Today we watched a short cooking show on how to make Italian Trifle. I thought it was really interesting to see the differences between Japanese cooking programs and British cooking programs.
A few interesting points:
I noticed instantly the filming techniques. While she was cooking the camera would cut to different zoomed in shots of the mixing bowl and of different cooking equipment along with the different ingredients. There were actually times in which the camera would lose focus and trail across the kitchen before regaining focus on a new object. I thought this was the most interesting thing for me.
The next thing I noticed was the level of informality used. The show was filmed in her kitchen. She was talking while cooking and it was kind of funny the way she described the different foods and the methods she used. She also at one point licked the spoon after mixing everything.
I also noticed the method in which she cooked was different. She did not really measure any of the ingredients and did a lot of estimating on what the proper amount should be.
I think the most surprising thing about the cooking was the amount of sugar used! She used so much and then continued to add more. I think that what she made would taste good, but I am 100% certain that it is very bad for anyone to ever eat it.
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