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Unit3
Food and Culture
2.When and where do you think it was taken?
1.What impresses you most in this picture?
Hundreds of long tables are put together with hundreds of hot pot on them, widing their ways along the street like a dragon.
The buildings and lanterns show it was taken in an ethnic minority area during a festival.
Warm up
The photo is of a 1,000-Person-Long-Table Banquet in the Miao Stockade village(苗寨) of One Thousand Households in Leishan , Guizhou . This feast has a tradition dating back over 1,000 years and is usually held for marriage celebrations and festivals.
宴会,盛宴
It is also popular in ethnic minority areas in Guangxi, Yunnan, Hunan, etc.
What's your opinion about the relationship between food and culture?
FOOD
CULTURE
Food is one of the forms of culture.
Food changes with culture.
Food mirrors/reflects culture.
If you experience the local food, you can know about the people and culture.
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What kinds of levels?
Food brings people together on many different levels.
It’s nourishment of the soul and body; it’s truly love.
---Giada De Laurentiis
Food nourishes our body
Food provides a chance for people to show and receive love
Food nourishes our heart/soul
the significance of food.
食物在不同的层面上把人们聚集在一起,它是心灵和身体的养料,是真正的爱。
In China,people in different cultures enjoy different cuisines. How many kinds of Chinese cuisine are there?
why are there so many cuisines?
Different regions
Different weather conditions
Different cultures
In this period, you will:
1. read about the culture and cuisine in China.
2. learn some words and expressions about the culture and cuisine.
3. show your own opinions on the given topic.
Aims
8
Skimming
Fill in the table below
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish
America Chinese food changed to suit American tastes
Beijing
Shandong
Northwest China
South China
Central China Henan cuisine
Skimming
Fill in the table below
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish
America Chinese food changed