Transcript Why Do We Eat What We Eat?

Why Do We Eat
What We Eat?
Why are the following restaurants
popular?
 Thai
Cuisine
 Albreje
 GNA
 Santino’s
 Zuang
Garden
 Tokyo
 Plaza
Azteca
Why are seafood
restaurants common
around the beach?
Answer: Geography and Location
Why are bread and wine
sometimes served during
Christian church
services?
Answer: Religion
Why do many families
in the United States
eat turkey for
Thanksgiving?
Answer: Tradition
Major Influences affecting a regions
cuisine:
Geography
Religion
Tradition
Geography
 Location
and climate of land affect what
can be grown or raised
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Fish and seafood are plentiful in coastal areas
Citrus fruits thrive in lands with long warm
seasons
Rice grows in marshy areas
 The
people of the area use the foods they
have at hand to make their meals
Religion
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Influences the foods of culture too!
 Jewish eat unleavened bread during Passover
 Christians give meanings to food
 Some religions restrict eating certain foods
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Hindu’s don’t eat beef
Islamic don’t eat pork
Tradition
 Customs
passed from one generation to
the next generation
 Many traditions center around holidays
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Chinese celebrate their New Year with a tencourse meal
Pork and sauerkraut eaten on New Years day
for good luck
 Other
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traditions are based on folklore
In China black teas are called red teas
because black is bad luck
Why do many countries have more
than one type of cuisine?
 Often
climate and geography vary widely
through the country
 Original
settlers of a country may be
different from region to region
Influences of changes in cuisines of
the world today
 Immigration-
bring traditions to our
culture
 Mobility- travel and try more foods
 Technology- ability to transport foods
 Media- exposed to new foods
 What
are common foods eaten in your
family?
 Why do you think these foods are became
favorites in your family?
 Is there a particular cuisine that these
foods follow?
 What
are traditional holiday foods served
in your family?
 Do you know where these traditions
originated or got started?
 Name
5 foods typically eaten in the United
States
 Do you think someone living in another
area in the country would list the same
foods? Why or why not?