Cultural Foods
This is the national dish of Canada that consists of fries, gravy, and cheese curds.
What is poutine?
A plant based diet that does not consume animals or products derived from animals.
What is a vegan diet?
A main course eaten during Thanksgiving.
What is turkey?
Food passes through this organ.
What is the mouth?
This method completely submerges food into hot oil to cook it.
What is deep frying?
This dish originated from the UK and consists of breaded deep fried fish and thick-cut fries.
What is fish and chips?
A diet that does not allow foods containing blood, alcohol, or certain types of meats, like pork.
What is halal?
A holiday drink made from eggs, sugar, milk, and usually some type of alcohol.
What is eggnog?
The US government set this up during the Second World War.
What is the Committee on Food Habits?
The food is cooked by being exposed to flames and heat coals from beneath.
What is grilling?
A Middle Eastern spread made of chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and garlic.
What is hummus?
A low-carb diet where more energy is taken from protein and fat. It can also be used to manage conditions like epilepsy.
What is the ketogenic diet?
It's eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival and symbolizes the moon and family unity. It's made with various fillings, such as red bean paste, lotus seed paste, etc.
What is a mooncake?
These are the dimensions of the human relationship to food.
What are the biological and nutritional dimensions and the cultural and symbolic dimensions?
This food preparation method uses a closed cooking vessel and hot water vapour.
What is steaming?
A South Korean side dish that is made from fermented vegetables. It's flavoured with onions, garlic, and red pepper.
What is kimchi?
A diet that focuses on vegetables, fruits, plant-based proteins, and olive oil. It is one of the healthiest dietary patterns and produces lower rates of cardiovascular disease.
What is the Mediterranean diet?
It is a popular type of Jewish bread, which can be braided into several sections of dough creating its unique appearance.
What is Challah?
Food helps assert these three aspects.
What is diversity, hierarchy, and organization?
The food is briefly immersed in boiling water, then plunged into ice cold water to stop the cooking process.
What is blanching?
A layered rice and meat dish from South Asia that is flavored with spices. It can include lamb, goat, chicken, fish or vegetables.
What is biryani?
In this diet, foods classified as meat cannot be served with foods classified as diary.
What is kosher?
This is typically eaten during Christmas time and is something that can easily be made at home and its served in several pieces.
What is peppermint bark?
These are the two aspects of the human relationship to food.
What is the omnivorous nature of man and the nature of the process of incorporation?
This method uses a small amount if oil or fat in a hot, shallow pan over high heat to prepare food.
What is sauteing?