jungle.

You can make edible cheese from the

milk of 24 different mammals.

Goldfish swallowing started at Harvard

in 1939.

Interesting Facts is that The avocado has

the most calories of any fruit.

The typical American eats 263 eggs a

year.

America’s best selling ice cream flavor is

vanilla.

The green stuff on the occasional freak

potato chip is chlorophyll.

Honey is the only food that does not spoil.

Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian

pharaohs has been tasted by archaeolo-

gists and found edible.

Eating a packet of crisps a day is equiva-

lent to drinking five liters of cooking oil a

year.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at

waking you up in the morning.

Interesting Facts is that The Himalayan

gogi berry contains, weight for weight,

more iron than steak, more beta caro-

tene than carrots, more vitamin C than

oranges.

Non-dairy creamer is flammable.

It takes about a half a gallon of water to

cook macaroni, and about a gallon to

clean the pot.

Eskimo ice cream is neither icy, or creamy.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will

keep you from crying.

Interesting Facts is that Bubble gum con-

tains rubber.

Almonds are a member of the peach fam-

ily.

On average, people swallow about 7 - 8

spiders a year.

INTERVIEW

Questions.

Name, age, location, & explain the environment you grew up in. Do you think where and

how you grew up affects what you eat in any way?

1. $ spent on food / month

2. How often do you eat out? Do you eat alot of fast food?

3. Are you a vegan / vegetarian? How did you get on such diet?

4. What is your favorite food? Why? / What kind of food do you enjoy?

5. What is your least favorite food?

6. If you could eat anything in this world, what would it be?

7. Favorite part about eating? (Appetizer, main meal/ course/ dessert)

8. Did your taste buds change as you grew up?

9. Are you adventurous with your food?

10. How often do you cook for yourself? What do you usually make? Are these meals

based of anything? (Cravings/budget) Is there anything that limits you when it comes to

eating? What is it?

11. Is there any specific insight you have about food? Such as change in culture/ genera-

tions. Do you think these changes over time affect our food?

12. Is there specific thing you do with your food?

13. Name one of your favorite/most memorable place/meal! Why?

14. What attracts you to eat what you eat? (Decorative/Packaging/Nutrients/etc...)

15.How do you feel when you are hungry? Full?

16. Do you smoke? Does smoking affect taste buds at all?

*Proof:

-That the group of similar age prefer different eating styles, which usually depends on

their life style.

-People also share common eating habits such as fast food regardless of what their job

is.

-We are natural beings who adjust at needs. That eating habit could change if the per-

son is willing to.

- People actually already take small steps to be conservative and healthy with their

choices within the situations they are in.

*Proposal:

-Perhaps we could start a diet program that people could start and get used to that

would benefit environmentally, economically, and health wise.

-Start from the packaging to nutrient information that could replace peoples eating hab-

its that are mainly decided due to budget.

Ally C.

1. $100-$150/month. Not including meal

plan.

2. During school, 1-2 times a week; no fast

food.

3. Vegetarian. Watched a documentary on

a corporate chicken farm in 5th grade and

became an official vegetarian at age 16.

Misses eating meat, but no regrets.

4. Favorite food would be Salad. There are

so many variations and I like light foods

that taste fresh.

5. N/A

6. N/A

7. Main meal or appetizers if it is a salad.

8. Definitely. When I was younger, like

every child, I loved sweet things. So I grow

up I don’t have large sweet tooth at all.

(Hence baking not eating it) I also used to

hate asparagus. I love it now.

9. I am adventuruous with my food.

10.I cook for myeslf about three times a

week. Would be more if I had the time.

Woudl be almost all the time. I usually

make salad, soup, pasta, fish, tofu, greens

(Veggies/kale etc.) based off of bodily

needs and budget.

11. Love cooking and offers to enjoy.

12. Not sure. I know my tastes have been

largely influenced by the style of eating

back home (Vancouver Islands, BC) which

is organic, based from the garden, and

filled with herbs.

13. Nolé, Victoria B.C. Fresh food, unique

tastes to this restaurant. Go with my mom

every time I am home. Can make it at

home, but love the calm atmosphere of the

space.

14. Colorful foods! Lots of different colors!

15. N/A

16. N/A

23, Female. Actress. Victoria/Cowichan

Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Rural

farmland, forests, small, old, but beautiful

city. Very Hippie.

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Kevin A.

1. $75 / week

2. During school year, he eats out all the

time, not so much growing up.

3. Not vegetarian/vegan

4. One of his favorite food : Turkish dish

Manti (with no dot on i) - turkish ravioli,

pasta w/ lamb! yogurt sauce + garlic +

paprica + basil !

5. Least favorite is shellfish, but he would

eat it if he weren’t allergic. Taste wise, no

idea!

6. `If anything, he’d eat shellfish!

7. Favorite part about eating is the main

course! He loves stuffing his face and it usu-

ally comes with the most food! He’s a fat

american, but really he is not.

8. Definitely changes in taste buds. Not

liking candy as much, liking more pickled

food. Hated mustard and liked ketchup,

but now likes mustard more than ketchup.

9. He is VERY adventurous with food! He

had cold lamb brain salad this summer!

10. Fairly often he cooks for himself - once a

week. Not as much as he’d like. He bakes

alot. AND HE’S GREAT AT IT! He usually

cooks something new. It depends on what-

ever looks good that he finds online.

11. Always try something twice before you

judge regardless of how disgusting it looks,

even if it’s lamb brains.

12. “I EAT MY FOOD.” He likes to keep his

cooking area clean when he cooks. He

has a print of recipe, takes all the measure-

ments then lay them out. LESS MESS.

13. Not fan of corporate restaurants; firm

believer that best food comes from small

restaurants / street food. no longer exists

but LUTHERS - texas barbeque. Famous

chef: “if anytime you go to restaurant, he

would only eat there if it’s something you

can’t make at home” - he likes restaurants

but some of the home cooked meals are

the best.

14. Draws the most is going off of people’s

reviews. - research on popularity behind it.

Looks can matter, as long as it tastes good,

it’s fine.

15. Hungry = grumpy & sleepy, tired, not

as energetic. He has seen a documentary

about a person who’s numb to all including

his taste buds so he can’t tell whether he is

full or not and he said he eats until he feels

energetic. Kevin starved for four days in a

row before !

16. N/A

21, Male. Musician. Palmdale, CA; Average

middle class, suburban, typical American

family: conservative, christian, never di-

vorced, 3 brothers, no sister. Mom cooked

all the time, made food she grew up on

(midwestern American food) - biscuits and

gravy, chicken popeye, get fast food occa-

sionally & restaurants, lots of mexican food

(decent) - favorite type of food.

Amanda G.

1. I have absolutely no idea. too much

2. I eat out often enough, thank you whole

foods. In-n-out is delicious.

3. NOPE, was a vegetarian for 3 years

though just for the hell of it

4. Mediteranean. Falafels are SO GOOD.

It’s fucking delicious. i also really love to-

mato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich.

5. Mayonnaise. Most condiments. I don’t

like raw carrots. Actually, there’s a lot of

food that i don’t like.

6. Right now? I could go for some frozen

yogurt.

7. Coffee.

8. No. i just became more willing to try

things.

9. Absolutely not. I tried fish for the first

time about two weeks ago.

10. Not as often as I like because I’m so

goddamn busy, but I do like cooking. i like

baking a lot. and i love making scrambled

eggs with chicken, half an avocado, and

a sprinkling of goat cheese. currently my

favorite meal. my meals are based on de-

liciousness, cheapness, and time commit-

ment. things that are limited: ingredients i

don’t approve of, time constraints, whether

or not i have all the materials to cook.

11. Of course. we eat so much processed

food in this age people in fucking 1200

didn’t eat processed food they ate what

they could grow

and the hunters/gatherers ate what they

could kill and collect we don’t do shit like

that.

12. Yeah, I chew it up and spit it out like a

bird feeding its babies. seriously…. I eat the

food. I masticate, swallow, and digest.

13. New years eve. 2009. chevre chaud,

pasta, red wine. good friends, good times,

good place. I liked it so much I threw it up

through my nose later.

14. I like pretty things. I don’t like food if it’s

oddly colored. I don’t like overly sugary

things.

15. I feel not hungry. and I feel like I need

coffee to counteract the food coma.

16. Yes. Absolutely some things don’t taste

as good when you smoke (not before, I

mean... overall. You just don’t taste things

the same way) but some things taste SO

MUCH BETTER like chocolate and coffee

23, Female. Graphic Designer. Valencia

CA, Suburban Midwest. Absolutely.

Jaymes C.

1.$115

2. 3 or 4 times. Usually only fast food.

Islands once or twice.

3. Nope

4. Pizza & BBQ. I enjoy candy.

5. Vegetarian substitutes.

6. IBBQ

7. Feeling so full you contemplate whether

or not you’ll die or not.

8. A little. I eat more veggies now. I still

have mushrooms though.

9. Sometimes. But I know what I like and

stick to it.

10. Almost everyday. But nothing too fancy.

Frozen stuff, etc. AND YES. It is only based

on budget. Money limits everything.

11. Yes, my generation eats more fast and

frozen food. Very few home cooked meals.

12. I always save leftovers.

13. Pass. It’s too sad to talk about!

14. Smelllllll. And it has to look somewhat

nice.

15. My stomach growls so much! It’s never

quiet. I feel weak too. Full, I don’t want to

move. I feel like I need to be rolled every-

where.

16. N/A

24, Male. Film Director. Glendale. Grew up

in Virginia. Yes.

Brian B.

1. I don’t know. ~ $250 - $300

2. Right now, very much (I need to get a

fridge, don’t have a meal plan). Generally,

I eat out two or three times a week back

home. Usually its fast food, and an excuse

to go somewhere with friends.

3. I am not a vegan / vegetarian.

4. Portillos Hot Dogs. Its a Chicago local

place, that serves Hot Dogs, Hamburg-

ers, Italian Beef, etc. I usually get Double

Cheeseburgers or Italian Beef.

5. Chili with lots of beans. At least, that’s

the one my mom serves most that I don’t

care much for.

6. Steak / Lobster dinner right now. That

sounds very good. Melted butter and

shrimp on the side?

7. Probably the main course. I really like sal-

ads before meals though, so everyone can

talk, and usually everyone comes in hungry.

8. Yes. I like vegetables a lot more.

9. I am fairly adventurous. I like trying new

places, if it doesn’t cost too much.

10. I cooked a lot last year, living in an

apartment, and a little bit in the dorms. I

made pasta, chicken, stir fry, etc. It’s based

off budget, cooking knowledge, and taste.

11. I think food is generally steady, people

will always spend money on restaurants

and good recipes. Changes in culture

though could change food in unexpected

ways, as represented by how varied Mexi-

can is from Italian is from African cuisine.

12. I eat it.

13. I like Grand Lux Cafe in Chicago for the

memories of eating with my family. Aurelios

pizza for family parties. Unos/Lou Malnatis

for good times with friends.

14. Taste, a little bit of looks. Not much else.

15. I feel weak, dizzy, or unfulfilled before I

eat. Its good for waking up, planning your

day after the meal - things like that. I think I

would prefer longer meals than is the norm

in the US. I eat slow, and ease stress while

eating a meal.

16. N/A

24, Male. Chicago. Grew up in a lower

middle class family of 6, in the south

suburbs of Chicago. His mom is italian, so

some of his favorite dishes ended up being

old family recipes like my Great Uncle’s

Mostacolli. He also eats a lot of pizza,

which would probably have not been the

case if he didn’t live in a great area for piz-

za. Likes deep dish a lot, which he began

eating around 18 years old. Favorite pizza

in general is Aurelio’s pizza in Homweood,

IL. His mom went to high school with Joe

Aurelio, who took over for his father.

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