Globalization has significantly influenced food consumption in most parts of world, but one country whose food has a long history of being globalized is Italy. If you walk down any main street in any major world city, you will find at least one Italian restaurant. Furthermore, Italy has seen changes in its own eating habits due to influence from other countries.
Food has always been very important for Italian families. Italians take a lot of pride in the making and preparation of food. Until recently, pastas — a basic Italian food — would have been made by people in their local area. Families would also have made the sauces to eat with the pasta at home.
Nowadays, however, Italian eating habits appear to have changed. People no longer spend so much time preparing their meals. Indeed, frozen or takeaway Italian meals have become very popular in Italy. Furthermore, dried pasta is now mass-produced and sold relatively cheaply in the last five years, according to one manufacturer.
These changes have both advantages and disadvantages. On the plus side, globalization has increased the range of food available in Italy. Italians now have much more choice in terms of what they eat. They also do not need to spend so long preparing and making food, unless of course they want to. In contrast, it can be argued that large restaurant chains are becoming increasingly powerful, resulting in the destruction of local and national specialties.
| A．There is a difference between the food that people eat in the countryside and the food people eat in big cities. |
| B．Consequently, many Italians worry that they are losing their sense of nationality, as foreign food becomes more common. |
| C．In addition, people’s opportunity to experiment with foreign food was very limited, since only pizza and pasta were available in the local town square. |
| D．Possibly the global popularity of Italian eating habits is the increasing popularity of foreign cuisine, especially Indian, Chinese and Japanese foods. |
| E．Another important change in Italian eating habits is the increasing popularity of foreign cuisine, especially Indian, Chinese and Japanese foods. |
| F．Globalization has had a significant influence on the way that Italians eat. |
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【推荐1】Dining in China: Culture Shock
Before coming to China, I thought of Chinese food as General Tso’s chicken, egg rolls, and fortune cookies.
For one, the community style of dining was new to me. In America, I was used to sharing an appetizer with someone sometimes and then everyone ordering their own main course. In China, many dishes are ordered and placed on a lazy Susan. The table is spun around and you grab what you like. And we’re not just talking a starter, a main, and dessert here; a Chinese dinner is a marathon of food.
Using chopsticks was also new to me and took quite some time to get used to. It was always embarrassing at first when I couldn’t grab something tasty from the moving table and had to wait until the next time around. After years of practice, I can now confidently snatch a peanut as it’s flying by me on a lazy Susan-practice really does make perfect! In the first few months, I was laughed at so many times by Chinese people while they watched me struggle with chopsticks. That probably explains why one of my favorite things to do while dining out in many Western restaurants in town is watching young, trendy Chinese people struggle with their forks and knives.
I had eaten chow mein before, as well as egg fried rice and Kung Pao chicken, but there were plenty of Chinese dishes that gave me culture shock in my first few months here.
Despite all of this food-related culture shock, I can honestly say that one of the best things about living here is the food and dining out. Chinese cuisine is so complex and varied that you could spend an entire lifetime here and not taste it all.
| A．People often ask me about what food I miss the most from back home. |
| B．I understand that Chinese food is closely related to the Chinese way of life. |
| C．After arriving here, I quickly found out that not a single one of those things is served in China. |
| D．For example, Chinese people enjoy eating just about any part of an animal. |
| E．When Chinese people place an order, they are expecting a series of courses. |
| F．Usually it starts out with some cold dishes, and then moves into a wide variety of main courses. |
【推荐2】In today’s households where both parent go to work and kids have busy schedules with school homework and many afternoon activities, finding time for a gathering at the table seems all but impossible. Yet, studies have shown time and again that eating together has multiple benefits for family members, especially children.
According to reports issued by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University(CASA), children who eat more with their family are at lower risk of developing poor eating habits, weight problems or alcohol dependencies. They tend to perform better academically than those who frequently eat alone. Family meals came into American life in the mid-20th century. In the 60’s and 70’s, social, economic and technological changes quickly dissolved the short-lived way of family meals. Restaurant visits, take-out and TV dinners have since become the norm.
There are indicators, however, that the old customs are coming back. According to the latest CASA reports, 59% of surveyed families said they ate diner together at least five times a week, a significant increase from 47% in 1998. Whatever drives this trend, it is a development that should be welcomed.
Eating together as a family is not just about food and nutrition. It is about teaching them how to become members of their society and culture. Food as become so easily and cheaply available that we no longer appreciate its significance. We have to rediscover its importance and its value. Sharing a meal with loved ones should be considered a special event, which can almost take on the form of a ceremony, as it was practiced by our ancestors for whom finding food was a constant struggle.
Of course, there is no guarantee that the simple act of eating at home surrounded by family may make children more virtuous or socially more responsible. But it can lay the groundwork for a lot of things that point them in the right direction.
1. What does the underlined sentence suggest?| A．Dining at home would enjoy great popularity. |
| B．The society was to develop at a rapid speed. |
| C．This practice of family meals started to change. |
| D．Americans would attach importance to take-out. |
| A．Disapproving. | B．Favorable. |
| C．Reserved. | D．Objective. |
| A．valued the education of children | B．liked struggling with each other |
| C．appreciated the importance of food | D．cared much about food nutrition |
| A．Family Dinners Benefit Kids | B．Good Eating Habits Matter |
| C．Meals Take on New Meanings | D．Old Customs Are Coming Back |
All of us should keep a kitchen diary, showing how much food are left uneaten as garbage.
Each year, the amount of food thrown away in rich countries is almost the same as that produced in sub-Saharan Africa. This raises some important questions.
In developing countries, food is lost because farmers do not have appropriate cooling, storage or market access for their crops. Their grains, fruits and vegetables dry up and rot away.
Everyone deserves to have enough food to eat. Despite China’s impressive success in reducing hunger over the past three decades, the job is not completed yet.
| A．In developed countries, the picture is different, and food is wasted in supermarkets, restaurants and at home. |
| B．Besides, Chinese consumers tend to be generous. |
| C．However, Chinese consumers like to eat in restaurants. |
| D．Chinese consumers are as particular about their food as those in other countries. |
| E．Every year, we need to consume a lot of food. |
| F．We all waste food, you and me, every day millions of tons of it. |
