How does geography, technology, customs and culture play a role in our food choices? Rosewall

Why do we eat different foods?

What are some differences between what people eat, why and how they eat it?

Example rice:

How does religion play a role in food? Pick one or more religion to research about food choices as a group. Christianity Buddhism Islam Hinduism Wicca Unitarian Catholic Judaism Jehovah Witness Jainism Sikhism Taoism Native American Religion New though Movement Neopagaism

As a group answer the following Are there strict guidelines on what the religious group is allowed to eat? List these items. Describe the guidelines? What inferences can be made about these guidelines? What can be harmful or positive about these eating habits? Identify problems that could arise from not knowing some ones religious practices when cooking for them? Develop a strategy that you could use to find out more about a person and make sure you are meeting their dietary needs in a respectful way.