Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Nourishment: readings 1 "Food as Communication" (R&W2, p10, Developing critical thinking)

What we read

We have just read and checked our understanding of "Food as Communication," the first reading in Skillful 2.

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Our response 

Having read the text a couple of times, Rogers and Wilkin now invite us to respond to the ideas in a critical thinking exercise. 
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Rogers and Wilkin's questions

Comment on the following questions, which are the critical thinking questions on page 9 (Rogers & Wilkin, 2013), and then reply to at least two of your classmates' comments.

questions

  • Which foods are shared in your culture? Why? 
    In our culture, we share ... (Rogers and Wilkin suggest this language to help you start responding, but it's up to you whether you use it or not.) 
     
  • Many of the food traditions mentioned in the text are very old. Why do you think they are still  important today?
    Food traditions are important because ... 
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Reference

  • Rogers, L. & Wilkin, J. (2013). Skillful Reading & Writing, Student's Book 2. London: Macmillan Education 

41 comments:

  1. In Australia, we share roast meats, especially at formal dinners or family dinner. Sometimes this is also done at lunch. The meat can be a roast leg of lamb or pork, a large piece of beef, or a bird such as duck or turkey. I think this is to represent unity. Families share to nourish their relationships with each other. There is a lot of conversation ,and the meal might take an hour or more, with more than one course.

    Cakes are also shared. If people come to visit, they are often offered cakes as a symbol of friendship. And a cup of tea or coffee.

    I think that these traditions are very old because eating is important, but so are relationships with other people and cultural values that the sharing of food represents. In my culture, we also share wedding cake, which I think represents the community of everyone at the wedding joining in to acknowledge the important relationship the two people are entering into, and to wish them good luck and support from their friends and relatives.

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    1. I would like to try some roast meats now.

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  2. In my culture,they share drinking water to represent welcome to visit my home, my office or anything eles.
    Food traditions are important because I think, It easy to find for example bread and it shows your kind.

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    1. I am surprised about the drinking water. I hadn't thought of that although it is such a common culture when we went to other someone's houses.

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    2. I think we share drinking water is the same culture, but Chinese share hot water, Thai share cold water.

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    3. I think We share cold water because the weather is very hot.

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    4. It likes a custom for drinking hot water in China, even though in summer.

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  3. We share rice in our culture. Due to Thai living, our significant career is an agriculture. So when we get some of rice, we usually give to others or exchange it with other foods. I believe that food tradition is still play an important role in today because, with our Thai character, we love to share what we have and it is pretty good tradition to reserve.

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    1. i like our ideas about rice. I hadn't thought of that, but it makes sense for your culture. My culture grows wheat, so is more into sharing bread.

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  4. In our country, we share candy on Chinese new year, because candy is sweet, we share this food to wish our life will sweet and great in this year.

    Food traditions are important because it symbolize communication. Food is important in our life, we need it and share it.

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    1. Do you see Chinese candy in Thailand?

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    2. Do you make those candy by yourself ?

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    3. how sweet it is! I like your tradition so much!

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    4. I didn’t see Chinese candy in Thailand, but maybe china town sell them, My favorite candy is “white rabbit”, It’s made of milk, very famous in China.

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    5. Noon,be careful your teeth when you eat many candies.ha ha

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  5. 1.I think the food that can share in my culture is "Somtum" or well known in the name of "Papaya salad" it's need to share because it's come with a big bowl of papaya and many people have their own sticky rice to eat with it. In the countryside of Thailand people usually invite their neighborhood to come to their home and sharing food.
    2.Because they're believed form their ancestor and everyone have their own ancestor and respect them as a part of their family.

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    1. Papaya salad (Somtum) is a good example to use for Thailand. I like your explanation that it's from a large bowl that has to be shared.

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    2. I always share Somtum with my friend.It very spicy and delicious.I love to eat it too.

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    3. I know about what "Papaya salad" is,can you cook it and do you like to eat it?

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    4. You make me hungry now!

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    5. I like this example. It gives me vivid image of how Thai people sharing food.

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  6. In Thailand, in the past before we have money to buy things, they have a culture to trade food just like I have oranges and you have apple,then I will give an orange to you and you will give an apple to me. I think food traditions are important in Thailand.

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    1. How common were apples in traditional Thai culture?

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    2. We usually give a bucket of fruits to friends or family who admit at hospital to say "get well soon".

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    3. I also think like you, too.

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  7. In our culture, I think we share foods not depend on what food we share but depend on who do we shared with.
    Food traditions are important because it is what people believe for their culture. This is what I think.

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    1. What food that you will share with me?

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    2. What the food you often share with your friend?

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    3. "Maybe pizza"? Maybe that's not really a sentence. Or is it a sentence?
      But I thought a bit more information might be useful here: Who? When? Where? What? kind? Why? How often? ? ?

      In our quick Classroom questions, one short sentence is fine. It's OK to write a few sentences in our blog comments so that we can include useful examples, details, explanations, arguments and other information that might help our readers.

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    4. And my last comment applies to everyone. It was an accident that it got posted in this particular discussion threat. I started reading from the bottom up.

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  8. The Zhongzi is shared in my country during the dragon festival. Because we want to remember the one of the greatest poets in China history,he is named QuYuan.
    Food traditions are important because a food is so important to human, if we do not support by a food, we will not survive.

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    1. How Zhongzi looks like?

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    2. Maybe we called it "ZongZi"...

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    3. Wow! China has such a many obviously interesting history.

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    4. Because China has a long historic country.we have many amazing custom

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    5. Unfortunately, we can't add pictures to comments. But don't worry: when you start writing your blog posts responding to stories in the news next week, you can insert photographs, and even videos if you like.

      In the meantime, we can Google Na's Zongzi — they look delicious. Now I need a snack before I go to bed.

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  9. Actually in Thai culture, people will share every kind of food by using public spoon. By this way, everyone can eat the food together without disguess feeling.
    Some food in Thai's traditional very old but people still cooking them because they represent our culture and still have benefit with health.

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  10. In Thailand sharing food is very common. When you go to a restaurant with your family or your friends, you tend to share variety of dishes together. I do not know if there is any meaning of this custom or not. Imagine if there is someone in the table decide to eat only his/her own dish, not sharing with others, it would make that person look strange. I think by sharing food would make people to get along well. That is my guess of the meaning.

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    1. Teng's comment, which is similar to Petch's, reminds that my culture's food customs are very different. We usually order individual dishes that are not shared, but a bowl of bread in the centre of the table is shared at, for example, a French restaurant.

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