Vocabulary
Influences on Cuisine & Customs
Global Cuisines
Biology
Food Supply in US
100
Fasting
What is abstaining from some or all foods for a period of time?
100
Primary grain in southwest Asia.
What is rice?
100
Drying and smoking
How cultures preserve food?
100
The flow of food energy from simpler to more complex organisms.
What is the food chain?
100
Food producers
What are farms, ranches, and fisheries?
200
Most widely produced and eaten food in an area.
What is staple food?
200
Based on money " rich, middle & poor".
What is economics?
200
Ravioli & wontons
What are filled dumplings called Italy and China?
200
Organism that eats both plants and animals.
What is omnivore?
200
Can be stored at room temperature.
What is shelf-stable?
300
The practice of creating new recipes by mixing the influences and preparation techniques of different food traditions.
What is fusion culture?
300
Brought chocolate, tomatoes, & peppers to Europe in the 1700's.
Who are explorers?
300
Ground grains
What is flour?
300
Natural resources.
What are land, water, and climate?
300
Canning, freezing, curing
What are preservation processes?
400
Food relating to a specific culture
What is ethnic food?
400
Muslims do not eat pork.
What is religious beliefs?
400
Sharing food is a way to show friendship and acceptance.
What is hospitality?
400
An environment and its community of organism that depend on each other for survival.
What are ecosystems?
400
Substance added to food for a specific reason during processing.
What is food additive?
500
A group's specific way of doing things
What customs?
500
A combination climate, type of soil, elevation, temperature, and amount of sun.
What is geography?
500
A way to cook food.
What is preparation methods?
500
Web of life
What sun, consumers, producers, & decomposers?
500
Flavoring, nutrition, shelf life, maintaining texture, help food age
What are 5 reasons to add food additives?