Otázka: Food and drink
Jazyk: Angličtina
Přidal(a): Nikola
Attitudes to food
- Food is a part of our culture
- Fuel – people eat just because they have to
- Pleasure – we eat also for pleasure when we are not that hungry
Other attitudes to food
- Vegetarianism
- People who don´t eat meat (moral issue)
- Veganism
- Stricter form of vegetarianism – they don´t eat meat, eggs, honey, they don´t drink milk
- Eat what you can
- People who eat as uninhibited, might be obese
- Dieting
- Slim diet – for fat people
- Healthy diet – balanced diet, proteins, fats, sugar, vitamins
Eating habits
Czech Republic
- Usually 3 times a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Snacks in between
- Lunch is the main meal
- Breakfast – quite international (bread, butter, eggs)
Great Britain
- Diner – main meal
- Snacks – sandwiches
- British breakfast (sausages, bacon and eggs, baked beans, fried bread – just from time to time, regular breakfast – porridge, cereals, toasts, jam, tea or coffee)
- Typical tea time (5 o´clock tea), social event (milk in the tea, served with biscuits or piece of cake
- 2 main types of takeaway – Chinese, fish and chips
USA
- Lots of fast – food everywhere
- Fast – food companies often sponsor schools
- They usually eat peanut butter, fries, popcorn, hamburgers, drink coke
- They try to be more health – conscious
- Breakfast – donuts, bowl of cereals, pancakes with maple syrup
School lunches
Czech Republic
- Half of the price of the school lunches is paid by the government, the other half is paid by students
- Usually 2 – 3 choices
United Kingdom
- Free school lunches for students who lived in families with very low income (in the past). Later it was cancelled.
USA
- System of school lunches controlled by the government
National specialities
Czech Republic
- Roasted pork with sauerkraut and potato dumplings, fried cheese, fruit dumplings
United Kingdom
- Fish and chips
USA
- Hamburgers, fast – food
Special occasions
Christmas
- CZ – fish soup, carp/schnitzel with potato salad
- USA, UK – roasted turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, fig pudding
The Thanksgiving Day
- Stuffed turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, pudding, pumpkin pie
