Food & Cultural Appreciation, Tuesday Third Period

[carbsliftthespirit]

Was Raiden disappointed to be leaving Fandom's magical taps, however temporarily? Yes, but he was more relieved to not be a golden retriever the Pizza Planet staff wouldn't let drink from said taps any more. Apparently wine and chocolate were bad for dogs. Rude.

"Is everyone ready to visit Hanoi, Vietnam?" Raiden asked his students, doing a quick visual scan to make sure everyone had gotten his message about how to dress for the weather at their destination. It was entirely possible someone hadn't, since he hadn't had thumbs for very long, but he reminded them, "Vietnam is a country in southeast Asia, so it'll be warm there," before launching into explaining, "The food is based on a combination of five fundamental flavors, or ngũ vị: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and spicy, in keeping with an overall Vietnamese philosophy of five elements It's a very fresh cuisine, using a lot of vegetables and not a lot of dairy or fat, and like many Asian cuisines, rice is a staple, although the period of French colonialism gave birth to the banh mi, or more properly the bánh mì thịt, since in Vietnamese 'bánh mì' is just the bread. You may also be familiar with pho, which is a noodle soup--our tour includes phở gà, or chicken pho, but I've checked with our guide and phở bò, which uses beef, will be available as well. Plus there are lots of other yummy things waiting for us, so let's head through the portal and get started on our food tour!

Ethics, Tuesday, December 10, 2024

[sith_happened]

Anakin's hair was decidedly less lustrous than normal.

"So we've had my least favorite day of December," he grumbled.

Ahsoka, on the other hand, looked downright radiant. If asked, she'd put it down to not having hair. It wasn't technically lying.

Anakin's mood soured even further looking at how happy and unaffected she was. It was very healthy!

"Today we talk about the ethics of taking your mood out on others and how sometimes they deserve it."

Anakin, no.

"Or about how when a person has a device tuned to them, they're not obligated to share."

Ahsoka, no.

"This isn't about your shower." It was 80 percent about her shower.

Press xesh to doubt, kids. "I didn't mention my shower."

She didn't have to.

"We can also discuss the ethics of basic courtesy," Anakin added.

"It is very discourteous to try and steal someone's sonic cleanser, yes."

This could go on for a while.