Exotic RissoleTanveer Ahmed

Mathias Fasel

Key Vocabulary

BMX Bicycle riding DivorcedOpposite

of married

CurrySouth east Asian Food

CreekIt’s a small

river

RissolesSomething like meat

balls

Turmeric paste

used for flavoring&coloring food

Background Info

Tanny is almost 12 years old

His best friend is called Daryl or Lynchy

Daryl is Australian and Tanny is Banglashian

They both live in Toongabbie, a suburb in Sydney

They know each other from school

BangladeshBangladesh is a country surrounded by India

Capital is Dhaka

They speak their own Language (Bengali)

Their population is 161 million

8th largest country in the world

Summary

Tanny has an Australian friend called Daryl

They always hang out at Tanny’s house

Daryl likes the Bangladeshi food

Tanny wants to try Australian food (to him that is exotic)

Daryl let Tanny come over to his house to try Australian food

Their Hobbies after school

Marbles

Skim rocks

French cricket

BMX

They always hangout with each other and play:

Culture differences

Australian Bangladesh

Rissoles Curry

Divorce Don’t Divorce

Air ConditionerDon’t have Air

Conditioner

Soda stream machine

Don’t have Soda steam machine

Growing Apart

After they changed school

They only saw each other a few times

Daryl mother decided to move to the North Coast.

After that they never saw each other again

Quotes

“I longed to taste the mouth-watering promise of his family’s rissole” = Tanny can’t wait to try the family’s rissole.

“I put some rissoles in sandwiches for you two. Dig in” = Daryl’s mother Bridget wants them to eat as much as they want.

“She patted me on the head like my mother did to Lynchy” = Tanny likes it and feels welcome in the family

Statement

It is hard to find their best friend if you are from a different country

It is hard to fit in if you have a different skin color

It is hard to fit into the culture