American Desserts Recall Grandmother

What do you have in mind when you recall your grand mother? DSKUSSS' member recalled the word, grand mother, when she has a dessert. Do you want to hear why she thinks in that way? Check out this article and let us know what you think through comments!

American Desserts Recall Grandmother

 

Sunju Lee

Dpt. of Political Science and Diplomacy

Kyung-pook National University

 

Imagine you are waiting for dessert after meal. What do you have in your mind? Warm brownie topped with vanilla ice cream, a piece of fresh cheese cake, a creamy cheese frosted red velvet cupcake or incredibly fudgy chocolate pie? The next step is “just pick up randomly a country.” If you think of France, unfortunately you are exposed to Paris Baguette and Tous les Jours, famous enterprise bakeries in Korea, too much.

 

(top) Brownie with ice cream http:// www.flickr.com, Philadelphian cheesecake http://en.wikipedia.org
         (down) Red velvet cupcake and Mississippi mud pie http://commons.wikimedia.org

 

Some people might not have thought about that in the U.S. exist dessert recipes. This is because most Koreans have the unchangeable stereotype of dessert-dessert has developed its recipe originally from France-. In addition, the Korean professional confectioners’ exertion, combining bakery with French style, also influenced this kind of reaction among Koreans.

(left) Eclair and

(right)Macaron from Laduree, Paris http://common,wikimedia.com

French style desserts, such as Macaron and Éclair, require well-trained patisserie techniques. On the other hand, American style sweets look rougher and simpler and even have easier recipes. Since some cake and pie recipes do not need professional skills, it is not a big matter for grandmothers to grab flour, egg, milk and butter from her shelves, mix and bake them at home. When their grandchildren arrive, they can just serve warm and soft “grandma-made” cake. It might be the reason why many Americans are accustomed with apple pie or carrot cake and why these sweets usually represent nostalgic desserts among Americans. When they were young, their old grandmothers cooked sweet cakes or pies with enormous affection.