Katie Miller
Venture High School
May 17, 2016
Before World Wars countries are different, they have more resources than they do during the war. The reasoning behind that is during war when countries are against each other their supplies get cut off and they don’t have what they normally have. During the war we they have these struggles of learning how to adjust their way of doing things can sometimes be challenging. Learning to adapt to these changes at first seem really hard but in the end it is what makes up a country 's culture and history. They had to change daily routine and help other community members adjust to change.
While in war sometimes it is a good choice to align with another country or get on their good side. If you don’t she the benefit at the moment you will possibly in the future. Like Karl Juchheim from Germany, he was captured by some Japanese soldiers. At first this seemed bad which in all honesty it kind of was until the Japanese soldiers found out he was a pastry shop owner. It sounds weird, but the relationship they grew with Karl was for the better. Karl Juchheim was born December 25, 1886 in Southern Germany. When he was 22 years old he moved to Jiaozhou Bay, China. In 1909 he opened his own pastry and coffee shop. After five years in Jiaozhou Bay he went back to Germany to find a wife. Through a close family member he met Elise, and in 1914 they were engaged. On July 28, 1914 Karl and Elise were married and moved back to Jiaozhou Bay were they started working at a cafe. During World War 1 Karl and Elise were taken by Japanese soldiers and we put in an internment camp. In 1917 some of the prisoners were relocated to another camp in Hiroshima. While he was in the camp the Japanese found out that he was a trained baker and they became interested in German style foods. He helped the Japanese people learn new techniques and different skills on how the Germans cook. One of Karl’s favorite foods that he made was a traditional German layered cake called Baumkuchen. He taught the Japanese people how to make this layered cake and it soon became a favorite among the people. March 4, 1919 Karl was baking and selling the first ever Baumkuchen in Japan at the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition or known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. There he used they had the prisoners help prepare items to sell. Karl’s Baumkuchen cake was a …show more content…
I’ve looked through the ingredients and looked at where they have come from.
Cwiertka, Katarzyna Joanna. Modern Japanese Cuisine: Food, Power and National Identity. London: Reaktion, 2006. This book helped know more about Japanese cuisine.
"Flags of Japan and Germany Overprinted the Two Hands." Getty Images. Accessed May 03, 2016. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/handshake-between-japan-and-germany-royalty-free-image/504599899. This picture helps me visually explain the relationship/Cultural blending between Japan and Germany.
"Japan and Germany: Worlds Apart and Yet so Similar | The Japan Times." Japan Times RSS. Accessed May 03, 2016. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2007/06/10/books/book-reviews/japan-and-germany-worlds-apart-and-yet-so-similar/#.Vt8i2vkrLIU. This helps me understand the cultural in the country.
"The Faithful Pursuit of Authentic, Delicious Flavors." RSS. Accessed May 03, 2016. http://www.juchheim.co.jp/english/history/#. This website helped me understand in a timeline from what happened …show more content…
This website is helping me understand the food culture in Japan.
Walker, Harlan. Cooks & Other People: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, 1995. Totnes, England: Prospect Books, 1996. Accessed May 16, 2016.
This book was really great helping me learn more about Japan and specifically the Akabori school.
"World War II: In Depth." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 2016. Accessed May 03, 2016. https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007314. History about Japan and Germany during the World war 2. Talked about how they came closer as countries.
Hayashi, Yuka. "Cake in Japan." The Wall Street Journal. Accessed May 03, 2016. http://online.wsj.com/ww1/cake-in-japan. Talked about Karl and how he was imprisoned at the camp. This website was the idea behind my topic I choose.
Rotating Spit making Baumkuchen. Digital image. Largest Cake. Accessed May 3, 2016. https://www.google.com/search?as_st=y&tbm=isch&hl=en&as_q=Rotating spit