DETOUR: PASTRIES--THE CULTURAL VIEW

 The modern belief is that the pastry and the common cup of began here...not so much....

-LETS TAKE A DETOUR-

The mixture began with the ancient Egyptians.  It started with the classic combination of flour, oil, and water. Although it began with the ancient Egyptians the Romans,Greeks, and English all started with similar pieces to the puzzle of creating a delicious baked good. 

Definition of a Pastry: 

1.Mixture of flour and fat and water with other ingredients, made into a dough and cooked 

2. A particular dish which consists partly or wholly of pastry in the first sense

LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN

PASTRIES: A CULTURAL VIEW

THE PASTRY ISA COMMON CULTURAL EXPERIENCE. PASTRIES CAN BE FOUND IN GROCERY STORIES, LOCAL STARBUCKS, SPECIALITY COFFEE SHOPS, BAKERIES, NEW STANDS ETC. 

 ANY AND EVERYONE CAN SHARE A PASTRY. IT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE RICH OR POOR. 

THE COMMON COLLEGE STUDENT SERVES THEM, WHILE THE COMMON CUSTOMER BUYS THEM 

PASTRIES ARE SHARED AMONG CULTURES. NOT ONLY RICH AND POOR BUT FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY, CITY TO CITY, STREET TO STREET, SKY SCRAPER TO SKY SCRAPER. 

 

AMERICA EMBRACES PASTRIES MADE FROM ALL DIFFERENT PEOPLE USING ALL DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES, TECHNOLOGIES AND ADVERTISEMENT. IT NOT ONLY ABOUT THE PASTRY BUT WHAT COMES WITH THE PASTRY, WHAT ADDS TO THE PASTRY...

COFFEE 

 

Coffee can be used to a cultural implication. Although not just coffee but the brand of coffee as well. 

STARBUCKS TASTE LIKE SHIT, BUT A WOMEN WITH A STARBUCKS CUP...SHE MEANS BUSINESS ;-)

 NOT NECESSARILY(LOL)

ANOTHER DETOUR 

THE SCIENCE BEHIND:

 THE PASTRY & THE CUP OF COFFEE

NO LONGER DO WE GRIND COFFEE BY HAND, OR ADD PUT OUR FOOT IN IT. 

THE LAST COFFEE MAKER ON THE SHELF

MACHINES MACHINES MACHINES 

 ....................................................TECHNOLOGY VS COFFEE..........................................................

THE ESPRESSO MAKER!!!!!

"ON BENDED KNEE, THE BLACK SLAVES OF THE AMBASSADOR, ARRAYED IN THE MOST GORGEOUS ORIENTAL COSTUMES SERVED THE CHOICEST MOCHA COFFEE IN TINY CUPS..." --CURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE (1817)

TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED COFFEE, TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED THE PASTRY...NO LONGER IS IT THE HARD WORK FOR THE SATISFYING EATABLE OBJECT. IT IS A SOCIAL TOOL, A COMPETITION FOR THE BEST COFFEE MAKER...AND A RACE FOR THE FASTEST CUP...SMDH 

*ALL PICTURES TAKEN BY OLIVIA SMITH*

*Sources*

Davidson, Alan, and Tom Jaine. The Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2006. Print.

Smith, Andrew F. The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2007. Print.