New Taste Experience

If I would try to taste one thing, that is sweet potato. It is normal to everyone to eat this but I haven't tried it so far. It pushes me to try this because some restaurants have this "fried sweet potato" and some of my friends told me that it is delicious. Back home (Philippines), they used to make this sweet potato as a dessert or snack. Today, I am making a Caramelized Sweet Potato which I know that this will make me start loving this kind of vegetable.

Sweet Potato

First, I peeled the sweet potato and sliced them. Upon peeling and slicing them, I felt that this sweet potato is so hard.

I fried them using vegetable oil and while frying them, I put some brown sugar on it until it caramelizes.

Before eating the Caramelized Sweet Potato that I made, I don't have any idea how it taste like and if it really taste good or bad. It could be sweet if it cooked well. It could be bitter if it cooked too much because of the sugar. I don't even know if it is soft or hard. I feel excited on tasting this kind of food because at the first time, I will eat sweet potato. I also feel excited because this first time would be great because I cooked it myself.

Now that I tried this caramelized sweet potato, I would probably eat this more often. It is surprising because I didn't expect that I would like it so much. And yes, I just don't like it but I love it. The combination of the brown sugar and the sweet potato is so much perfect. It is sweet enough for a dessert and/or snack. And I would probably recommend this to my friends for them to know how appetizing it is. If I rate this from 1(lowest) to 10(highest), I would most likely say that this is 10.

Culinary Biography

I am Karla Joy Javier, a lady who is dreaming to be a Chef in a well-known hotel. I am currently enrolled into Culinary Management Program in George Brown College.

Entering to Culinary Program is not as easy as I've thought. It is important to have skills and hard work before reaching the success. But then again, I am still excited to learn something new about cooking that I need to know. I am expecting that this will help me to reach my dreams. I am looking forward to gain more knowledge on becoming a Professional Chef someday.

My Father is my inspiration when it comes to cooking. I always look up to him and I want to be like him someday. When I was a child, I am my Father's little helper who always wanted to help him cook in our small kitchen. This little thing helped me out to know what I really want to do in life.

When I grew up, I discovered to myself that I am loving what I am doing. I want to be a successful Chef someday because I want to prove myself to my Father that I can do what he can do and I can make what he can make. In the future, I just don't want to have a good job but I want a "career" that I can earn a lot of experience, learn new things, and to show my skills to everyone while enjoying.

At the moment, I am not working in this industry but sooner or later, I will be trying to get into a restaurant who works in the kitchen. I always wanted to work in a restaurant for me to have more experience and to apply things that I am learning at my College.

My Dad and I loves to cook for my Mother and Sister for them to feel special in our own little ways. By doing this, I believe that our family gets better and stronger. Thus, eating together will help us to communicate to each other despite of our busy schedules and help us to have a family bonding.