Transcript Here are some foods that are delicacies in some cultures. You might

Here are some foods that are delicacies in some cultures.
You might love some of them and you might think some of
them sound or taste yuck. Just remember that foods that
are yummy to you may be yucky to somebody else too!
For each slide please answer the following…
1) What do you think this dish is?
2) What culture do you think this dish could be from?
3) Would you eat this dish? Why/ why not?
 Considered a delicacy in
France
 The French name for frogs legs
is "les cuisses de grenouilles“
and the french name for snails
is "les escargots"
 The French are the biggest
snail consumers in the world
 Snail puree can be bought in
cans just as you can but
tomato sauce in NZ!
 Eaten in Chinese,
Philippine, Jamaican and
South African cuisines and
many more.
 Often served at Chinese
dim sum restaurants and
called ‘Phoenix Talons’
 Chicken feet are sometimes
served with the chicken
head in South Africa, the
dish is called ‘Walkie Talkie’
 In the Philippines chicken
feet are commonly called
‘addidas’ after the shoe
brand.
• A popular food in many western
countries
• Although allot of you probably are
familiar with and like steak, can
you think of any cultures that
might not like steak as much?
• People belonging to the Hindu
religion believe cows are sacred
and consequently do not agree
with eating their products.
• Vegetarians also don’t agree with
eating beef along with other
meats. Can you think of some
reasons people might choose to
be part of the vegetarian culture?
 Also known as blood
sausage
 A sausage made from
cooked blood or dried
blood mixed with fillers
 Popular across Europe and
Asia.
 Was popular in NZ
particularly in the mid 20th
century
 Black puddings popularity
has decreased in NZ over
the past few decades…can
you think of any reasons
why this has happened? Is
it due to changes in our
culture?
 Traditional Scottish dish
 Usually contains sheep's
‘pluck’ (heart, liver and
lungs) minced with oatmeal,
spices, stock and simmered
in the sheep's’ stomach for
about 3 hours
 Haggis is actually a type of
sausage
 Why do you think the
Scottish use minced up
sheeps ‘pluck’ in this dish?
 Would you eat sausages and
not haggis even though they
are made with the similar
ingredients?
 Iconic New Zealand breakfast,
popular in Australia too.
 What different ways can you
think of eating weetbix?
 Although weetbix and milk ma
sound like a very ‘normal’ kiwi
breakfast to many New
Zealanders, some cultures
might find weetbix and milk a
unfavourable breakfast!
 Many cultures have not
traditionally had milk and
cereal for breakfast or much
dairy in their diet at all. Some
cultures traditionally have
steamed vegetables or meat fo
breakfast instead, as seen in
some Asian cultures.
 Clockwise from left; fried
insects and pupae at
Thailand market, fried
tarantulas in Cambodia,
Huhu grub in New Zealand
and Scorpion soup in
Southern China
 Why do you think it is
common to eat these
insects in other countries
but it isn’t very common
or ‘culturally acceptable’ in
NZ?
 Shark products include;
Shark fin soup, shark steaks
and shark in fish and chips
 The ‘fish’ sold at many
fish’n’ chip stores in NZ ,
unless the fish type is
defined, the fish meat is
usually shark? Shark is
still a type of fish so it
doesn’t count as lying!
 Would you eat the fish in
fish’n’chips but not in
shark fin soup even
though it is made from
the same ingredient?
• Kangaroo meat is sold in Australia,
just like beef in NZ you can get
kangaroo cuts such as steaks, eye
fillet and even mince!
• Traditionally eaten by aboriginals
• Kangaroo meat is exported to over
55 countries
• Although most kangaroos are
protected species, some larger
species are hunted commercially as
some environmental groups believe
its better for the environment for
farmers to farm and sell meat from
native wildlife rather than
introducing livestock.
• Did you want to eat the burger after
you found out it was made from
kangaroo meat?
• Pictures include; karengo
(seaweed), tuna(eel), kina (sea
urchin), pipi and paua.
• These are foods that belonged
to the traditional Maori diet of
particularly coastal tribes such
as Ngati Porou
• Why do you think these foods
were common in the diets of
coastal tribes?
• Do you think these foods are
as prevalent in some Maori
diets today as they used to be?
Why/ why not?
• Because these foods are part
of the traditional Maori diet
does that mean all Maori will
like these foods?
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Just because some foods are ‘normal’ for you doesn’t mean they are
‘normal’ for everyone. To you cereal and milk might be a normal, where as
for somebody else it may be meat and vegetables. Culture influences your
views of what is ‘normal’
Culture shapes our values and beliefs, just think about the Hindu who
believe cows are sacred or how Western culture has commonly frowned
upon eating insects and bugs even though they are nutritious and perfectly
accepted as food in many Asian countries.
Culture doesn’t always dictate what foods you will like, you still have your
own taste buds and opinions. For example you may be part of New Zealand
culture but dislike pavlova and onion dip or you may be Chinese but
absolutely love Indian cuisine.
Some foods that are loved by others sound yucky to you. Just remember
that foods that are yummy to you may be yucky to somebody else too!
When it comes to food and culture, nothing and no one is ‘right or wrong’
there are just differences that help make up the diverse world we live in. So
respect your own ways as well s the ways of others 