WEEK 1: A Place to Stand
DAY 4: More than Meets the Eye
Activity 1: Scaling New Heights [4 points]
Aotearoa New Zealand is a country of mountains and valleys, dense forests, and sparkling oceans. At the centre of the South Island sits the tallest mountain in the country, Aoraki Mt Cook. It is the place where Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to reach the top (summit) of Mt Everest, learned how to climb mountains. It was pretty difficult for him, at first, but Sir Edmund Hillary did not give up and, in 1953, he achieved this dream of climbing Mt Everest. His face can now be found on the New Zealand $5 note!
Let’s imagine that you met Sir Edmund Hillary in real life and were able to interview him.
On your blog, post five questions that you would like to ask Sir Edmund Hillary about his life.
- What gave you the courage to climb Mount Everest?
- How old were you when you conquered Mount Everest?
- How many mountains did you climb?
- Why did you climb Mount Everest?
- How long did it take you to climb Mount Everest?
Activity 2: Pancakes and Maple Syrup? [4 points]
Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many spectacular sights and natural wonders. One of these is the Punakaiki Rocks and Blowholes located on the West Coast of the South Island. The Punakaiki rocks attract tourists from all over the world who are keen to see these amazing rock formations. Many people think that they look like pancakes stacked on top of one another. Pancakes are one of my favourite foods! They are delicious and pretty easy to make.
For this activity, you are asked to choose one of your favourite foods. On your blog, write the name of your favourite food and then tell us how to make it. You may need to ask a family member, friend or Google (!) for help if you do not normally make this food for yourself.
My favourite dish is Sinigang or can be called as Pork Sinigang. This dish is from the Philippines it has a lot and I mean a lot of vegetables and it is super healthy because it is soup. This can easily be made at home, so here is how you made Pork Sinigang, or in Tagalog (Filipino language) Sinigang Na Baboy.
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| Credit: Panlasang Pinoy |
Ingredients
- 2lbs pork Belly
- 1 Bunch Spinach
- 3 Tablespoons Fish Sauce
- 12 pieces string beans
- 2 Pieces Tomato (quartered)
- 3 Pieces chilli or Banana Pepper
- 1 Table Spoon cooking oil
- 1 Quarts of water
- 1 pieces onion, sliced
- 2 pieces Taro - Optional
- 1 Pack Sinigang Mix
Instructions
- Heat the pot, put in cooking oil.
- Sautѐ the onion until its layers separate from each other.
- Add the pork belly and cook until outer part turns light brown.
- Put-in the fish sauce and mix with the ingredients.
- Pour the water and bring to boil.
- Add the taro and tomatoes then simmer for 40 minutes or until pork is tender.
- Put-in Sinigang mix and chilli (or Banana Pepper)
- Add the string beans and other vegetables (if you added any more) and simmer for 5-8 minutes.
- Put-in the spinach, turn off the heat, and cover the pot. Let the spinach cook with the remaining heat in the pot.
- Serve when hot, and enjoy!
Well, that is all, for this post stay tuned for more because I will be posting very soon. Have a joyful holidays.
Kumusta Lyan!
ReplyDeleteYou've come up with some really thoughtful questions for Sir Ed. Are there any mountains around where you live? There's quite a few here in Auckland. None of them are as big as Mount Everest but once you're at the top you can see beautiful views of the city.
Yum! That looks delicious! I've never heard of sinigang before. Do you make this recipe at home? I've been trying to come up with new healthy things to make for dinner so maybe I'll give this recipe a go! :)
Talk soon,
Mikey :)