《邮轮烹饪英语》教学课件—08Diet-Culture.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IV. Discuss the Rules and Conventions Relating to Chopsticks in China. Such as: Do not stick chopsticks vertically into your food when not using them. Do not wave your chopsticks around in the air too much or play with them. Do not stab or skewer food with your chopsticks. V. Watching video about Chinese dining etiquette. Unit 2 Diet Culture for Western Food ■ I. Preamble ■ II. Warm-up ■ III. Practical Process ■ IV. Exercises What do you see in a plate of food? You might notice the portion size, the nutritional value, the color scheme. Or maybe you just see the sustenance — but there is much more than that. I like to think of food as a delicious blueprint of a culture that directs you to its history and values. Food, like travel, can teach you more about people than any textbook or documentary ever could. It gives you a sneak peek into the lifestyle of the people who originally created the meal. Preamble Warm-up Ginger biscuit eggnog turkey Pumpkin pie chipolata roasted root vegetables brussel sprouts bread sauce Practical Process What Is Western Cuisine? Western cuisine centers meals around a meat dish, primarily uses wheat, barley and rye as grain staples, tends to base sauces on butter and other fats rather than spices and uses simple herb blends instead of complex melanges. The Western palate tends to be simpler and less spicy overall, leading to complaints from other cultures that Western cuisine tastes bland. In Western cuisine, meat is generally the centerpiece of any meal, while sweets are reserved for the end of the meal. This is distinct from Asian cuisines, in which rice or noodles are considered essential to the meal and sugary, sweet sauces are common. Cuts of meat are generally larger, with the steak being a very Western tradition. Salt and other spices are used more heavily, but they are used in simpler blends than the Practical Process What Is Western Cuisine? c