《邮轮烹饪英语》-《邮轮烹饪英语》-Part8 Unit2

PartEight

DietCultureUnit2DietCultureforWesternFood■I.Preamble■II.Warm-up■III.PracticalProcess■IV.ExercisesObjectives:Tohelpthestudentslearnthenewwordsandexpressions.Tohelpthestudentsfamiliarwithrulesandconventionsrelatedtowesterndietculture.Tohelpthestudentsmasterdietcultureforwesternfood.Whatdoyouseeinaplateoffood?Youmightnoticetheportionsize,thenutritionalvalue,thecolorscheme.Ormaybeyoujustseethesustenance—butthereismuchmorethanthat.Iliketothinkoffoodasadeliciousblueprintofaculturethatdirectsyoutoitshistoryandvalues.Food,liketravel,canteachyoumoreaboutpeoplethananytextbookordocumentaryevercould.Itgivesyouasneakpeekintothelifestyleofthepeoplewhooriginallycreatedthemeal.PreambleWarm-upGingerbiscuiteggnogturkeyPumpkinpiechipolataroastedrootvegetablesbrusselsproutsbreadsaucePracticalProcessWhatIsWesternCuisine?Westerncuisinecentersmealsaroundameatdish,primarilyuseswheat,barleyandryeasgrainstaples,tendstobasesaucesonbutterandotherfatsratherthanspicesandusessimpleherbblendsinsteadofcomplexmelanges.TheWesternpalatetendstobesimplerandlessspicyoverall,leadingtocomplaintsfromotherculturesthatWesterncuisinetastesbland.InWesterncuisine,meatisgenerallythecenterpieceofanymeal,whilesweetsarereservedfortheendofthemeal.ThisisdistinctfromAsiancuisines,inwhichriceornoodlesareconsideredessentialtothemealandsugary,sweetsaucesarecommon.Cutsofmeataregenerallylarger,withthesteakbeingaveryWesterntradition.Saltandotherspicesareusedmoreheavily,buttheyareusedinsimplerblendsthanthePracticalProcessWhatIsWesternCuisine?complexflavorsofAfricanorAsiancondiments.AlcoholisoftenusedinWesterncuisineaswell,particularlygrapewines;thismaybeduetothedifficultyofspicespenetratingthoselargercutsofmeat.Westerncuisinealsotendstouseflavorsthataresimilartooneanother:creamandeggs,forinstance,orchocolateandvanilla.ThisisdistinctfromAsiancuisine,whichtendstouseflavorsthataredissonantinsomeway.Forinstance,ChineseFive-Spiceusesasurprising(toWesternpalates)blendofanise,clove,pepper,cinnamonandfennel,whileItaliancuisinefrequentlypairstomatowithParmesancheese-flavorsthatdisplayoverlappingqualities.WordsandExpressions1.primarily/praɪˈmerəli/adv.首先；主要地，根本上2.barley/ˈbɑːli/n.大麦3.rye/raɪ/

n.黑麦4.staple/ˈsteɪpl/

主食5.tendto倾向于；趋向于6.insteadof代替；而不是…7.leadto导致；通向8.centerpiece/'sentəpi:s/n.中心装饰品；放在餐桌中央的摆饰9.condiment/ˈkɒndɪmənt/

n.调味品；佐料10.dueto由于；应归于WordsandExpressions11.penetrate/ˈpenətreɪt/v.渗透；穿透；洞察12.forinstance例如13.dissonant/ˈdɪsənənt/adj.刺耳的；不谐和的；不调和的14.anise/ˈænɪs/n.大茴香；茴芹15.clove

/kləʊv/n.丁香16.fennel/ˈfenl/

n.茴香17.overlap/,əʊvə'læp/v.与……重叠，与……互搭ExercisesI.Choosetherightwords.leadtoduetotendtobesimilartoratherthaninsteadofbeconsideredforinstanceExercisesI.Choosetherightwords.1.Mystoryisonethatmay_______yours.2.Therearemanyfacetsto_______.3.Workyouwanttodo,_______justhavetodo.4.Themajorityofusdon't_______drinkenoughduringtheday.5.Theyaimatquality_______quantity.6.Thiscanall_______teethproblems.7._______thebadsoil,thelandisbarren.8.Therearesomethingspigsnaturallylike,food_______.II.MatchtheCorrectWords.AB1ChristmasDaya.复活节2ThanksgivingDayb.愚人节3AllSaint'sDayc.圣诞节4EasterSundayd.感恩节5AprilFool'sDaye.万圣节III.Readingthefollowingpassagesanddecidewhetherthesentencesaretrueorfalse.Knowingwhichutensilstouseataformaldinnerisessentialifyouwanttomakeagoodimpression.Whetheryou’reatanelegantdinnerpartyoreatingata5-starrestaurant,youcanshowyourknowledgeofproperetiquettewithoutbeingintimidated.FollowYourHost'sLeadRememberthatifyouareeverindoubtaboutwhichforktouse,followtheleadofthehost.Evenifheorsheusesthewrongfork,you’llshowyourrespectbydoingthesamethingaslongasyoudon’tcallattentiontoyourselforembarrassthehost.III.Readingthefollowingpassagesanddecidewhetherthesentencesaretrueorfalse.StartontheOutsideandWorkYourWayInGenerally,youcanfollowutensilplacementinorderfromtheonefarthestfromtheplateandworkyourwayinward.Forksgoontheleft,withthesaladforkfirst,andthenthedinnerforkbesidetheplate.Ontherightsideoftheplate,youwillfindtheknife,appetizerorsaladknife,spoon,soupspoon,andoysterfork.Theknifebladesshouldbepositionedwiththecuttingsidesclosesttotheplate.Theforkandknifeclosesttotheplateareforeatingyourmaincourse.Thedessertforkorspooninmostcaseswillbeplacedparallelordiagonaltotheedgeofthetablenearthetopofyourplate.Insomecases,itmaybesetontheemptydessertplate.Notallformalplacesettingswillhavealltheflatwarementioned;youwillonlyfinditifyouwillneeditforoneofthecourses.III.Readingthefollowingpassagesanddecidewhetherthesentencesaretrueorfalse.

BeAwareofProperEatingTechniquesIfyouwanttoappearsavvy,knowinghowtoeatwiththeutensilsisimportantduringaformaldinner.Placetheforkinthehandyounormallyeatorwritewith.TheAmericanwaytocutmeatistoplacetheforkintheotherhandtosecurethemeatinplaceandplacetheknifeinyourcoordinatedhandtocutthemeat.Thenputdowntheknifeandswitchtheforktoyourregularhandtoliftthebite-sizedpiecestoyourmouth.TheBritishwaytocutandeatmeatistonotswitchthefork,buttoliftthemeattoyourmouthwiththeforkinthehandyoudon’tnormallyuse.Thissavesthestepofswitchinghandseachtimeyouneedtocutthemeat.III.Readingthefollowingpassagesanddecidewhetherthesentencesaretrueorfalse.Wheneatingsoupyoushouldusethebowl-shapedorlargerovalspoon.Keepthesoupbowlfirmlyonthetable;neverliftortiltit.Scoopthesoupawayfromyoustartingatthecenterofthebowl.Bringthespoontoyourmouthandtiltitwhilesippingsoupfromtheedge.Youshouldnevermakeaslurpingnoisewheneatingsoup.Resisttheurgetoliftthebowltodrinkthelastfewdropsthatcan'tbescoopedwiththespoon.Breadisfingerfood,sodon'tuseyourforktoeatit.Insteadofcuttingit,tearoffbite-sizedpiecesandbutterthemoneortwobitesatatime.Slatheringanentiresliceofbreadisawkw