Escuela Colombiana de Carreras

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English skills 1
Web quest - Food around the
World
Name: Mayra Alejandra Snchez Camargo
Date: 06/04/2015
1. Read
the
article
about
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_food#Dishes

Japanese

Cuisine:

a. The traditional ingredients are (mention 3):

b. Japanese cuisine is prepared with _______ (one word) cooking oil
c. The seasoning: Traditional Japanese food is typically seasoned with a combination of (8
names):
A.
Vegetables, fish, soup.
B.
Little
C.
STAPLE FOOD
White rice
ichij-sansai = soup, three sides
kaiseki
honzen
ysoku

yunomi
chawan

d. Write the English words for these Japanese dishes:

- sai () : ____________
- zensai () : _________________

- shusai ():____________
e. What vegetables are there in Japanese salads? Mention some:
-sai: vegetable
-zensai: dish
-shusai: formal synonym for okazu - considered somewhat of a housewife's
f. Read Beverages:
-What colour is Japanese tea? Green tea
-What is Sake made of? brewed rice beverage that, typically, contains 15%~17% alcohol and is made by
multiple fermentation of rice
-What ingredients are there in Shochu? barley, sweet potato, buckwheat, or rice.
g. Write 3 dishes that Japanese people eat on Special occasions:
Festival or event

Dishes

Chimaki

sweet rice cake

Hamo

a type of fish, often eel

Chirashizushi

soup of clams

2. Read
about
Indian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_food

cuisine:

Are these sentences True or False?

a. Foods of

Indian cuisine include , rice, whole-wheat

flour and lentils, especially red lentils (true)

b. Kidney beans are very common in the southern regions. (true)

c. The most important and frequent spices in Indian cuisine include chilli pepper,
black mustard , cardamom, ginger, and garlic. (false)
d. Many Indian dishes are cooked in animal oil (false)
e. Peanut oil is popular in northern and western India (false)

Read about Indian desserts

answer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cuisine#Desserts

and

a. Gulab jamun: What is the ingredient of the fried balls? What is the sweet syrup
made of?
Fried milk balls soaked, rose syrup or honey

b. What kind of dessert is the Kulfi? What fruit is there in it?

ice cream with a variety of flavours such as mango, saffron, or cardamom

c. What ingredients are there in Kheer? Is it similar to any Colombian dessert?

Rice and milk
d. Is there any cheese in the Sandesh?
A sweet made from cheese

e. Are there any oranges in the Shrikhand?

served with dried fruits such as mangoes

3. Read the article Fast Food Variants: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_food#Variants

a. What options of foods are there in Chinese takeaway restaurants?
options are some form of noodles, rice, or meat, options in one container, and some outlets charge by
weight rather than by tem.

b. What food is included in the filling of Japanese sushi?

includes fish, seafood, chicken or cucumber

c. What is a common fast food in the United States?

Papa John's, Domino's Pizza, Sbarro, Pizza Hut

d. In what countries are Kebab houses famous?

Turkey and Lebanon
e. Where are fish and chips shops famous? What foods are there in this menu?
United kingdom, pizza, kebab, and curry
f. What foods are there in Dutch fast food?
West Africa, roadside stands

g. What are the most popular fast foods in Portugal?

frango assado
4. Watch the video and answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFORqTnCL_o
a. Whats there in the sandwiches in top 10?
10-Fried- brain: sandwiches
Does the sandwich look delicious or disgusting?
disgusting

h. What foods are there in Haggis (top 9)? haggis

Would you like to eat haggis? Why?

Yes, for spices

i. Whats the food in top 8? bugs
Whats the importance of this food for humans?
Fatty acids and vitamins
d. Whats the foods name in top 7? Whats it made of?
Rocky mountain oysters
Cocktail sauce
f. Whats the animal in top 6? Would you like to eat it?
Stuffed camel
I like it
g. Whats the food in Hakarl (top 5)?
Gutting a Greenland or basking shark and fermenting 4 months, smell amonia
h. Top 4 is Fugu. Whats the meaning of this word in English? Is this food dangerous?
Poisonous puffer fish
Its dangerous
i. What kind of food is Casu Marzu (top 3)?
Cheese insect larvae
j. Sannakji is top 2. What kind of foods are there in this dish?
Its disgusting this food
k. Whats the name of top 1 strangest food? What food is it?
-balut
Fertelized duck and chicken egg
K. In your opinion, which food is the most disgusting? Why?
Most disgusting, is strange all this food
5. Watch the video and answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmcNFqZrMAE
a. Where is ketchup prohibited? Why?
France: mask flavors, preveting a true experience of French cusine
b. What food is banned (prohibited) in Somalia?

samosas
c. Where is haggis banned?
USA
d. What candy is banned in the USA? Why?
Kinder egg, due to the choking hazard of the toy inside
e. Where is foie grass banned? What animal does this food come from?
USA: canard grav
f. Where is absinthe banned?
NEW ZEALAND AND VANUATU
g. What kind of animal is an ortolan?
Bird pretty
h. Where is Japanese puffer fish banned?
EU
i. Where is Casu Marzu illegal?
usa
j. What kind of food is surstromming?
It is a dangerous food

6. Do the exercises and attach a screenshot (pantallazo) of the

scores you obtain.

1.
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file0
7/grammar07_a01?cc=us&selLanguage=en

2.
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file0
7/grammar07_a02?cc=us&selLanguage=en

3.
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file0
7/grammar07_b01?cc=us&selLanguage=en

3.

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/
file07/grammar07_b02?cc=us&selLanguage=en

5. Crossword (si presentas problemas con Flashplayer, sigue con el

otro ejercicio)

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/vocabulary/foo
d/vocabulary14_01?cc=co&selLanguage=en

6. wordsearch (si presentas problemas con Flashplayer, sigue con el

otro ejercicio)

7. singular or plural?
singular