All in the Family…

Objective – Describe how emotions, cultures, habits and family values

affect food choices.

Terms of Endearment

• Culture – a set of customs, traditions and beliefs shared by a large group of people. While nations or locations can create a culture, so can religions, ages, income, and races.

• Cuisine – refers to a culture’s representative foods and the specific styles for preparing them.

Cuisine to Culture Connection(Ethnic Foods)

• Italian?• Oriental?• Mexican?• Greek?• American?

– Southern?– Eastern Shore?– North East?

• Jews?• Blacks?• Rich?

Terms of Endearment

• La Cuisine • Fusion Cuisine

• A French word for kitchen

• A trendy term, first used in the 80’’s to refer to cooking that creates new recipes by blending different ethnic food traditions.

Food Customs

• Some cultures have unique food practices or customs– Chopsticks vs fork vs fingers– Table manners

• Burping• Lip smacking

Why?Influences on Cuisine…

• Geography controls climate which controls the availability of staple foods – The most widely produced

and eaten foods in an area

• Geography affects natural resources such as rivers, oceans, cooking fuels,etc.

More Influences on Cuisine?

• Economics– Many of our most creative dishes were the result

of having to make due with limited ingredients (chicken noodle soup).

• Foreign Contacts– Immigration– Exploration

Origin of a Sandwich

• In 11th century London, the Earl of Sandwich was hungry, but did not want to stop playing a card game to eat, so he ordered the meat placed between bread, so he could eat it with one hand.

More Influences• Religious Beliefs

– Hindus do not eat beef because they consider cattle to be sacred animals.

– “Keeping Kosher” in the Jewish faith requires that some foods be prepared in certain ways and that some foods be avoided altogether.

– Buddhism urges “mindfulness” about one’s diet, which leads some followers to vegetarianism.

– Seventh Day Adventists often choose vegetarianism to express the value of simplicity and respect for the body.

• Many faiths practice fasting for a period of time.

More Influences

• Technology

Pride and Respect!

• Handing down food customs helps people maintain their sense of tradition and identity.

• Showing respect for the food customs of others is one way to show respect for people.

• Although cuisines and food customs developed independently in different cultures, similarities are noticeable.– Pepperoni (Italian) – lop chong (Chinese) – chorizo

(Spanish) – kielbasa (Polish)

Food Offers a Social Dimension

• Offering refreshment is a universal sign of hospitality.

• Food festivals bring people together.

• Every culture offers traditional foods for their celebrations.

• Food and beverages are used to mark an event as special.

With one or two partners select a topic. Use class resources to research (attach a list or a slide to show sources)and create a poster or power point to share.

Topics: •Compare and contrast the wedding food customs of 2-3 cultures•Describe the foods and special features of a cultural festival•Compare and contrast the features of a food between cultures (example – pepperoni)

Be ready to report to the class in 45 minutes.

Terms of Endearment

• Fusion Cuisine

• A trendy term, first used in the 80’’s to refer to cooking that creates new recipes by blending different ethnic food traditions.

• The result of technology advancements in transportation, store, communications (satellite and Internet)

• Check out webcasts• http://ifoods.tv/we

b/about-us.jsp

US - Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?• Hummus – a Middle

Eastern dish is available in US

• Pretzels, doughnuts, and coleslaw are US icons, but were brought to us by the Dutch

• Tex-Mex Pizza (Italian + Mexican + US)

• With this “recipe swapping” American cuisine is a work in progress.

1-What skills does a television or webcast chef need to have?

2-What are the different types of chefs? Briefly describe.

3-What type of education is needed to become a chef?

4-What range of salary is typical for chefs?

5-What benefits are typical for chefs?

6-What is the downside of this career?

Career Close UpWith one or two partners use class resources to find the answer to your assigned question. Keep a list of sources. You may find info on chef career linkBe ready to present in 30 minutes. Can you make it interesting?

Rev Up – With 2 or 3 partners, complete the chapter 2 posttest. Everyone needs their own copy.(You can use chapter 2 and your

notes to help you.)