My 20% Project will be to learn to make salsa(s). I began collecting the ingredients this week. Next week, I am planning on making my first attempt to make home made Mexican salsa. If all goes well, my ultimate goal is to incorporate this salsa into a Mexican dish like tamales.
My mother is an awesome cook. Every weekend she makes homemade Mexican cuisine; enchiladas, tamales, pozole, chile con carne, or chiles relleno. She makes homemade tortillas with every meal. I love my food spicy, so my mom always makes either a red or a green salsa/sauce. I have friends who call it sauce whereas others call it salsa. So, if I say sauce or salsa I am referring to the same thing. One of my sisters is learning how to make the salsas. I am thinking of learning as well. I want to learn what makes her salsas spicy, I want to know what the ingredients are, and what makes the flavor of each salsa different.
AUTHENTIC QUESTIONS
1. What Web 2.0 tool should I use to record my mother making the salsas, either green or red?
2. Are there similar recipes online?
3. Where can I publish my mom’s recipe?
4. What makes my mom’s recipe unique from others?
5. Where do I find recipes of salsas from other countries?
6. What tool should I use to keep a record of my progress at mastering this recipe?
7. Where should I upload my videos of making the salsa(s)?
8. Should I record my mom tasting my sister’s salsa(s) and mine, and then have her decide whose salsa is more like hers?
9. Is there a place where I can submit a video of individuals’ reactions tasting the salsa(s)?
10. Should I submit a video online teaching others how to make my mom’s salsa(s)?
11. How can I find the history/tradition of these salsa(s)? If there’s any.