HTM 2740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Chili Pepper, List Of Sour Soups, Fish Sauce

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Course: HTM 2740
• Professor: Carrie Herzog

Document Summary

Week 9: the orient (cid:862)the orient(cid:863) or (cid:862)the (cid:272)ontinent of asia(cid:863) India and southeast asia: nations in india, southeast asia & africa gained independence from imperialists (decolonization) East asia: (cid:1005)/(cid:1007) wo(cid:396)ld"s la(cid:374)d (cid:373)ass, (cid:1006)/(cid:1007) of (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld"s population. Includes parts of russia, central asia and middle east: chi(cid:374)a, tai(cid:449)a(cid:374), japa(cid:374), no(cid:396)th a(cid:374)d outh ko(cid:396)ea a(cid:374)d the mo(cid:374)golia(cid:374) people"s repu(cid:271)li(cid:272) Food patterns reflect the religion of the people. Diet influenced by economic factors and food availability. Variety of spices and seasonings is unique. Hinduisim: defines role in society, castes associated with different habits, eating part of spiritual journey. Muslim: not (cid:448)egeta(cid:396)ia(cid:374), just do(cid:374)"t eat po(cid:396)k i. e. pakistan has limited variations due to muslim majority. Jainism: strict vegetarians, eat o(cid:374)ly (cid:862)i(cid:374)(cid:374)o(cid:272)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) foods, 22 prohibited foods i. e. no food made with eggs, 32 items that have potential for life to exist. Root vegetables & honey: drink boiled or distilled water only. Sikhism: some are vegetarian, do not believe in ritual killing, prohibited food.