Top 10 Countries
of Origin for
immigrants 2001-2006
1. China 14%
2. India 11.6%
3. Philippines 7%
4. Pakistan 5.2%
5. USA 3.5%
6. South Korea 3.2%
7. Romania 2.5%
8. Iran 2.3%
9. England 2.3%
10. Columbia 1.9%
Source: Statistics Canada
Canada's First Black
Governor General welcomes President Obama to Canada.
February 19, 2009. It was
dramatic and exciting for many Canadians to witness the visit of US
President Obama. Michaelle Jean, Canada's First Black
Governor General leads the Canadian delegation in welcoming the
president.
The
Governor General is the Queen's
representative in Canada and
communicates directly with Queen
Elizabeth. Before the 1980s this
position was only filled by white
men but since then three of five
Governor Generals have been female.
The governor general is also the
Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian
Forces and, in that capacity, visits
military bases and Canadian
peacekeepers at home and abroad,
encouraging and honouring Canadian
military personnel. She signs
official documents and meets
regularly with the prime minister
and government officials. She has
the right to be consulted, to
encourage and to warn.
Governor General Michaëlle Jean
worked as a journalist and
television broadcaster in Quebec.
She immigrated from Haiti with her
family at an early age and is fluent
in five languages—French, English,
Italian, Spanish and Haitian Creole.
Here is a television clip of
President Obama's arrival. The video clip runs 9 minutes and is a
little long. It shows how Canadians eagerly anticipated the visit.
In the past, when Former President Bush visited Canada, he was greeted
with demonstrators, placards and rioting. In contrast, President
Obama enjoys a popularity rating of 80% amongst Canadians, and thousands
travelled to Ottawa just to get a glimpse of the US President.
President Obama made a side trip to the local market prior to flying
back home and purchased a keychain souvenir and toyglobe for his
daughters with CANADIAN DOLLARS. This man knows PR.
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A Challenge to Create Something Extraordinary Out of the Ordinary
Someone asked me about the Cooking Challenge, WHY THE
HUMBLE CABBAGE. My response is, anyone can make something great
when there is no limit to the resource, when cost is no object, and you
can spend as much money as you want. The true genius is when you
can create something out of nothing or almost nothing.
Anyway, this challenge is not quite that bare bone, because cooks are
allowed to include other ingredients to the dish, but CABBAGE must be
included. We are paying homage to the cabbage.
When I went on a sailing trip to Alaska, due to the shortage of fridge
space and lack of grocery stores along the way, I needed to bring
vegetables that can keep for weeks. CABBAGE and CARROTS are the
two main vegetables that can keep for more than two weeks. In
fact, one cabbage costing less than $1.00 can last for five meals for
two people. It is low in caloric count and is a good preventative
food against cancer.
Almost all cultures have their own version of preserved or pickled
cabbage. The sauerkrat of the Ukranians, the KIMCHI of the
Koreans, the Mexican Curtido de Repollo, just to name a few.
So, use your imagination to create a new recipe, or search out your
grandmother's recipes and join the challenge.
MULTICULTURAL COOKING CHALLENGE
Canada is a country of
diverse people and culture. The country is full of different
ethnic restaurants, and the supermarket has a great variety of fruits
and vegetables. Yet, many Canadians or new immigrants stay very
conservative in their eating habits. The purpose of this
challenge is to establish a dialogue amongst entrecard members of
kindred spirits and to open our minds, tastebuds and imagination!!
Why cabbage, you may ask? Cabbage is CHEAP, easy to grow, and can
be preserved for use during famines or seasons of crop failure.
Many cultures have developed innovative ways of cooking cabbages.
One thing I have learned is that IMAGINATION is more important
than money. You'd be surprised what sumptuous meals can come out
of the humble cabbage if you use your imagination!
For your inspiration, here's a simple INDIAN CABBAGE SALAD RECIPE
called SAMBHARO.
HOW MANY WAYS CAN
YOU COOK
A HUMBLE CABBAGE???
Submissions welcome!
Please
click here to send your submissions.
Contest is open to all Entrecard Members around the world as well as
Canadian residents who are not EC members. Non EC members will
receive cash prizes and art note cards by a Canadian artist instead of
an advertising link.
FUN FACT:
The Guinness Book of
Records for 2010 will record the world's largest cabbage from the town
of Prilep, Macedonia. On Dec. 19. 2008, it took 160 women 6 hours
to prepare 80,191 cabbage rolls to feed the entire town of 10,000
people. The total dish weighed 1221 pounds or 544 kgs.
(left) women in Prilep who cooked the dish. (right)
Alaska giant cabbage in 2004 State Fair
