Title: All in the Family
1All in the Family
- Objective Describe how emotions, cultures,
habits and family values affect food choices.
2Terms of Endearment
- Culture a set of customs, traditions and
beliefs shared by a large group of people. While
nations or locations can create a culture, so can
religions, ages, income, and races.
- Cuisine refers to a cultures representative
foods and the specific styles for preparing them.
3Cuisine to Culture Connection(Ethnic Foods)
- Italian?
- Oriental?
- Mexican?
- Greek?
- American?
- Southern?
- Eastern Shore?
- North East?
- Jews?
- Blacks?
- Rich?
4Terms of Endearment
- A French word for kitchen
- A trendy term, first used in the 80s to refer
to cooking that creates new recipes by blending
different ethnic food traditions.
5Food Customs
- Some cultures have unique food practices or
customs - Chopsticks vs fork vs fingers
- Table manners
- Burping
- Lip smacking
6Why?Influences on Cuisine
- Geography controls climate which controls the
availability of staple foods - The most widely produced and eaten foods in an
area - Geography affects natural resources such as
rivers, oceans, cooking fuels,etc.
7More Influences on Cuisine?
- Economics
- Many of our most creative dishes were the result
of having to make due with limited ingredients
(chicken noodle soup). - Foreign Contacts
- Immigration
- Exploration
8Origin of a Sandwich
- In 11th century London, the Earl of Sandwich was
hungry, but did not want to stop playing a card
game to eat, so he ordered the meat placed
between bread, so he could eat it with one hand.
9More Influences
- Religious Beliefs
- Hindus do not eat beef because they consider
cattle to be sacred animals. - Keeping Kosher in the Jewish faith requires
that some foods be prepared in certain ways and
that some foods be avoided altogether. - Buddhism urges mindfulness about ones diet,
which leads some followers to vegetarianism. - Seventh Day Adventists often choose vegetarianism
to express the value of simplicity and respect
for the body. - Many faiths practice fasting for a period of time.
10More Influences
11Pride and Respect!
- Handing down food customs helps people maintain
their sense of tradition and identity. - Showing respect for the food customs of others is
one way to show respect for people. - Although cuisines and food customs developed
independently in different cultures, similarities
are noticeable. - Pepperoni (Italian) lop chong (Chinese)
chorizo (Spanish) kielbasa (Polish)
12Food Offers a Social Dimension
- Offering refreshment is a universal sign of
hospitality. - Food festivals bring people together.
- Every culture offers traditional foods for their
celebrations. - Food and beverages are used to mark an event as
special.
13 - With one or two partners select a topic.
- Use class resources to research
- (attach a list or a slide to show sources)
- and create a poster or power point to share.
- Topics
- Compare and contrast the wedding
- food customs of 2-3 cultures
- Describe the foods and special features
- of a cultural festival
- Compare and contrast the features of a
- food between cultures
- (example pepperoni)
- Be ready to report to the class in 45 minutes.
14Terms of Endearment
- The result of technology advancements in
transportation, store, communications (satellite
and Internet) - Check out webcasts
- http//ifoods.tv/web/about-us.jsp
- A trendy term, first used in the 80s to refer
to cooking that creates new recipes by blending
different ethnic food traditions.
15US - Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?
- Hummus a Middle Eastern dish is available in US
- Pretzels, doughnuts, and coleslaw are US icons,
but were brought to us by the Dutch - Tex-Mex Pizza (Italian Mexican US)
- With this recipe swapping American cuisine is a
work in progress.
16 Career Close Up With one or two partners use
class resources to find the answer to your
assigned question. Keep a list of sources. You
may find info on chef career link Be ready to
present in 30 minutes. Can you make it
interesting?
1-What skills does a television or webcast chef need to have? 2-What are the different types of chefs? Briefly describe.
3-What type of education is needed to become a chef? 4-What range of salary is typical for chefs?
5-What benefits are typical for chefs? 6-What is the downside of this career?
17Rev Up With 2 or 3 partners, complete the
chapter 2 posttest. Everyone needs their own
copy.(You can use chapter 2 and your notes to
help you.)