AMERICAN FOOD CULTURE

Many Jewish foods are beloved in American culture. Everyone eats bagels, and the delicatessen is ubiquitous from Midtown Manhattan to Los Angeles. Jewish American Food Culture offers readers an in-depth look at the well-known and unfamiliar Jewish dishes and the practices and culture of a diverse group. This is the source to find out what parve on packaging means, the symbolism of particular foods that are essential to holiday celebrations, what keeping kosher entails, how meals and food rituals are approached differently depending on how religious one is and the land of one's ancestors, and much more.An historical overview puts contemporary American Jews and their cuisine into context. Next, the main foods and ingredients of Jewish cuisine...

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canadian food culture

Essentially, Canadian food culture is very similar to American cuisine, but with an added emphasis on traditional British dishes, and some uniquely Canadian dishes (poutine, nanaimo bars). Of course, as a multicultural country there are a wide variety of cuisines from different nations (Chinese, Italian, Indian, etc.)  The favorite foods of Canadians vary slightly from region to region, and are strongly influenced by their family heritage, especially in relation to holiday celebrations. Along the Atlantic coast, seafood and dishes derived from English traditions (except in Quebec) are common. In Quebec, favorite foods come from the area's French heritage. Throughout Canada, maple syrup and maple products are popular, reflecting the...

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japanese food culture

 The Japanese call their homeland Dai Nihon or Nippon, meaning "origin of the sun." It is from this name that Japan has also been called "Land of the Rising Sun." It is an apt name. For in the short span of about a hundred years, Japan has shaken off the shackles of an ancient feudal system and hundreds of years of isolation from the rest of the world, united her people, elevated her standard of living, and today proudly stands prominently as a world class industrial nation. The four main islands that make up Japan – Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu – are 80 percent mountainous. Picturesque lakes dot the mountain areas and small rivers water the rolling plains. Only 15 percent of the land is arable but it is from this...

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7 Habits of Healthy Eating - The Chinese Way

7 Habits of Healthy Eating 1. Eat at fixed, regular times: Your body likes and responds to regularity, not just in mealtimes, but sleeping and working too. If you doubt this, next time you take a long trip notice what it does to your eating, sleeping and bowel habits. For optimum health and vitality it’s important to establish and maintain regular meal times, sleep times and bowel movements. 2. Eat mainly cooked foods: According to Chinese dietary therapy your meals should primarily be cooked and eaten warm. Raw vegetables and fruits, when eaten excessively, cool and weaken your digestive system, causing such problems as bloating, watery stools and lack of energy. Cooking is regarded in Chinese dietary therapy as a kind of pre-digestion...

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KERALA FOOD HABITS

The Namboothiris of Kerala used to follow a full yet simple and unique life style. Their natural hospitality was related in a way to their art of cookery. Uninvited guests were invariably offered food. True to the Upanishad Manthram "Athithhi Devo Bhavah:", they honoured their guests. The simplicity in their life style was reflected in their food habits too. Their scientifically systematised preparations used ingredients that were locally and seasonally available. Their eating habits were also scientifically evolved. Some of the habits are followed even now. Eat only after Bath Taking food only after having a bath is an example of being scientific. Bathing was not only for physical cleanliness, but also for total rejuvenation of the body...

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