Thursday, April 30, 2009

Food: Midwest vs Korea



Cheese Curds
They are usually orange in color. They are little nubs of cheese, roughly the size of peanuts, which, if very fresh, squeak when you bite down on them.Cheese making began in Wisconsin around 1840, when word of Wisconsin's rich farmland spread throughout Europe and the United States. Settlers from the eastern dairy
states of New York and Ohio, as well as immigrants from Switzerland, Germany, and other countries in Europe, brought their traditions of cheese making and secret recipes to Wisconsin.

My favorite korean food is a seasoned ricke cake(Tukbokggi). They are usually white and red in color. They are roughly the size of a finger. when you bite them, you can enjoy gummy and chewy. They are orignated the Royal court food in 1800s. I really love hot, spicy, and sweet as honey.

Pan-Fried Trout


In Midwest of the US usually cook Freshly caught Rainbow Trout. Pan-Fried Trout is very tasty and easy to cook. In Russia in the Republic of Karelia we cook a Freshly caught Trout too. It's very simple recipe. You need to clean the Trout, cut for into piecies, put into flour and salt, and to fry to the pan with butter. It's very tasty.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Lewis and Clark Expedition


In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson commissoned the Corps of Discovery as a scientific Expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase. This Expedition leaded by Lewis and Clark was the first American overland Expedition to the Pacific Coast and back. It started from Pittsburg in 1804 and finished in the Fort Clatsop in 1806. The achievments this Expedition:
1. Explore geography and production of the accurate maps of the area
2. Explore naturae resourses
3. Established friendly relations with the Native Americans

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The Lincoln Home National Historic Site


The Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln lived in from 1844 through 1886 in Illinois.
The Lincoln Home, the centerpiece of the Lincoln Home National Histroic Site, has been restored to its 1860s appearance, revealing Lincoln as husband, politician and President. There are over 457,000 artifacts in the entire collection and there are 100 items directly correlating to the Lincoln family. Today the home and surrounding area is a popular tourist draw, the home is opened every day and free tickets are available on a first-come first-seve basis.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Mount Rushmore


Mount Rushmore located in the South Dakota. It’s a monumental granite sculpture 60 feet (18 m) and 5.725 feet above sea level. Memorial represents the fist 150 years of the history of the US. Sculpture of the heads of the US presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln. Memorial established March 3, 1925 by Gutzon Borglum. Memorial attracts approximately 2 million people.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The Mississipi


The Mississipi River of the U.S flows south from Lake Itasca to the Gulf fo Mexcio in Louisiana. The Mississipi River has acted as a regional lifeline, moving settlers to new homes and foodstuffs to market.
The river inspired two classic American books, both written by a native Missourian, Samuel Clemens, who took the pseudonym Mark Twain; Life on the Mississipi and The adventures of huceleberry Finn.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Korea vs Midwest of the Us


The republic of Korea is composed of nine provinces, with Seoul as the capital. Other metropoitan cities include; Pusan, Taegu, Inchon, Kwangju, Tagejon and Ulsan. About 70 percent of it is mountainous, with more than 3,000 islands dotting the coastline. The climate of Korea is characterized by four distinct seasons;spring, summer, autum and winter.

Midwest, region of the United States centered on the western Great Lakes and upper-middle Mississppi valley. The area has some of the richest farming land in the world and is known for its corn cattle. The chief cities are Chicago, Detroit, St.Louis, Milwaukee and Minneapolis-St.Paul.