Unit 9 Chinese Food综合教程三

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This text can be divided into three parts:
Paragraphs 1-4:
The first part discusses the difference in Chinese and Western attitudes towards food.
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1. A variety of foods most commonly eaten in China
In general, rice is the major food source for people from rice farming areas in southern China. In wheat farming areas in Northern China, people largely rely on flour based foods.
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In this essay, alliteration is utilized here and there. Here are some examples: “Many people in the West are gourmets and others are gluttons, …”; “… to making you a saint or a sinner?”; “… everywhere from Hong Kong to Honolulu to Hoboken to Hudderfield.” The underlined parts show repetition of the first sound or letter of a succession of words, which helps to convey a sort of melodious quality, thus making those words sound more pleasing and impressive.
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2. Different regional styles of Chinese cuisine
A number of different styles contribute to Chinese cuisine, but perhaps the best known and most influential are Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine and Guangdong (Cantonese) cuisine. These styles are distinctive from one another due to factors such as available resources, climate, geography, history, cooking techniques and lifestyles.
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Chinese Food
T. McArthur
1 “Few things in life are as positive as food, or are taken as intimately and completely by the individual. One can listen to music, but the sound may enter in one ear and go out through the other; one may listen to a lecture or conversation, and day-dream about many other things; one may attend to matters of business, and one’s heart or interest may be altogether elsewhere…
The enjoyment must match the preparation.
The smooth harmonies and piquant contrasts in Chinese food are an expression of basic assumptions about life itself.
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In the matter of food and eating, however, one can hardly remain completely indifferent to what one is doing for long. How can one remain entirely indifferent to something which is going to enter one’s body and become part of oneself? How can one remain indifferent to something which will determine one’s physical strength and ultimately one’s spiritual and moral fibre and wellbeing?”
Tofu is another popular product often used as a meat or cheese substitute. It is a soy-based product which is highly nutritious, inexpensive and versatile. It has a high protein/fat ratio.
Unit 9 Chinese Food
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Watch the video clip and answer the following questions.
1. What do you think of the old man’s profession? Are there any hints in the movie clip?
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Other examples of alliteration in the essay:
1. “… all these have become much more a part and parcel of the average person’s life …” (Paragraph 6) 2. “Meat and fish, solids and soups, sweet and sour sauces, …” (Paragraph 8)
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3. Cooking techniques of Chinese cuisine Braising and stewing, baking, scalding, and wrapping, etc. Basic methods of preservation such as drying, salting, pickling and fermentation.
2. What’s his suggestion for cooking fish on the phone?
The best way to cook a fresh fish is steaming, in order to retain its original flavor. And remember not to apply salt on the fish.
Paragraphs 5-6: The second part explains how Chinese food has become an international food.
Paragraphs 7-9: The third elaborates on the nature of Chinese food.
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This article, which is written by a foreigner, provides us with a foreign perspective to examine our culture, though on a seemingly trivial aspect — our food. But all elements of a culture are actually of equal significance, so any of them can serve as a stand we set our first step on. If you haven’t started your journey to discover your own culture, then let yourself be pushed by this article and take it as your first step. At the end of this journey, you may either love your culture more, or less, but one thing is sure, that your feeling toward your culture will be more real and will be based upon a much broadened view.
He must be a chef. We can see it not just from his careful and skillful preparation of food but more obviously from tens of cleavers in the kitchen, also a banner on the wall which said “All Delicacies of the World” as well as his photos in a chef’s clothes.
Noodles are symbolic of long life and good health according to Chinese tradition. They come dry or fresh in a variety of sizes, shapes and textures and are often served in soups or fried as toppings.
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The topic sentences of Paragraphs 7-9:
Paragraph 7:
Paragraph 8: Paragraph 9:
The traditional high-quality Chinese meal is a serious matter, fastidiously prepared and fastidiously enjoyed.