Food and culture
FOOD AND CULTURE Directions: The need to eat is the most basic need we have and food evokes strong feelings in everyone; people know what they will and won’t eat, what they love, and hate in food. Food tells us a lot about what is special to people and why. Answer the following questions by going to the library, using the internet, or interviewing a member of your family, or someone in your community. 1. Describe a recipe often made or important to your family? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. What food item or recipe are you researching? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. What region of the country or world is this dish associated with? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4. Describe the cultural meaning or importance of this dish ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 5. What are the key ingredients? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6. Is this dish made for special celebrations and/or family events? What is the event? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 7. Who usually prepares this dish? ____________________________________ 8. What is the history of this dish/food? You can use family history or resources found on the internet or in the library. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
Business In America
DOs and DON’ Tsof Dining Etiquette
DO . . .
Dress appropriately for the meal (suit for dinner, business casual for lunch). Learn how to use the various spoons, forks, and knives appropriately. Learn how to properly use and fold your napkin. Remember that your glass is always on the right side of your place setting. Remember that your bread plate is always on the left side of your place setting. Understand it is rude to order first and to eat first unless instructed to do so. Order food that is inexpensive. Or derf oodt hati s“ eas y ”t oeat . Place your napkin on your seat and push in your chair if you have to leave the table. Keep your elbows off the table. Cut a piece of bread without grabbing the entire loaf with your hands. Butter each small piece of bread that you break off from your large piece.
DON’ T...
Talk with food in your mouth. Eat with your hands/fingers. Soak your tie in your soup. Let your guard down and relax too much. Order the most expensive or the largest meal. eni fy oudon’ tl i kei t . Complain about the menu or the restaurant—ev Finish eating too soon or too late—pacey our sel fwi t hy ourhost ’ space. Order dessert or coffee unless your host orders them first. Drink alcohol, regardless of whether your host does. Smoke or request a table in the smoking section. Pick your teeth. Slurp, chew with your mouth open, or lick your fingers.
Food & Eating Habits: Vocabulary Quiz!!
The piece of cloth or paper used at
meals
mouth:
for
cleaning
your
Knives,
forks
and
spoons
together are called:
before the main course: a. beginners b. starters c. premier
a. cattle b. cutlery c. castle
a. nappy b. sheet c. napkin
Small amounts of food served
A liquid food often eaten as the
The round yellow part in the
A “trifle” is :
first course of a meal:
middle of an egg is called:
a. a rifle with 3 bullets b. a mushroom c. a cold dessert
a. soap b. sour c. soup
Meat which is not cooked at all is:
a. yo-yo b. yogi c. yolk
Something
you
eat
between
meals is: a. row b. rare c. raw
Food that is kept in the freezer
a. a snail b. a snack c. a snake
“Dairy products” are:
is: a. freezing b. frozen c. fizzy
a. products you eat every day b. products made from milk c. organic products
A cold dessert made with cream and egg whites and flavoured with fruit or chocolate is: a. a mole b. a mouse c. a mousse
A thick slice of quality beef is: a. a stick b. a steak c. a stock
The thin sauce used to add
The piece of paper that shows how
Part of a cooker in which you
flavour to salads is called:
much you owe the restaurant at
can bake or roast food:
the end of your meal is the: a. dressing b. additive c. custard
The place in a school, company, etc. where food and drink are served is: a. a buffet b. a canteen c. an inn
a. bill b. account c. receipt
The
person who makes the food in a restaurant is the:
a. cook b. cooker c. cookie
a. furnace b. oven c. incinerator
A “vegan” is someone who: a. doesn’t eat vegetables b. doesn’t eat meat c. doesn’t eat any animal products
What are the 3
parts in which an
English menu is usually divided?
How do you call the food which is produced without artificial chemicals?
What are the 3
What type of food are
peas,
beans
and lentils?
What’s the adjective that describes food made from brown flour?
main meals people usually have during the day?
How do you call the food you buy from a restaurant to eat at home?
How
do
you
call
water that does not contain bubbles or
gas?
How do you call the amount
of
extra
money you give to the waiter at the end of your meal?
How do you call food that contains very small a amount of fat?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANSWERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
The piece of cloth or paper used at meals for cleaning your mouth: NAPKIN Knives, forks and spoons together are called: CUTLERY Small amounts of food served before the main course: STARTERS A liquid food often eaten as the first course of a meal: SOUP The round yellow part in the middle of an egg is called: YOLK A “trifle” is: A COLD DESSERT Meat which is not cooked at all is: RAW Something you eat between meals is: A SNACK A cold dessert made with cream and egg whites and flavoured with fruit or chocolate is: A MOUSSE Food that is kept in the freezer is: FROZEN “Dairy products” are: PRODUCTS MADE FROM MILK A thick slice of quality beef is: A STEAK The thin sauce used to add flavour to salads is called: DRESSING The piece of paper that shows how much you owe the restaurant at the end of your meal is the: BILL Part of a cooker in which you can bake or roast food: OVEN The place in a school, company, etc. where food and drink are served is: CANTEEN The person who makes the food in a restaurant is the: COOK A “vegan” is someone who: DOES NOT EAT ANY ANIMAL PRODUCTS The 3 parts in which an English menu is usually divided are: STARTERS, MAIN COURSE, DESSERTS The food which is produced without artificial chemicals is: ORGANIC FOOD Peas, beans and lentils are: LEGUMES or PULSES The adjective that describes food made from brown flour is: WHOLEMEAL The 3 main meals people usually have during the day are: BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER The food you buy from a restaurant to eat at home is: TAKEAWAY FOOD Water that does not contain bubbles or gas is: STILL WATER The amount of extra money you give to the waiter at the end of your meal is the: TIP Food that contains a very small amount of fat is: LOW-FAT FOOD
Business In America
DOs and DON’ Tsof Dining Etiquette
DO . . .
Dress appropriately for the meal (suit for dinner, business casual for lunch). Learn how to use the various spoons, forks, and knives appropriately. Learn how to properly use and fold your napkin. Remember that your glass is always on the right side of your place setting. Remember that your bread plate is always on the left side of your place setting. Understand it is rude to order first and to eat first unless instructed to do so. Order food that is inexpensive. Or derf oodt hati s“ eas y ”t oeat . Place your napkin on your seat and push in your chair if you have to leave the table. Keep your elbows off the table. Cut a piece of bread without grabbing the entire loaf with your hands. Butter each small piece of bread that you break off from your large piece.
DON’ T...
Talk with food in your mouth. Eat with your hands/fingers. Soak your tie in your soup. Let your guard down and relax too much. Order the most expensive or the largest meal. eni fy oudon’ tl i kei t . Complain about the menu or the restaurant—ev Finish eating too soon or too late—pacey our sel fwi t hy ourhost ’ space. Order dessert or coffee unless your host orders them first. Drink alcohol, regardless of whether your host does. Smoke or request a table in the smoking section. Pick your teeth. Slurp, chew with your mouth open, or lick your fingers.
Food & Eating Habits: Vocabulary Quiz!!
The piece of cloth or paper used at
meals
mouth:
for
cleaning
your
Knives,
forks
and
spoons
together are called:
before the main course: a. beginners b. starters c. premier
a. cattle b. cutlery c. castle
a. nappy b. sheet c. napkin
Small amounts of food served
A liquid food often eaten as the
The round yellow part in the
A “trifle” is :
first course of a meal:
middle of an egg is called:
a. a rifle with 3 bullets b. a mushroom c. a cold dessert
a. soap b. sour c. soup
Meat which is not cooked at all is:
a. yo-yo b. yogi c. yolk
Something
you
eat
between
meals is: a. row b. rare c. raw
Food that is kept in the freezer
a. a snail b. a snack c. a snake
“Dairy products” are:
is: a. freezing b. frozen c. fizzy
a. products you eat every day b. products made from milk c. organic products
A cold dessert made with cream and egg whites and flavoured with fruit or chocolate is: a. a mole b. a mouse c. a mousse
A thick slice of quality beef is: a. a stick b. a steak c. a stock
The thin sauce used to add
The piece of paper that shows how
Part of a cooker in which you
flavour to salads is called:
much you owe the restaurant at
can bake or roast food:
the end of your meal is the: a. dressing b. additive c. custard
The place in a school, company, etc. where food and drink are served is: a. a buffet b. a canteen c. an inn
a. bill b. account c. receipt
The
person who makes the food in a restaurant is the:
a. cook b. cooker c. cookie
a. furnace b. oven c. incinerator
A “vegan” is someone who: a. doesn’t eat vegetables b. doesn’t eat meat c. doesn’t eat any animal products
What are the 3
parts in which an
English menu is usually divided?
How do you call the food which is produced without artificial chemicals?
What are the 3
What type of food are
peas,
beans
and lentils?
What’s the adjective that describes food made from brown flour?
main meals people usually have during the day?
How do you call the food you buy from a restaurant to eat at home?
How
do
you
call
water that does not contain bubbles or
gas?
How do you call the amount
of
extra
money you give to the waiter at the end of your meal?
How do you call food that contains very small a amount of fat?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANSWERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
The piece of cloth or paper used at meals for cleaning your mouth: NAPKIN Knives, forks and spoons together are called: CUTLERY Small amounts of food served before the main course: STARTERS A liquid food often eaten as the first course of a meal: SOUP The round yellow part in the middle of an egg is called: YOLK A “trifle” is: A COLD DESSERT Meat which is not cooked at all is: RAW Something you eat between meals is: A SNACK A cold dessert made with cream and egg whites and flavoured with fruit or chocolate is: A MOUSSE Food that is kept in the freezer is: FROZEN “Dairy products” are: PRODUCTS MADE FROM MILK A thick slice of quality beef is: A STEAK The thin sauce used to add flavour to salads is called: DRESSING The piece of paper that shows how much you owe the restaurant at the end of your meal is the: BILL Part of a cooker in which you can bake or roast food: OVEN The place in a school, company, etc. where food and drink are served is: CANTEEN The person who makes the food in a restaurant is the: COOK A “vegan” is someone who: DOES NOT EAT ANY ANIMAL PRODUCTS The 3 parts in which an English menu is usually divided are: STARTERS, MAIN COURSE, DESSERTS The food which is produced without artificial chemicals is: ORGANIC FOOD Peas, beans and lentils are: LEGUMES or PULSES The adjective that describes food made from brown flour is: WHOLEMEAL The 3 main meals people usually have during the day are: BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER The food you buy from a restaurant to eat at home is: TAKEAWAY FOOD Water that does not contain bubbles or gas is: STILL WATER The amount of extra money you give to the waiter at the end of your meal is the: TIP Food that contains a very small amount of fat is: LOW-FAT FOOD
