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Unit 3 Food and culture
Reading and thinking
Food brings people together on many different levels.It’s nourishment(n.滋养品) of the soul and body; it’s truly love.
------------ Giada De Laurentiis
食物在许多不同的层面上把人们聚集在一起,它是心灵和身体的养料,是真正的爱。
Food and Culture
The photo is of a 1000-Person-Long-Table Banquet / b kw t/ 宴会 in the Miao Stockade寨 Village of One Thousand Households in Leishan, Guizhou.(贵州雷山千户苗寨的“千人长桌宴”)
Discussion
why are there so many cuisines
Different regions
Different weather conditions
Different cultures
陕西人爱吃面食的原因
首先,陕西地处中国内陆腹地,气候干燥,昼夜温差大,非常适合小麦的生长。陕西的小麦品质优良,面粉筋道有弹性,适合制作各种面食 12。此外,陕西的地理环境和气候条件也为小麦的种植提供了优越的条件,使得陕西的面食具有独特的风味 。
其次, 面食在陕西有着悠久的历史,可以追溯到西周时期。陕西被誉为“面食王国”,拥有众多种类的面食,如岐山臊子面、户县软面、杨凌蘸水面等,每种面食都有其独特的制作方法和口味。这种深厚的历史底蕴使得面食不仅仅是一种食物,更是一种文化的传承 此外,面食的制作过程本身也是一种社交活动。在许多家庭中,制作面条被视为一种温馨、团结的家庭聚会活动,家人围坐一起,共同体验传统的手工艺 。
What is the text probably about
It is about the link between various culture and cuisine.
Culture And Cuisine
Predict
How is the passage developed
Task 1
Read for the structure
Task 2
While-reading
Task 3
Read for the topic sentence of the passage
Time order
Task 1
Place order
Time order
Task 1
Task 2
choose the best answers
1. Where is the writer of the article from
A. Australia. B. England. C. France. D. America.
2. From the passage we can learn the writer and his family visited in China.
A. Three places B. Four places C. Five places D. Six places
3. We can infer from the text that the writer liked .
A. English food B. French food C. American food D. Chinese food
4. By the first visit to China,the writer found the Chinese .
A. bold and hot B. warm-hearted and thoughtful
C. friendly and kind D. hard-working and faithful
Task 3
Culture and Cuisine
The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” Put more simply, this means “You are what you eat.” Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating. However, Brillat-savarin was actually referring to our personality, character, and culture.
Para 1
put v.表述 更简单地说
指的是……
参考……
谚语;格言=proverb=motto
人如其食
relate...to.. 把..和..联系起来
Why does the author cite “you are what you eat”
A. To introduce a famous saying about food and personality.
B. To persuade people to eat healthy food.
C. To show the impact of food on health.
D. To prove culture has little to do with cuisine.
Read for details-Para1
Culture and Cuisine
Certainly, in many ways this seems to be true. Chinese cuisine is a case in point. Prior to coming to China, my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America, with Chinese food that had been changed to suit American tastes. For example, America’s most popular Chinese dish is General Tso’s chicken, which consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce, flavoured with hot red peppers. This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe, however, so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese.
Para 2
恰当的例子
在...之前
suit one’s taste 适合...的口味
由组成
n.酱 料汁
v.加味 调味n.味道 口味
Culture and Cuisine
On the other hand, it does tell us a lot about Americans. It tells us, for example, that Americans love bold, simple flavours. And since the dish was also invented recently, it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods.
Para 2
invent v. 发明
invention n. 发明
inventor n. 发明者
另一方面
Prior to coming to China
He tasted:
Through the food, we know that:
General Tso's Chicken
not an authentic(地道的) Chinese recipe
Americans love___________ flavour, and are not afraid to ______________
bold, simple
try new things
Read for details-Para2
Culture and Cuisine
Later, I had a chance to experience authentic Chinese food by coming to China. When my family and I had just arrived in China, we went looking for a good place to eat in Beijing. A Sichuan restaurant had been recommended to us by a friend, and finally, we found it. Tired, hungery, and not knowing a word of Chinese, we had no idea how to order, so the chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten.
Para 3
权威的 正宗的 地道的
用...填满/装满/摆满
With this, we had the pleasure of experiencing an entirely new taste: Sichuan peppercorns. The food was wonderful and different, but what was even more important was the friendship offered us.
有……的荣幸;很荣幸……
四川花椒
offer v. 提供;提出 offer to do... 主动提出做某事
Later
He tasted:
Through the food, we know that:
Sichuan cuisine
authentic(地道的) , the best, entirely new taste, wonderful and different
People are_________
friendly
dishes with Sichuan pepercorns
Read for details-Para3
Culture and Cuisine
We soon moved to Shandong Province in the eastern part of North China. My favourite dish there was boiled dumplings served with vinegar. I observed that family is important to the people there. It has become a favourite traditional dish of the people in North China, where making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyone—from the youngest to the oldest—joining in to help. Later, I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.
Para 4
蘸醋吃的饺子
煎饼卷大葱
全员参与的家庭事务
Soon
He tasted:
Through the food, he observed that:
Shandong cuisine
traditional
People think highly of_________
family
his favorite
the most famous food in Shandong
Read for details-Para4
Culture and Cuisine
Then we moved to northern Xinjiang. Some of our friends were Kazak and Inner Mongolian. These groups traditionally wandered the open range(牧场;范围) on horses. As a result, their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire—usually boiled or roasted meat, such as lamb kebab.
Para 5
骑着马在开阔的牧场上游荡
在明火上
水煮肉或烤肉
烤羊肉串
Then
He tasted:
Through the food, he knows that:
Xinjiang & Inner Mongolian cuisine
LambKebab
People were traditionally
_____________________________.
So their traditional foods are what you can cook on open fire .
wandered the open range on horses
Read for details-Para5
Culture and Cuisine
Our travels then took us to South China, and then on to central China. In each place we went, we experienced wonderful local dishes, from Guangdong’s elegant dim sum—small servings of food in bamboo steamers—to the exceptional stewed noodles in Henan. Everywhere, the food was as varied as the people. However, one thing is always true: Through food, Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.
Para 6
华南
继续去了...
精致的点心
蒸笼
焖面
Then
He tasted:
Guangdong cuisine
Dim sum
wonderful small elegant
Read for details-Para6
Culture and Cuisine
At a minimum, the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region, what kinds of lives they lead, and what they like and do not like. Could we also say, for example, that those who like bold flavours are bold themselves Or, that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper Maybe. Maybe not. What we can say, however, is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other.
Para 7
至少 最起码
tend to do往往
脾气暴躁
密切关联 息息相关
Then
He tasted:
Through the food
Henan cuisine
stewed noodles
Chinese people everywhere show
___________________
friendship and kindness
exceptional
Read for details-Para7
lifestyle
preference
personality
history
custom
Deep thinking
How do you understand “culture and cuisine go hand in hand”
Cuisine is a carrier of culture.
Cuisine
geography
...
culture
cuisine
1 farm-to-table trend
2 put more simply
3 a case in point
4 prior to
5 flavour … with
6 recommend sth to sb
7 from the youngest to the oldest
Important phrases (P25 ~ P27)
从农场到饭桌的趋势
更简单地说
在……之前
恰当的例子
给(食物等)调味;加味于
给某人推荐某物
无论老少
8 over an open fire
9 at a minimum
10 have a hot temper
11 go hand in hand
12 cause-and-effect relationship
13 be closely linked to
14 spicy food
在篝火上
至少
辛辣食物
脾气火爆
息息相关
因果关系
与……密切联系
Important phrases (P25 ~ P27)
The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” 1. means “You are what you eat.” In fact, Brillat-Savarin was actually 2. (refer) to our personality, character, and culture. In many ways, this seems to be true. Chinese cuisine is a case in point. China is a country with vast 3._______(area) and a large population. So the food is as 4. _ (vary) as the people. For example, people in Shandong like boiled dumplings 5._______(serve) with vinegar, because the process of making dumplings can bring the family members together. 6. (traditional), people in Xinjiang spent most of their time on horse backs, and that is 7.____ they prefer their food to 8. __(cook) over an open fire. In conclusion, through food, Chinese people everywhere show their culture as well as their friendship and 9. (kind). So what we can say is that culture and cuisine go hand 10. hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other.
which
referring
areas
varied
served
Traditionally
why
be cooked
kindness
in
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