Food Around the World

Food Around The World
-Background information
-What is the meaning of food?
-Food nourishes and takes care of our hunger.
- It has many meanings across the world
-Holidays and Festivals
-Germany- Oktoberfest- Beer and bratwurst
-US – Thanksgiving- Turkey
- China- Chinese New Year- dumplings and mandarin oranges
-Mexico- Christmas- Tamales and sweet fritters
- Traditions of Daily life
- Nepal- Eat rice in 2 meals everyday
-China- Eat rice
Beliefs and Food-
- Fasting- Ramadan, Catholics Lent, No meat Fridays
- Hinduism- no cow products – cow is sacred
- Muslims- no pork
-How to eat food
China- Chopsticks
-Nepal- hands
-US- Forks
-Africa- Big bowl
- Social gathering – we revolve around food
- Food brings people together
- Family affair
- Potlucks, barbeques
- Birthday cake
- Grocery shopping – people do different amounts
- Daily – fresh food, fruits, veggies
- Weekly non- perishable
- Not limited to what is just iun your country – you can get it from across the world – shipping
- Going out to eat
- Ethnic good – specialty restaurants
- Chinese take out
- Food spreading across the globe
- Sushi – Japanese food – now spreading to the US + European countries
- Conclusion
- Food revolves around us, we revolve around food. Never ending cycle. We depend on it for nourishing, socializing, and traditions.