{"id":133,"date":"2022-06-29T17:15:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/san-sebastian1-summer-2022\/?p=133"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:16:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:16:29","slug":"cooking-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/san-sebastian1-summer-2022\/2022\/06\/29\/cooking-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooking Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After beach day just the day before, I looked at the weather app and was ready for some pouring rain as usual.\u00a0I walked out of my room with a rain jacket to prepare for the unpredictable periods of rain throughout the day. Fortunately enough, today began with a nice weather of on and off sun, which is better than gloomy skies that we get usually. I enjoyed the sun by going to the park next to our school during the break. Although I was sunburnt from yesterday, I still love the feeling of the sun on my skin so I ended up extending a few minutes of break to soak up the sun.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For lunch, me and my friends from the school got Thai food together. The food gave me the feeling of home since it is similar to my mom\u2019s cooking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Thai food takeout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

5 pm rolls around and I\u2019m riding on my bike along the beach to meet up with our professor and classmates for the cooking lessons. We met up and walked to the \u201cCofrad\u00eda Vasca de Gastronom\u00eda\u201d, a gastronomic society where members of the society have access to the kitchen and dining area to dine whenever they want. The idea of meeting up to dine elsewhere besides one\u2019s house intrigues because it\u2019s so different from home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were welcomed by Oniza as soon as we walk in and she showed us different parts of the property. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The international gastronomical library and the 4 paintings from 16th to 19th century from left to right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Oniza talked about the library and some of the Spanish history. The books are donated from the people in the neighborhood and there were still more that she hasn\u2019t gone through. She also went over the Destruction of San Sebasti\u00e1n in 1813, which destroyed the city of its beauty. The solution to recover from that tragedy was to have fiestas. The people would have parties all the time and sometimes 24h fiestas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pirate costumes and props that people used to dress up for 24h fiestas. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Finally, it\u2019s time to start cooking. We started off by making the dessert because it takes the longest to make. Aritz, the chef, showed us with the first cake and we helped with a few steps on making the second one. We helped with making pintxos and some of the steps of the two dishes but mostly it was the work of the amazing chef. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The results of the cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A dish with cod fish stuffed inside red peppers and heavy cream with red pepper sauce. The Spanish name for the dish is \u201cPimiento relleno de bacalao\u201d <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fish and clams with green sauce dish. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Each dish was special and has a unique taste that I\u2019ve never had before. Out of all the dishes, my favorite would have to be the cake for dessert. The almonds on top were crunchy and accompanied the cream well. The day ended with a very delicious dinner and that\u2019s all it takes to make me happy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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