内容正文:
FOOD AND CULTURE
Reading and Thinking
UNIT 3
How many kinds of cuisines in China?
Anhui cuisine(徽菜)
Jiangsu cuisine(苏菜)
Zhejiang cuisine(浙菜)
Hunan cuisine(湘菜)
Lead in
Sichuan cuisine(川菜)
Shandong cuisine(鲁菜)
Canton cuisine(粤菜)
Fujian cuisine(闽菜)
The eight traditional Chinese cuisines
Para.1 A. The foods in America and its cultures.
Para.2 B. Experiencing the foods in Beijing.
Para.3 C. The foods in northern Xinjiang and the
life of people there.
Para.4 D.Introduce topic by a famous quote.
Para.5 E.The foods and cultures in Shandong.
Para.6 F.The foods in South China and its cultures.
Para.7 G. Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.
While-reading:Fast reading
Read the passage and find out the structure of the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph.
How does the writer show us culture and cuisine go hand in hand ?
By sharing his different experiences with Chinese cuisine.
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
America
Beijing
Shandong
Chinese food changed to suit American tastes
General Tso's chicken
Americans love bold, simple flavours, and are not afraid to try new foods.
Sichan cuisine
dishes with Sichuan peppercorns
offer them good friendship.
Shandong cuisine
boiled dumplings ; pancake rolls
Family is important to the people there.
Detailed reading
Use the information to complete the table below.
Family is important to the people there.
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
Northwest China
South China
Central China
Xinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisine
boiled or roasted meat such as lamb kebab
wandered the open range on horses ; cook food over an open fire.
Guangdong cuisine
dim sum
Henan cuisine
stewed noodles
show friendship and kindness.
The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." Put more simply, this means “You are what you eat.”