A new menu

A group of creative cooks like Michelin or David Faure offers an alternative menu in some of their restaurants in Paris. They have wanted to introduce in the current gastronomic world some insects as food.  
They have found some new sources of food where, for example, scorpions are the protagonist. To have an idea, these are some examples of what they offer in the restaurant; water scorpion with preserved peppers and black garlic, or grasshopper with quail's eggs. Most of the material and the insects come from Thailand.
They don’t want to use the insects as sauce; they want to make snacks with them where we can appreciate the taste, the textures and the colors of these animals. To eat this kind of menu it’s not cheap, because every snack costs 10€, even though they have succeeded. 

MY OPINION

I have chosen this news to talk about it because I found it really amazing. I can’t believe how a person can eat insects, or what’s more, to pay money to eat a scorpion with some sauces… I haven’t eaten nothing like that, and I think I won’t ever do it.


I know it depends on the culture, because there are some other cultures really different from ours and some countries where they use to eat insects every day, like we eat tomatoes or meat (for example). Even though, I think it’s one of the worse think you can eat in your life, it’s really disgusting…  I know some people who have travelled to Thailand, for example, and they have tasted it. There, it's a typical food and everybody who lives in this country eat it as a meal.  

To final I want say that they also use pate de foie gras for some of the meals, which for me it's really funny and shocking.

CRICKETS= any insect of the orthopterous family Gryllidae, having long antennae and, in the males, the ability to produce a chirping sound by rubbing together the leathery forewings.

GARLIC= a hardy widely cultivated Asian alliaceous plant.

MEALWORM= the larva of various beetles of the genus Tenebrio, esp T. molitor, feeding on meal, flour, and similar stored foods

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The sun people

Last week in class we did an interesting activity, and I want to do a post talking about it.

First of all, we had to think and choose which kind of people we think we are (I have to say I didn’t spent a lot of time thinking about it). I know myself and I also know what my personality is, what I want in life and what I really like of me. We could choose between the sun, the tree, the air or the earth people, four important elements of our lives.

I chose to be the sun people and now I want to explain you why. As a lot of people who know me says I’m a cheerful person and someone who always draws a smile face, and that’s something I really like to hear of me. It’s true, I like to share good moments with my friends, who I can laugh for a long time with and never get tired of.

A legend says “Life’s too short to be serious”, so I follow the instructions very carefully and I try to never get upset in vain, and always be in a good mood. The sun it’s something we think means happiness, life, joy, humor… it’s one of the reasons I chose it for.

Another trait of sun people is one I really like. We are this type of friend who is the only one who always is one time, and then he or she has to wait for the rest of the group. It’s obvious the sun is really timely; I don’t like to be late and make the others have to wait for me, so I always try to be already on time.

These are some of the characteristics of the sun people, even though I have to say I’m a person and sometimes I make mistakes. It’s true I’m not always happy and in a good mood and sometimes I get angry about silly things, and also it’s true I’m not ALWAYS on time. But I try to do it as well as possible. I hope if someday I fall sleep and I’m not on time, someone wouldn’t want to take me off of the group of sun people.

IS HUMOR NECESSARY?

Nowadays, we are accustomed to be concerned about everything, we live in a stressed world and the majority doesn’t know the importance of humor in our lives. As a rule, we agree it’s not easy to be in a good mood everyday, nevertheless we need this sense of humor to live as good as possible.   

In our opinion, as a teenagers, we think we are living in a difficult period of our lives and our sense of humor is affected by that. During these weeks of hard work and exams that we have proved the difficulty to be in a good mood. 

So If we take a little time to laugh or have fun, our mood really improves and this difficult week is going to become easier. Moreover, if we talk about mental health benefits we can say that we aren't stressed at all if we take some laughter time, on the same week as we talked about before. For this reason, laughter protect us from damaging effects of stress, and that's we feel better.

What's more, about physical healthy benefits, the days we're really stressed, our muscles are really tensed, so there's nothing better than a laugh that brings our body back into balance and relaxes our muscles. And to sum up with its benefits, we only have to talk about the social ones, that the most relevant effect is that laughter keeps relationships fresh and exciting, and unites people during difficult times.

In conclusion, we can only say that without happiness, laughter and humor is impossible to survive in the current society. We need it for every moment we live, every second in life. So it’s better to take a time every hole day to relax, to have fun a little moment and forget everything that’s around you.

Where's the magic?

Magic always has been one of the things I have been fascinated by during all my life. Since I was a child, I have been to lot performances where magicians have done things which are incredible. They are under pressure, even though most of the times they do it well and all the observers want to know how they can do such an amazing thing.

I remember being amazed by a magician for the first time at a friend’s birthday party when I was six. I remember this experience because I was really surprised when a rabbit appeared on the table in front of me. It had not been there before!  

I’m seventeen and I continue to be amazed even though I know it’s all an illusion. One day I watched a TV program where some magicians showed the truth, it’s shocking when they show you that sometimes it’s only a simply thing.

I like to think that there’s still a bit of real magic left in the world for children like the six-year-old I was some years ago. 

What about climbing?

Last weekend I was with my group of friends and we decided to do something different from all the things we usually do. What about climbing? I hadn’t tried yet and I had heard talking about it a lot. I really enjoyed the experience, it was so funny.

This type of sport keeps you fit and gets the adrenaline, also you can do it indoors and outdoors, so it’s a sport you always can do it.  It involves your mind, body and emotions because it’s not easy and you have to be so concentrated. Some climbers say “It’s one of the few sports where you compete against yourself”.

 A lot of people are scared of this sport because there is the risk to fall or get hurt, even though falling is not a problem at climbing centers. They know they are attached by a harness and there are other persons who are around them. Well, of course there is the possibility to fall or to live an accident, but before to do it you have to be sure that you are safe.

I recommend doing this sport because it’s really interesting, and what’s more, if you are with your friends I have to say it’s very funny. 

Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines destruction "absolute bedlam"

An awesome typhoon named Haiyan arrived in Philippines on Monday. It had been described as "absolute bedlam” because it caused approximately more than 10.000 dead people.  Also, there are more than nine million people who were struggling to get something to eat or drink.

A lot of people are lost too, and they were looking for food or clean water to survive. Many of roads, houses, buildings or airports had been damaged. For example, a big building was shattered in the middle of the city where there were a high number of people, caused a lot of important damages. 

Philippines is living a terrible situation which, nowadays, is known around the world. Some countries, like Spain, are organizing some campaigns to recollect food and everything which is really necessary for people of Philippines who lost their house and all belongings. Also, US military personnel help and try to get goods for Tacloban. 

MY OPINION

To hear some bad news about this kind of topics is really terrifying. What people of Philippines are living is incredible; death people around the ground and houses it’s just one of the worst things a person can live in life. 

Days after Typhoon Haiyan, aerial photos showed the devastation along Philippines and how everything was shattered and devastated. 

I think if it would happen here it would be more terrorific because we aren’t prepared enough to live one of these situations.  

Border: frontera

Awful: horrible

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