GEO 509: Food, Place and Identity: The Geography of Diet

Minor Paper Fall 2012 (15%)

Geography is all about place and this course is all about how food evokes the sense of place that we all have.
Obvious examples include the slogan used by Starbucks that Taste is geography. You too can think of
certain foods that transport you to special places in your lives. The minor paper requires the selection of a
favourite recipe from each student that resonates on the basis of personal experience, culture, heritage,
ethnicity, nationality or individual circumstance. It assesses the ability to follow precise instructions and
provides an opportunity to apply critical thinking to what is otherwise a habitual appreciation of foods that
you enjoy most. Recipes will be posted on Blackboard.
Follow the procedure below:
Step 1: Identify the recipe that was submitted in class.
Step 2. Access Assignment 1 on Blackboard.
Step 3. Cut and paste the following template into a Word document.
Name of Dish
Quantities

Type:

Units

Ethnicity:

Source:

Contributor:

Ingredients

Directions:
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Adverbial Context:

I agree to provide the recipe provided for distribution

I would like to attach my name to the recipe
I do not agree to provide the recipe for distribution

Step 4: Format the recipe according to the following:

use12 point Times New Roman font

avoid icons, bullets, colours or italics
left-justify entries in all columns

categorize the Type of recipe using the appropriate capital letter as follows: Hors
d'oevres, appetizers and starters, Soups, Pasta, Fish or seafood, Meat, Vegetables,
Greens for salads, Breads and pizzas, Desserts and sweets
provide the national, ethnic or cultural provenance of the dish
name of the dish
indicate the name of the individual who introduced you to the dish
provide your name as the Contributor
show the amount or Quantity for each ingredient
ingredients should be in lower case without any capitals
show units of ingredients with the following abbreviations without
a period as appropriate cups, lb, oz, Tbsp, tsp, tt (to taste) and the name of
each ingredient in lower case. If units are not appropriate for an ingredient,
describe size as small, medium, large or extra large. Provide temperature in
Fahrenheit.
number directions

Step 4: Adverbial Context

write a succinct narrative that explains your choice and describes the adverbial context
(how, when, why and where) in which the dish is served. Consider geographic scale with
reference to family, community, region, culture, ethnicity and nationality as appropriate.
Maximum length is 650 - 750 words for adverbial context.

Due Date: A hardcopy of the entire assignment (recipe and adverbial context) must be submitted in
class no later than October 3, 2011 and an attachment of the recipe alone must be submitted by e-mail
to GEO509@geography.ryerson.ca no later than during the one hour class in the first week of
October 2012.
A penalty of 5% per calendar day will be assessed for failure to comply with either deadline.
Exceptions will be made ONLY for medical or compassionate reasons if documentation acceptable to
the instructor is provided.