Some things to think about…

Food is often linked to a country’s identity.

Why are countries linked to certain dishes?

How we act whilst eating and drinking will be different from country to country.

Why does this etiquette differ between countries?

Food and our table manners show our ethnic and cultural diversity.

Will these differences exist in the future?

What might change them?

Put one to ten in the back of your book.

Which country do

you associate

the following

dishes with?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1

But also a popular dish in New Zealand,

Australia and Belgium.

2

Sometimes mistaken to be just raw fish, but Sushi is vinegared rice with a variety of fillings

and toppings.

3

Not a common dish in France, favourite in some Chinese

regions. Also an origin of the ethnic slur of ‘frogs’.

4

Made popular throughout the world by McDonalds. The term originates from Hamburg in

Germany, brought to the United States by German immigrants

passing through the port city.

5

A general term used for a variety of spicy dishes from

across Asia. The term koora was mistaken by British colonists, this means gravy or stew of a

vegetable.

6

Made from rice and wheat they are popular across South East Asia. Arabs and Italians also

claim to be the first to create the dish.

7

Means sour cabbage but is also a national dish of the Czech

Republic. It is also popular in other central and eastern

European countries. Also the origin of the English ethnic

slur.

8

Though popular throughout the World, pizza originates from the 18th Century when it was popular for poor people to put tomato on their yeast based flat bread.

9

Popular throughout Britain on a Friday and Saturday evening, the term means rotating meat. Kebab is a general term for a variety

of dishes from Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

10

The name for a variety dishes. Legend say that tapas started when King Alfonso the Wise was

recovering from illness by drinking wine and eating small dishes of food between meals.

Teacher note: Click to view.

In 2005 Mr Cassidy travelled to Japan, the

country had many different ways of doing

things!

One area of life that was different has table manners or etiquette.

How we are supposed to act during eating and drinking differs from country to country, it highlights our cultural and ethnic diversity.

Can you match up the dominoes in the correct order?

Some of your favourite dishes are probably not British at all and have been influenced by other

cultures.

Task

• Think of your five favourite dishes.

• Research their origins.

• Produce an A4 poster including

• A world map showing the country of origin of each dish.

• An image of each dish.

• A brief piece of text about how the dish developed or was brought to the U.K. .

Slide Flickr Use Address

4,15 f10n4 http://www.flickr.com/photos/f10n4/186861991/

5,16 Zeetz Jones http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeetzjones/442805346/

6,17 Vyshemirsky http://www.flickr.com/photos/vyshemirsky/1439334659/

7,18 Avlxyz http://www.flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/328976663/

8,19 Tiger Mask http://www.flickr.com/photos/myyoga/13613096/

9,20 Madhatrk http://www.flickr.com/photos/madhatrk/868419048/

10,21 A_imagen http://www.flickr.com/photos/la_imagen/2181000273/

11,22 Reggaedori http://www.flickr.com/photos/reggaedori/2655434602/

12,23 Mdid http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdid/1938150191/

13,24 Subtle_devices http://www.flickr.com/photos/subtle_devices/510473569/

3, 14 Kusine http://www.flickr.com/photos/kusine/358832669/

1 Ryner http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryner/483469853/

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