世界各地美食

Foodaroundtheworld1Eatinghabitsareinfluencedbyenvironment,suchastheclimateandtheavailabilityofwaterandofplantsoranimalstoserveasfood.Itisalsoinfluencedbythecustomsofeatingpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Sometimes,thesecustomshavebeenatraditionforsolongthatthepeopleforgetwhytheybeganinthefirstplace!2BrazilBraziliansstartofthedaywithcoffee,justlikemanyAmericansdo.Usually,whatisservedforbreakfastalongwithcoffeeormilkisfreshfruit,breadorbiscuits.Theycandrinkuptotwentytinycupsofcoffeeaday.

Bothlunchanddinnerarelargermeals.Eventhoughdinnerisservedmuchlaterintheday.

ThetraditionaldishesinBrazilareblackbeans,whiterice,andshreddedgreens.Alongwithchicken,fishorsteak.AfavoritesweetinBrazilischocolate.Chocolateisusedindessertsormakehotchocolate.3USAWeallthinkoffastfoodwhenwehearaboutAmericanfoodandit´strue!IneverycityineverycorneryoucanfindfastfoodrestaurantslikeMcDonalds,BurgerKing,WhiteCastle,Wendy´sandmanyotherchains.

ThereyougetBigSizesforlittleprices.Thecustomersaremorethanfullupafterthemeal.Somefastfoodrestaurantshavea“Refilloffer〞.Thatmeanswhenyourplateisemptythattheyrefillitandit’sthesamefordrinks.4ItalyItaliansreallyliketoeat!Theytend

tohave5to6mealsaday.ForbreakfasttheyliketohaveasmallBlackEspressoCappuccino,MilkorTeaandastheydrink,theyenjoyeatingtoastbreadwithjam,brioches,biscuitsandyogurt.

HowevertheaverageItalianonlydrinkscoffeeinthemorning.Afterbreaskfastcomesthesnacktime,whichisaround10to11am.Theyusuallyhavecrackers,fruitorbrioches.Thencomeslunch,theirmostimportantmealofthedaywhichcouldhavepasta,pizza,risottoorsoup;meat,fishorcheesewithasaladorsteamedveggies.Fordesserttheyhavefruit,cakesorice-cream.Atsnacktimetheyeatbiscuitsanddrinkteaorhotchocolate.Fordinnertheyhavesouporpastaandmeatorfishwithbroiledveggies.5Japan

Japanesepeoplealwaysincludericeintheirdiet,Miso-shiru(Japanesesoup)andTsukemono(akindofpickles)intheirdailymeals.Ingeneral,theyincludebeefandvegetables,picklesandwasabiintheirbentoboxes.Toeat,theyusechopsticks.Theyholdchopsticksintheirrighthandandasmallbowlintheirlefthand.Oftentheyuseknives,forksandspoons.6Readthetextsaboutwhatpeoplearoundtheworldeattocelebratesomethingspecial.Doyoueatanyofthesefoodsinyourcountry?NewYearInChinapeopleeateight,tenortwelvedishesoffoodatNewYear.Thisisbecauseanevennumbermeansdoubletheluck.AlotofthefoodatNewYearhasaspecialmeaning.Seaweedmeansgoodluckandlongnoodlesmeanlonglife.Theyeatwholevegetablesanddon’tuseknivestocutthings,becausethismeanstheendofyourgoodluck.InRussiathereislotsoffoodonthetablesothenextyearwillbehappyandplentiful.At11:59peopleopenchampagneandwaitfortheclocktostriketwelve.ThentheymakeatoastfortheNewYear.Theywisheverybodygoodluckandhappiness.InSpainpeopleeattwelvegrapes–onewitheachchimeoftheclockatmidnight.Thisbringsgoodluckforthenexttwelvemonths.Butitisdifficulttoeattwelvegrapesintwelveseconds,sopeopleusuallyhaveamouthfullofgrapesattheend!7WeddingsItalianseatdoughnutsintheshapeofbowtiesforgoodluck.Theyalsoeatsugaredalmondswhentheyhopeforababy.ManyyearsagoinBritainthefatherofthebridegavethegroom‘honeymead’(ahoneydrink)forawholemonth.Inthiswaythecouplehadamonthofsweetnessandhappiness.Wehavenowchangedthewordto‘honeymoon’–theholidayacouplegoesonaftertheirwedding.BirthdaysWhenachildisborninChina,thefathergivesredeggstohisfriendsandfamily–anevennumberforagirlandanoddnumberforaboy.ThebirthdaypartystartedinEuropeintheMiddleAges.Peoplewereafraidofghostsandbadspiritsontheirbirthdays.Friendsandfamilycametovisityouwithpresentstostopthem.InMexicopeoplefillapaperanimalwithsweets.Childrenclosetheireyesandhittheanimaluntilthesweetsfallout.Theneverybodyeatsthesweets.8VocabularyMatchthewordswiththeirdefinitions.DishSeaweedChimeBrideGroomMidnightThenoiseaclockmakestotellyouwhattimeitisThemostimportantwomanatawedding12o’clockatnightThemostimportantmanataweddingAplateoffoodwhichpeopleshareGreenseaplant9ComprehensionChoosethecorrectword.InChinapeopleeataneven/oddnumberofdishesoffood.2.InChinaknivesaregood/badluck.3.InSpainpeopleeattwelvegrapesbefore/aftertheclockstrikesmidnight.InItalysugaredalmondsaregivento/forababyatweddings.IntheMiddleAgespeoplecame/didn’tcometoyourhousetostopbadspirits.6.InMexicochildrenhitapaperanimalwiththeireyesopen/closed.10Speaking.Thinkaboutthefollowingquestionsandsharethemwiththegroup.Whatdoyouusuallyeatforbreakfast?Iusuallyeat...forbreakfast.Andlunch?ForlunchIusuallyeat...Whataboutdinner?FordinnerIusuallyeat...11Remarkableimagesoffamiliesfrom

differentpartsoftheworld.

Theyaresurroundedbythefoodthey

consumeinoneweek.

Thecostofthat

foodisincluded.

Whatdoyounotice?12Germany:TheMelanderfamilyof

BargteheideFoodexpenditureforoneweek:375.39Eurosor$500.07

13整理pptUnitedStates:TheRevisfamilyofNorth

Carolina

Foodexpenditureforoneweek:$341.9814Japan:TheUkitafamilyof

KodairaCityFoodexpenditureforoneweek:37,699Yenor$317.25

15整理pptItaly:TheManzofamilyof

Sicily

Foodexpenditureforoneweek:214.36Eurosor$260.116Mexico:TheCasalesfamilyof

Cuernavaca:Foodexpenditureforoneweek:1,862.78MexicanPesosor

$189.0917整理pptPoland:TheSobczynscyfamilyof

Konstancin-JeziornaFoodexpenditureforoneweek:582.48Zlotysor

$151.2718整理ppt

Egypt:TheAhmedfamilyofCairoFood

expenditureforoneweek:387.85EgyptianPoundsor$68.53

19Ecuador:TheAymefamilyofTingoFood

expenditureforoneweek:$31.5520整理pptBhutan:TheNamgayfamily

ofShingkheyVill