Food & Culture Midterm Exam
Questions With Verified Solutions.
Food - Answer substance that provide nutrient necessary to maintain life & Growth ingested
Feeding - Answer consuming from the same food source
[Hunt & gather
farming = more security, regular available, cultivate animal & plant
Eating - Answer Cultivate [farm -> regular food available -> develop specific customs associated with
food
Cooking - Answer expand food source
fire + eat = cooking
soften hard food & reduce toxic
development of utensils -> develop manner/ etiquette
Share - Answer who to dine with in situation
[eat together with in situation
Food Culture / Food Ways - Answer ways in which Human use food
selected -> Obtain -> distributed -> prepare it -> serve it -> eat it
Omnivores Paradox - Answer Human Are Omnivorous
- Consume & digest wide selection of plant & animals
Pro: adapt easily to all earthly environment
con: no single food provide all nutrition for survival
Omnivores ; must be flexible but cautious - Answer need to experiment yet be cautious
, some food are poisons : need testing
Paradox : attraction to new food & Preference to familiar food
Consumption - Answer conversion food & nutrient into human body
Group Approval / Disapproval can condition person to accept / disapprove Type of Food
Stereotype - vegetarian ; pacifist
Symbolic Use of Food - Answer Assigning meaning of Food = Symbolic
Bread
- Relationship: staff of life, break bread with friends, christian sacrament of communion
- Association: dark bread vs. white -> wealthy : Health
-Convention: Wedding , Superisition
Cultural Identity - Answer Specific Food associated with culture
-belong to what group & associated with good memory
- what one eat define who one is / isn't
-introduce during childhood
May Establish that person is / isn't part of a group if - Answer Religious Belief - [Dietary Law - say who u
are (no pork.
Ethnic Behavior - [certain food
Comfort Food - Answer women - snacks (chips/ chocolate
men - made by mom ( pizza, pasta, steak
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