Food and culture 食物与文化

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我们可以通过探索食物来了解文化。事实上，如果不了解一种文化中的饮食，就很难完全定义一种文化。

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Food plays an important role in our lives. We can learn a lot about a particular culture by exploring food. In fact， it may be difficult to fully define a culture without a nod to their cuisine. Heres why food is the best way to understand a culture：

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It doesnt matter where youre from—you have to eat. And your societal culture most likely evolved from the universal need to eat. The animals， land and resources you were near determined not only what youd consume， but how youd prepare and cook it.

Food preservation techniques are unique to climates and lifestyle.

Ever wonder why the process to preserve meat is so different around the world？2In Morocco， Khlea is a dish composed of dried beef and then packed in animal fat. When preserved correctly， its still good for two years when stored at room temperature. That makes a lot of sense in Morocco， where the country historically has desert landscape， and extremely warm， dry temperatures.

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Some societies have cuisines that are entirely based on meat， and others are almost entirely plant?based. Indias cuisine is extremely varied from region to region， with meat and wheat heavy dishes in the far north， rice?based vegetarian diets in the south.

Components of popular dishes can reveal cultural secrets.

Certain regions of the world have certain ingredients easily available to them.4And perhaps one of the most interesting results from the blending of two cuisines is Chicken Tikka Masala. It seems to be an Indian Mughali dish， but was actually invented by the British！

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A food tourist wont just focus on having a pint at Oktoberfest， but will be interested in learning the German beer making process， and possibly how they can make their own fresh beer. And they have the chance to learn local preparation techniques that can send insight into a whole other aspect of a particular regions culture.

A. Food is a universal necessity.

B. Food tourism—its a whole new way to travel.

C. Local cuisines show historical eating patterns.

D. Meat is more difficult to preserve than plants.

E. It has to do with local resources， needs and climates.

F. Some cuisines change accordingly during different time of the year.

G. Black pepper originated in Asia but became a critical part of European cuisine.

Fill in each blank with a proper sentence from the sentences below the text.

Useful expressions

1. And your societal culture most likely evolved from the universal need to eat.

而你的社会文化很可能是从普遍的饮食需求进化而来的。

2. Food preservation techniques are unique to climates and lifestyle.

食物保存技术因气候和生活方式而异。

3. Components of popular dishes can reveal cultural secrets.

流行菜肴的组成部分可以揭示文化的秘密。