Food plays an important role in our lives. We can learn a lot about a particular culture by exploring food. In fact, it may be difficult to fully define a culture without a nod to their cuisine. Here's why food is the best way to understand a culture.
It doesn't matter where you're from — you have to eat. And your societal culture most likely evolves from the universal need to eat. Food preservation (保存) techniques are unique to climates and lifestyle. Ever wonder why the process to preserve meat is so different around the world? In Morocco, Khlea is a dish composed of dried beef and then packed in animal fat. When preserved correctly, it's still good for two years when stored at room temperature. That makes a lot of sense in Morocco, where the country historically has desert landscape, and extremely warm, dry temperatures.
Some people have cuisines that are entirely based on meat, and others are almost entirely plant based. These cuisines took shape in the long course of history. For example, India's cuisine is extremely varied from region to region, with meat and wheat dishes in the north, vegetarian diets in the south.
Sometimes, a certain ingredient of one dish can reveal cultural secrets. And perhaps one of the most interesting results from the mix of two cuisines is Chicken Tikka Masala. It seems to be an Indian Mughali dish, but was actually invented by the British!
Food tourism — it's a whole new way to travel. Food tourists won't just focus on having a glass of beer at Oktoberfest (德国十月啤酒节). They may even learn how to make their own fresh beer. And they have the chance to learn local skills that can send insight(洞悉) into a whole other aspect of a particular region's culture.
A. Meat is more difficult to preserve than plants.
B. Local cuisines show historical eating patterns.
C. It has something to do with local resources needs and climates.
D. Food is the most important necessity of the people.
E Some cuisines change accordingly during different times of the year.
F Black pepper originates in Asia but becomes a key part of European cuisine.
G. Moreover, they will be interested in learning the German beer making process.
