Development of culinary traditions Flashcards

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what factors are british cuisine influenced by?

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  • island surrounded by water
  • plenty of land to grow on
  • sufficient energy to grow
  • climate
  • history
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how have we been influenced by the romans?

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they brought fruit, herbs and spices, and introduced cheese making

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how have we been influenced by the anglo saxons?

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poor people ate a lot of bread and porridge style food

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how have we been influenced by the norman and medieval?

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exotic spices brought and sugar

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how have we been influenced by the 16-18 century?

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improved farming methods, better ingredients, potatoes introduced

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how have we been influenced by the 19th century?

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foods were imported and industrialisation influenced which foods were eaten - fish and chips

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how have we been influenced by the 20th century onwards?

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wars - shortages and rationing
wide variety of foods influenced by multicultural society
meat and vegetables now traditional

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what are the standard british foods today?

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roast beef
fish and chips
curry
trifle
apple pie and custard

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what are some dishes associated with different areas of the country?

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Cornish Pasties
Lancashire hotpot
Yorkshire pudding
Welsh cake
Lincolnshire sausage
Bakewell Tart

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What is a staple food?

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a food that forms from the basics of a traditional diet, such as rice, maize and wheat

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why are we eating less potatoes and more of paste and rice?

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  • no prep needed
  • quicker to cook
  • reflects multicultural society
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what religious beliefs influence food choices?

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  • hindus do not eat beef
  • muslims do not eat pork
  • jews do not eat pork
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how do festivals influence cuisine?

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diwali - festival of light - large range of traditional foods
jewish - purim - traditional food of Hamantaschen or Haman’s pockets, challah is a special bread

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what is the traditional cooking equipment in Morocco?

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tangine

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what is the traditional cooking equipment in China?

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dim sum and stir-fry

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what is the traditional cooking equipment in India?

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tawa, chokla belma, kadhee

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what is the traditional cooking equipment in Italy?

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pasta machine

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how do presentation styles and eating patterns change in different parts of the world?

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In China and India, several dishes placed on the dish at once instead of individual courses, like british food
Dinners also last way longer in Europe

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how have traditional recipes been adapted to suit today’s society?

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  • frozen, cook-chilled ready made meals
  • selling dried ingredients ready to use
  • providing jars of ready-made sauce