tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post1533337520149878588..comments2023-12-22T17:16:18.977+08:00Comments on Primitive Culture: Red Bridge Cooking Class in Hoi An.Alexander Santillaneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09408269839931337790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-34421529593968126572008-10-22T22:47:00.000+08:002008-10-22T22:47:00.000+08:00Cooking classes are one thing I've never experienc...Cooking classes are one thing I've never experienced on my travels, but very much look forward to one of these days :) Thanks for the breakdown!<BR/><BR/>annePrêt à Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159060895456546974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-24935535500503239002008-10-21T02:02:00.000+08:002008-10-21T02:02:00.000+08:00I am glad you took the glass and are so generous i...I am glad you took the glass and are so generous in sharing it with us.Yolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068063513978782703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-69235593835697178642008-10-20T11:21:00.000+08:002008-10-20T11:21:00.000+08:00I think that definitely part of the change has bee...I think that definitely part of the change has been in me, and what I'm interested in getting out of the class. But Hidden Hanoi, which I consider the best class I've taken, did a great job of providing background into the culture, by opening with an intimate discussion over tea, in which our teacher not only talked to us, but asked us questions to gauge our interest.<BR/><BR/>In the last class I took in Cambodia, I felt that I got as much out of it as I put in- we had a very small class (me, my boyfriend, his sister, and two other girls), so there was a lot of time to ask questions and establish a connection with our chef. He saw that we were deeply interested, and went beyond the script to make the class more interesting for us.<BR/><BR/>With this class, it really just felt like a matter of getting us in, getting us through, and getting us out- with no time for us to do anything but follow orders. -XAlexander Santillaneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408269839931337790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-28666968027198971932008-10-20T01:44:00.000+08:002008-10-20T01:44:00.000+08:00XMy problems with these classes usually have to do...X<BR/>My problems with these classes usually have to do with being geared towards people who do not like to or at least do not normally cook. Similarly, they are geared toward people who are not in country for a long time and are satified with a relatively superficial look at the cuisine. You have spent a fair bit of time in SE Asia so I imagine that as time goes by, you'll be harder and harder to please. Or at least that is how I felt...ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456402623973676389noreply@blogger.com