CheeseQuesadilla

Ourgroup,withsomehardandconsideratethought,decidedontheCheese
Quesadilla.Wechosethequesadillabecauseitwasasimplefoodwithveryfew
requiredingredients.

Ingredients:
4cupsflour
1tsp.salt
2tsp.bakingpowder
2tbsp.lard
11/2cupswater
cheeseasneeded

Instructions:Tortillas
1) Whisktogethertheflour,salt,andbakingpowder.
2) Mixinthelardwithyourfingersuntilthemixtureresemblescornmeal.
3) Addthewaterandmixuntilthedoughcomestogether.
4) Placedoughonalightlyflouredsurfaceandkneadafewminutesuntilsmooth
andelastic.
5) Dividethedoughinto24equalpiecesandrolleachpieceintoaball.
6) Useawellflouredrollingpintorolladoughballintoathin,roundtortilla.
7) Placeintoamediumhighheatskillet,andcookuntilbubblyandgolden.
8) Flipandcontinuecookinguntilgoldenontheotherside.

Instructions:Quesadillas
1) Putapileofgratedcheeseonthetortillaandfold.
2) Heatintheskilletuntilcheeseisfullymelted.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/157642/homemadeflourtortillas/

TheoriginofthequesadillaisMexico,specificallythecentralandsouthern
regions.ThedishissimilartomostotherMexicandishes,aSpanishandIndigenous
hybrid.ThecorntortillaisoriginallyNativeAmerican,whilethecheeseandpork/beef
thatmayaccompanyitareSpanish,aswellasthegarnishessuchaschillipepperand
hotsauce.

Reflection:

TheCheeseQuesadillaisadishdatingbacktotheearlycolonizationofCentral
AmericabytheSpanishempire.Ithasevolvedforhundredsofyears,cominginmany
shapesandsizes.TodayitisconsumedmainlyinCentralandNorthAmerica.Eachof
theseplaceshaveadifferentideaofwhatmakesaquesadilla.ForexampletheNorth
Americanquesadillahasbeef,chicken,oreventurkey,whiletheMexicanversionhas
onlychickenorbeef.
Thequesadillahaschangedoveryearsinthetechniquetomakeit,nowadays
wemakeitwithaskillet,astove,agrill,oranoven.Thebasicingredientstendtostay
thesame,includingatortillaandcheese,plusanoptionalmeat.
Tomakeourquesadilla,weusedorganiccheese,lard,andflour.Thebaking
powderhoweverwasnotorganic,itincludedcornstarch,monocalciumphosphate,
sodiumbicarbonate.Sincethequesadillausednonorganicingredientsandtookmore
energytotransportthanitcontained,thiswasnotaverysustainablefood.
Togetalloftheingredientsneededtomakeourquesadillaswewouldhaveto
usemorethan5timestheamountofenergytotransportthemtous,almost2500
calories.Wewouldonlybeabletoretain440caloriesfromeatingthequesadilla.This
provesthatourdishisnowherenearsustainable.

Calculations:

Flour
:100calorieserving
2.89Kcal

748g

3185km

4184g/km

2.89Kcal

6g

415km

4184g/km

6,885,078.2Kcal
4184

=1,645.57Kcal

Salt
:0calorieserving

=1.72Kcal

7,196.1Kcal
4184

Lard
:230calorieserving
2.89Kcal

453.5g

8km

4184g/km

10,484.92Kcal

4184

=2.51Kcal

Bakingpowder
:0calorieserving
6.77Kcal

230g

1642.5km

4184g/km

2,557,536.75Kcal
4184

=611.27Kcal

Water
:0calorieserving
0Kcal

479g

25.8km

0Kcal

4184g/km

4184

=0Kcal

Cheese
:110calorieserving
9.1Kcal

28g

2830km

4184g/km

=172.34Kcal

Totalcaloriesittakestotransport:
2433.5Kcal
Totalcaloriesyoucanretainfromthedish:
440Kcal

721,084Kcal
4184