When Homework Gets too Much

[Trainer Monkey]

SUMAKI NA NAZI
N'DIZI
These are not basic foodstuffs

[superheavyrhun]

SUMAKI NA NAZI
N'DIZI
These are not basic foodstuffs

Ami right in thinking, with the aid of google of course, that the first is fish in coconut sauce, and the second is essentially a type of banana. The first certainly sounds nice, i don't think i'd push it away, but the n'dizi sounds more like the staple food of this pair.

To digress a little, when I was in lowland nepal 500-1500m it was a very tropical country, and most of the people were subsistence farmers who'd work most of the year to feed the families, and some would exclusively grow bananas, or oranges, and the diversity in their diet would come from bartering these for what farmers in the area would grow. It wouldn't surprise me then if these N'dizi were only grown by some farmers, and bartered in a similar way, so that a whole community would get some fruit, whilst most of them farmed the more usual crops.

I'm not sure about your boy TM, but I think it's got us lot thinking about the food of Kenya for sure.

[Memphis]

So would I be right in saying that Kenyans DONT eat pot noodle?

Whats wrong with them?

[Sharla]

My kids in the second grade,and granted he has a really high IQ,so teachers have to push him to keep him engaged,but.......
I open up his bookbag to check for homework,I see has to give an oral presentation on
The food of Kenya
Im a man with a high IQ in my late 30's and I wasnt even sure Kenya had food, and their giving this to a second grader?
I mean look at any marathon,does it look like these people are eating?
Jesus when I was in second grade,our big writing assignment was to write a story,and have the teacher bind it in to a book,and we were allowed to make illustrations to fill space. And even then 90 % of the boys books involved either Jedi's or Sharks(Jaws and Star Wars had just come out)

Kenyan's i met were big on beans and Japati.

I think Japati was supposed to be indian originally but taken up by the Kenyans big time.

Damn I can't remember what kind of flour they used to make it - i think maybe corn flour?

They also loved their own special tea. Don't know then Kenyan name for it but it was nice - evil though - served with a LOT of sugar - let just say they had at least 3 sugars per cup and measured them out with tablespoons!

[Fenster]

I find it rather puzzling that someone can claim to have a high IQ and be good at geography yet be stumped by the foods of Kenya

[killersheep]

No I think its excessive,not imposable. We worked on it again today. Most kenyan food is not basic food products,I did the research myself before I whined about it, the kids never even seen an oyster let alone ate one. There's also different styles of cooking that are described in African,which is different dialect then he's used to. Again,he has the assignment,and if he has the assignment he's going to do as good of a job as he can with it. But that makes it more then "They like corn and peas alot" the end

As a side note, I'm going to make some Irio tomorrow.

Really?,I hate freaking peas. You doing the basic mash or are you doing the mignon overlay as well.

How can you not like peas Yeah I'm just doing the basic mash for now, I think I might roll them in bread crumbs and bake them after the mash. Curious to see the final texture, I figure it will probably be a lot thicker than regular mashed potatoes. Probably add some Yve's sausage crumbles too.

[killersheep]

SUMAKI NA NAZI
N'DIZI
These are not basic foodstuffs

SUMAKI NA NAZI - Fresh fish in coconut cream


N'DIZI - Bananas Steamed in Banana Leaves

Basic stuff. I don't understand why, with your high IQ, you would make this so much more complicated than it is.

[CGM]

Hey TM, it's good that your kid is a little genius and all, but there are one or two issues besides ensuring that your kid gets enough mental stimulation and challenge.

IMO one area where schools tend to fail is in the area of developing good work habits, organizational skills, multitasking etc, skills that are pretty important in a professional career. It's not at all easy to teach that stuff. I also pretty much breezed through school without lots of effort. I took tough courses and did well. But I never did develop really good work habits, organizational skills, etc, because I could get by without them. Project management skills? Who me?

A kid who maybe has average smarts who really has to work hard at things maybe has an advantage in this regards. Just a thought.

Being smart at school, getting lots of mental stimulation, does not necessarily equate with good life or career skills.

[Trainer Monkey]

As a side note, I'm going to make some Irio tomorrow.

Really?,I hate freaking peas. You doing the basic mash or are you doing the mignon overlay as well.

How can you not like peas Yeah I'm just doing the basic mash for now, I think I might roll them in bread crumbs and bake them after the mash. Curious to see the final texture, I figure it will probably be a lot thicker than regular mashed potatoes. Probably add some Yve's sausage crumbles too.

Ive allwas hated peas,I dont like their consistency. Ill eat spring peas all days,but peas,no thanks

[Trainer Monkey]

SUMAKI NA NAZI
N'DIZI
These are not basic foodstuffs

SUMAKI NA NAZI - Fresh fish in coconut cream


N'DIZI - Bananas Steamed in Banana Leaves

Basic stuff. I don't understand why, with your high IQ, you would make this so much more complicated than it is.

Find me a bannana leave in WV,just one,I triple dog dare you

[Trainer Monkey]

I find it rather puzzling that someone can claim to have a high IQ and be good at geography yet be stumped by the foods of Kenya

I would point out,Im not the one who's supposed to write the oral report,an 8 year old is.
I could write the report easy peasy,but it isnt my assignment is it?

[killersheep]

SUMAKI NA NAZI
N'DIZI
These are not basic foodstuffs

SUMAKI NA NAZI - Fresh fish in coconut cream


N'DIZI - Bananas Steamed in Banana Leaves

Basic stuff. I don't understand why, with your high IQ, you would make this so much more complicated than it is.

Find me a bannana leave in WV,just one,I triple dog dare you

About Melissa's | Melissa's Produce

Wal-Mart, Kroeger's and Food Lion in West Virginia all carry banana leaves.

[Trainer Monkey]

SUMAKI NA NAZI - Fresh fish in coconut cream


N'DIZI - Bananas Steamed in Banana Leaves

Basic stuff. I don't understand why, with your high IQ, you would make this so much more complicated than it is.

Find me a bannana leave in WV,just one,I triple dog dare you

About Melissa's | Melissa's Produce

Wal-Mart, Kroeger's and Food Lion in West Virginia all carry banana leaves.

Odd,we shop at Kroegers and Food Lion and have yet to see a single Banana leaf,not one.Though we do get some occasional nice organic banana's but thats as close as it gets
Odd that
Melissa should double check with her distributors because we arent seeing it.

[Trainer Monkey]

While Kroger Food Lion and WalMart,may carry Melissa products,and that would explain where the baby banana's I keep meaning to try come from,I have yet to see a banana leaf

[killersheep]

While Kroger Food Lion and WalMart,may carry Melissa products,and that would explain where the baby banana's I keep meaning to try come from,I have yet to see a banana leaf

International Groceries Morgantown

Directions & Maps 293 University Ave West Virginia (WV) Phone: (304) 291 6433

Said that they will have some in next week. Yes I called.

Regardless. I don't see how this affects the assignment.
Still just excuses. Or are you stating that your son can't comprehend that banana trees have leaves?