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Study Guide for Exam 1 International Food and Culture Summer 2014 1 Know about early agriculture and resources that were considered most important for civilizations to exist The immediate environment was early man s source of food The foods consumed were limited to the native vegetation of the region Early agriculture emerged from temperate regions of the earth that had access to water Vast communities and cultures grew due to the shift from Hunter Gatherers towards agricultural 2 What was required to make flour from available grains in the middle east especially in areas such as Egypt Nubia etc Grindstones were required to make flour 3 Know of the environment and impact of the sun water and availability of rich soils on growing foods and areas of the world that have certainly foods based on season hours of sunlight etc Know what grows best in very hot regions near the equator rainy areas and areas that are very cold 4 What are foods that are common to particular countries England Steak and kidney pie Shepherd s pie Cornish pasties Mulligatawny Toad in the hole Sally Lun Scotland Haggis Blood Pudding Finnan Haddie Kippers Cockaleekie Soup Bannocks Shortbread Wales Cawl Laverbread Pikelets Welsh rarebit Norwegian Rommegrot Breakfast porridge Lefse Flatt bread Fiskebeller Fish Ireland Irish Stew Irish Soda Bread Corned Beef and Cabbage balls A dish that is an icon of Norwegian culture is finnbiff or reindeer stew Denmark Kringle Nut filled coffee cake Frikadeller Danish meatballs Finland Karelian Stew Mixed meat stew Lanttulaatikko Rutabaga casserole Sweden Spritsar Ring shaped cookie Arter med Flask Pea soup with pork Sillgratin Herring and potato bake Italy Meat Veal Osso buco Parma hams Prosciutto Sausages Toscana Salami Mortadella Pepperoni Coffee Espresso caff normale cappuccino Desserts Cannoli Cassata Tiramisu Biscotti Panna Cotta Crostata di Frutta Fruit and Custard Tart Gelato o Northern Italy Northern foods tend to have less olive oil pasta and tomato sauces Instead more rice butter corn and cheeses for cream sauces Generous servings of meat Rich sauces Risotto Polenta o Central Italy Olives Pasta Olive oil Beans Lighter sauces than the North Wines Chianti Prosciutto di Parma Parmigiano Reggiano parmesan cheese o Southern Italy Pork Pasta Pizza Bread Tomatoes Eggplant France Haute cuisine is good that is prepared in an elegant or elaborate manner the very finest food prepared perfectly Food by Region Brittany Breton cuisine is very popular for Seafood and pancakes Normandy Emphasis on dairy Apples Brioche Camembert cheese Coquille St Jacques Alsace Lorraine Quiche Lorraine Mirabelle of Lorraine Choucroute garnie Coq au Reisling Burgundy Bouef bourguignon Escargot Coq au vin o The cuisine of Burgundy is known for its richness due in large part to two factors the region s heavy red wines and its possession of one of the world s finest breeds of beef cattle the Charollais Provence Emphasis on flavorful herbs o Herbs de Provence Native to Provence this mixture of aromatic plants contain rosemary marjoram basil savory and thyme Ratatouille Vegetable stew from Nice in the Provence Alpes Cote d Azur region Perigord Pate de foie gras Truffles Duck and goose specialties Foie Gras French for fat liver It is a food product made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened o o French Desserts Crepes fruit tart cr me brulee cr me caramel Cream puffs with chocolate sauce Chocolate Souffle French Breads Brioche French Sauces Hollandaise Sauce Veloute Sauce Bearnaise Sauce Bordelaise Sauce Bechamel Sauce Champaign created in France on accident Spain Paella Cocido Saffron Tapas Serrano Ham Portugal Bacalhau Cozido a portuguesa Chourico Caldo verde Greece Lebanon Greek satay lamb Fattoush Tabouli Grape Leaves Dolmas Manakeesh Hummus Baba Ganoush Moussaka Israel Schnitzel borekas Baklava Persian Pita Kebabs Date walnut and pine nut desserts Persian Jeweled Rice Turkey Middle East Pita Lavosh Phyllo Falafel Tahini Tabouli North Africa Couscous harsha tajine o Olive oil is the main ingredient of nearly any dish or meal in Libya o Mb atten fried potato stuffed with herbs hot peppers and lamb o Leka ek a kind of shortbread made of flour sugar baking powder and olive oil o Tagine is a dish from Northern Africa prepared in a unique pot also known as a tagine West Africa Fufu Yassa Gari foto Jollof rice Tieboudienne Kyinkyinga Shitor Din Dark Chilli Sambal o Soul Food Chitlins crackling cornbread collard greens and ham hocks pickled pigs feet fried chicken dirty rice oxtail soup sweet potato casserole watermelon rind preserves and fried spare ribs 5 Is there enough food to feed the world What are the challenges in getting food to people We have plenty of food to feed the world but we can t get it to where it needs to go Challenges to get food to locations in need include many people in the world do not have sufficient land to grow or income to purchase enough food 6 What foods have diverse symbolism in particular diets Eggs and Salt 7 What are common foods to the Jewish religion especially during the holidays and what are the names of these holidays What is the Jewish Law or name of the guidelines followed in this religion Foods common to the Jewish religion include anything that would be considered Kosher literally means good or proper and for holidays special diets are to be observed A typical Passover meal would include Felafel Hummus with pita Gefilte fish Salad Chicken soup with matzo balls Roasted meat Cooked sweet carrots Other cooked vegetables Dessert macaroons cakes made from special Passover flour Jewish Holidays Passover Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year Yom Kippur Day of Atonement Jewish law halakhah literally the path one walks An elaborate framework of divine mitzvot or commandments combined with rabbinic laws and traditions this law is central to Judaism 8 How many continents are on earth and which is the oldest youngest 7 continents on earth Australia is the oldest and 9 How many languages are spoken in the world Which is the most popular There are roughly 6 500 spoken languages in the world today However about 2 000 of those languages have fewer than 1 000 speakers The most popular language in the world is Mandarin Chinese There are 1 213 000 000 people in the world that speak that language 10 What are the various religions in the world and which is the oldest continuing religion practiced Religions of the world include Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism


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