WORLD

OF FOODS
By: Alessandra Ysabel A. Rosero

CONTENTS
What
5

is Food?

famous foods in the World

Trivia

about foods

WHAT IS A FOOD?

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional

support for the body.

It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains

essential nutrients, such as fats, proteins, vitamins, or
minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and
assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy,
maintain life, or stimulate growth.

5 FAMOUS FOODS IN THE WORLD

5. Sushi

is a Japanese food consisting of

cooked vinegared rice combined with
other ingredients , seafood,
vegetables and sometimes tropical
fruits. Ingredients and forms of sushi
presentation vary widely, but the
ingredient which all sushi have in
common is rice (also referred to as
shari or sumeshi.

4.Pecking Duck

is a famous duck dish from Beijing

that has been prepared since the
imperial era. The meat is prized for its
thin, crisp skin, with authentic
versions of the dish serving mostly
the skin and little meat, sliced in front
of the diners by the cook. Ducks bred
specially for the dish are slaughtered
after 65 days and seasoned before
being roasted in a closed or hung
oven. The meat is eaten with scallion,
cucumber and sweet bean sauce with
pancakes rolled around the fillings.
Sometimes pickled radish is also
inside, and other sauces (like hoisin

3.Chocolates

is a typically sweet, usually

brown, food preparation of
Theobroma cacao seeds,
roasted and ground, often
flavored, as with vanilla. It is
made in the form of a liquid,
paste or in a block or used
as a flavoring ingredient in
other sweet foods.

2.Pizza

is an oven-baked flat
bread generally topped
with tomato sauce and
cheese. It is commonly
supplemented with a
selection of meats,
vegetables and
condiments. The term first
appeared in 997 AD, "in a
Latin text from the
southern Italian town of
Gaeta",

1.Thai Curry

refers to dishes in Thai cuisine

that are made with various types
of curry paste; the term can also
refer to the pastes themselves. A
Thai curry dish is made from
curry paste, coconut milk or
water, meat, seafood, vegetables
or fruit, and herbs. Curries in
Thailand mainly differ from the
curries in Indian cuisine in their
use of fresh ingredients such as
herbs and aromatic leaves over a
mix of spices.

TRIVIA ABOUT FOODS

Chocolate contains phenylethylamine (PEA), a natural substance that

is reputed to stimulate the same reaction in the body as falling in
love.
A typical American eats 28 pigs in his/her lifetime.
Americans consumed over 3.1 billion pounds of chocolate in 2001,
which is almost half of the total world's production.
The chicken is the most popular meal ordered in sit-down restaurants
in the US. The next in popularity are: roast beef, spaghetti, turkey,
baked ham, and fried shrimp.
Watermelon, considered one of America's favorite fruits, is really a
vegetable (Citrullus lanatus). Cousin to the cucumber and kin to the
gourd, watermelons can range in size from 7 to 100 pounds.

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