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Unit2
Chinese Dietary Culture

Eating is not merely a material pleasure.Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship.Itis ofgreatimportance to the morale.

—Elsa Schiaparelli

Unit Goals

●To have a general knowledge of Chinese food culture

●To be able to describe atleasttwo kinds oftraditional Chinese food to a foreigner

●To be able to give the English equivalents to the Chinese cooking words

●To understand the spirit of Chinese dietary culture

●To learn useful words and expressions about food and cooking and improve English language skills

Before You Read

1.Test yourknowledge about Chinesedietary culture.

1)Originally a_____custom,dim sum is inextricably linked to the Chinese tradition of“yum cha”or drinking tea.

2)“Squirrel Fish”is a typical_____dish.

3)“Fish Soup with Pickled Vegetables”is a typical_____dish.

4)“Beggar’s Chicken”belongs to_____cuisine.

2.Classify the following foodinto yin and yang .

apple garlic almond onion egg banana lemon cheese ginger chocolate coffee shrimp bean sprouts fish tomato wine celery beef duck cucumber cabbage chicken bean curd carrots beer mushroom

3.Answer the following questions.

1)How much do you know about Chinese cuisines?

2)What is the basic difference between Chinese food and Western food?

3)Can you name your favorite dishes in English?

4)How do you like Chinese dishes?Do you know how they are categorized?

5)Have you noticed any difference in table manners between Eastern and Western cultures? RL1KLXAOlLnyJJCS7GTptMxwelMe1ZVYVn8vBbr66PI6tQPnyFXvcajzWBXKaqlG

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