Authentic vs USA Chinese food
Where was the fortune cookie originally created?
California
Which country has the higher obesity rate, the US or China?
US
When did obesity start increasing in the US?
Between the 1980s and 1990s
Which country has a higher life expectancy? China or United States?
United States
Which food in China is considered bad luck?
Pear
How many Chinese restaurants are there in the US?
About 40,000
What is removing the nutrients from the food at “fast food” restaurants?
Food processing
How many pounds between 1984-1994 did Americans gain altogether?
More than a billion
Which meat does the United States consume the most?
Red meat
What is superfood in a culture?
A food of high importance that the culture has chosen to be valuable to their culture
What analogy can we use to describe the information in this topic?
Squirrel and elephant
Why do the Chinese not consume large amounts of dairy products?
Lactose Intolerance
How many Americans live in food deserts?
13 million
Why did the Chinese diet change so rapidly?
Economic growth
What is passed down from generation to generation regarding food?
Foodway
What is the main question we should ask ourselves regarding Chinese food?
Has American culture impacted Chinese food to a greater extent than Chinese food has impacted American culture?
Chinese daily meals mostly consist of what four food groups?
What are food swamps?
Urban neighborhoods filled with fast-food restaurants and corner stores
Which country or countries consumes insufficient amounts of fruits and vegetables? USA or China?
Both
Why is fast food a result of white cultural values?
Time is considered a commodity and people always need to be making progress
Chinese and other ethnic foods are significantly changed in the U.S., bearing broader significance to what?
Immigrant experience and cultural homogenization
Why is “natural” food in the US losing its nutrients?
The nutrients in the soil have been depleted, so food grown in that soil has fewer nutrients.
What is the main goal behind Common Ground?
Teach students and those in the community about healthy eating and urban sustainability.
Which country has a lower intake of calcium?
China
What part of ethnocentric monoculturalism is the reason that chinese food is becoming more Americanized?
Whiteness and the lack of visibility of other culture causes white culture and values to be imposed on minority groups in America