historical changes to the availability of food Flashcards
influences on food availability (26 cards)
what did the aboriginals diet consist of ?
- Native bush tucker harvested from the land
- Meats, plants, insects, seafood
- Kangaroos, bush turkeys. snakes, grubs, fish, fruits and seeds e.g. kakadu plum
Desrcibe the arrival of the European settlers
in 1788, the european settlers arrived. They rejected boosh tucker, lacked knowledge of the indiegenous poeples and did not know what native flora and fauna was edible. The only bought basic british food staples such as flour, sugar, butter, rice, pork and beef.
Who were the migrants that arrived in 1793 (chose to migrate here by choice) and what did their diet consist of?
british irish and scotish immigrants:
- mainly meat heavy dishes with 3 vegetables
- desert of pudding or tea
What impact did the gold rush have on Australia?
The gold rush battracted thousands of chinese immigrants who:
- established markets around the digging holes –> became more profitable than digging for gold
What did the white australia policy do
- stopped immigration from neighbouring asian countries
- impacted the multicultural influence of food
- increased European cuisines influence
what is the European influx
A period between the 1920s and 1930s where there was an increase in migration from Europeans (italians and greeks)
- Italians - opened coffee shops, brought coffee bean blends
- Greeks - opened fish and chip cafes
How did the great depression (economic depression) influence food availability?
- The aus government placed importation tarrifs to protect aus food industry
—> this caused many overseas countries to move to aus to manufacture their goods e.g. heinz and coca cola
Who came after WW2?
2 million people –> suffered in war so migrated to aus because aus slogan was “populate or perish”
- greeks, italians, germans, americans, irish, russians
Why did the vietnamese and lebanese arrive after the white Australia policy?
- vietnam war - displaced refugees had to settle in aus
- lebanon civil war –> australias largest lebanese influx
Define the term “Refugee”
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape, war, persecution or natural disaster
what did aboriginal/torres strait island women gather for their families?
- plant foods
- small animals
- grasses
- seeds
- fruits and berries
- eggs
what did the men hunters bring back for their families after hunting?
- kangaroos
- emus
- birds
- mammals
- reptiles
- fish
How are native plants used now in Australia?
Used for flavour and texture rather that nutrition (aboriginals ate them only for their immediate needs)
What is an example of Native foods being used today?
Kylie Kwong uses indigenous ingredients into her contemporary asian dishes. She simply substitutes the original ingredients for native ingredients. E.g. she uses the Davidson plum in her duck dishes, quandongs in her jams.
define “food security”
Food security refers to when all people, at all times, have PHYSICAL
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ACCESS to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.
What are the 4 dimensions of Food security. give a short explanation of each
Availability - sufficient quantities of appropriate food is available
Access - people have adequate income or other resources to access appropriate food
Stability - The availability of food at all times and being certain that it won’t be curtailed by any hindrance (negative way)
Utlisation - when people utilise food properly through storing and processing practises, having sufficient knowledge of where they apply nutritional, sanitation, socio cultural and spiritual parameters of food.
Define Staple Foods
An animal or plant source that is readily available throughout the year and is a main part of a country’s diet.
Define wheat products as a staple food
- used in so many countries because of its special protein properties - gluten
- can be used to feed animals
Define rice as a staple food
- principal crop in asia
- staple food for 1/2 the worlds population
- Very versatile
Define corn as a staple food
- Popular because of its high yield
- People who rely on it as a main source of protein can risk protein and niacin deficiencies. the disease pellagra can developed. Symptoms include diarrhoea, weakness, and mental confusion
Define potato as a staple food
- Lots of potato variety
- Rich soil and cool climate is particularly suited to their cultivation
Define legumes as a staple food
- plants that have edible seeds within a pod e.g. beans, peas, lentils and peanuts
- excellent protein source
- useful in countries which have high populations to feed
Define animal staple foods
- Animal staple foods provide many other valuable resources such as milk, eggs, wool and fuel.
- obtaining protein from animal sources is inefficient –> waste of valuable farming land as well and human and non human energy
- different meats are associated with difference cultures
define social justice in relation to food consumption
Social justice is the fair and equal access to food goods and services irrespective of discriminatory ideas such as
- gender
- race
- socio-economic status
- stereotypes
