britain is an island between the north sea and the atlantic ocean. no one in englandlives more than 120km from the sea. for people living near the sea, fish and shellfishhave always been popular foods. away from the sea, people first ate wild animals, but then hundreds of years agothey began keeping sheep, cows and chickens on farms. farmers have grown fruit,vegetables and cereals(for bread making ) for centuries too. during the middle ages(11th to 15th century),ships brought sugar, nuts and spicesfrom far away. the spices were often used to hide the taste of the food which wasgoing bad! when sailors went to foreign places they bought back more kinds of food. in british, traditionally, for some people still, the meals are called: breakfast—between 7:00 and 9:00, dinner—between 12:00 and 1:30pm, tea—anywhere from 5:30at night to 6:30 p.m.the traditional english breakfast is called the “full english ” and sometimesreferred to as “the full english fry-up”.most people around the world seem to thinka typical english breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, mushroomsand baked beans all washed down with a cup of coffee. now-a-days, however, a typicalenglish breakfast is more likely to be a bowl of cereals, a slice of toast, orangejuice and a cup of coffee.so ,how about a typical british lunch? many children at school and adults at work will have a ?packed lunch?. this typically consists of a sandwich, a packetof crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink. by the way, the sandwich was invented inengland. john montagu, the earl of sandwich invented a small meal that could be eatenwith one hand while he continued his nonstop gambling. as to the evening meal, a traditional british meal for dinner is ?meat and twoveg?. they put hot brown gravy,(traditionally made from the juices of the roast meat,but more often today from a pocket!) on the meat and usually the vegetables. one ofthe vegetables is almost always potatoes.篇二：中国饮食文化演讲稿鲁式神仙鸭子是孔府的一个传统名菜，相传始于孔子七十四代孙孔繁坡时期，在孔繁坡任山西同州知府时，府内厨师以鸭子出骨，加调料入碗加盖，上笼蒸制而成，肉质酥烂，香气浓郁，滋味鲜美，孔繁坡品尝后，觉得此菜制法与众不同，上笼蒸制以点香三炷烧尽为度，滋味鲆美美胜于它菜，故取名为神仙鸭子。
川式重庆火锅重庆火锅的美妙诱人之处在其味，而其味来自火锅原汤的调制，它决定火锅的风味，也是制作火锅最关键的一环。
原汤的好坏，关系到火锅的成败。
重庆火锅的品种较多，原汤也各有差别，但最基本的是红汤、清汤两种。
只要掌握了这两种原汤的配方和调制方法，处理好应注意的事项，就可调制出上等原汤。
要调制好原汤，首先要弄清调制重庆火锅原汤需要什么样的调味品。
所用的调味品必须正宗，质量上乘，不符合要求的调味品不能调制原汤。
粤式脆皮乳猪广东人是比较传统，每逢婚嫁祭祖或开张大吉，甚至于电影电视的开镜仪式，无一不用到烧乳猪，所以广东的烧乳猪就烧得特别好。
在婚礼上，头盘一般都是一只烧得油亮亮似乎还在咧着嘴笑的乳猪，先整只端上来,大伙把它脆脆的皮吃了，服务员又端下去再斩成一小块一小块的上来，散席时把没啃过的猪骨和乳猪头带回家去煲粥，那粥绝对正点。
老人家们说，挑选烧猪作为祭品，有着“红皮赤壮”的寓意，本来是希望祖先保佑子孙们健健康康。
如今祭祖的烧猪，已经从以前的脆皮烧猪（光皮烧猪），改用成为港式做法的麻皮烧乳猪。
闽式佛跳墙“佛跳墙”即“满坛香”，又名“福寿全”，是福州的首席名菜。
据说，唐朝的高僧玄荃，在往福建少林寺途中，传经路过“闽都”福州，夜宿旅店，正好隔墙贵官家以“满坛香”宴奉宾客，高僧嗅之垂涎三尺，顿弃佛门多年修行，跳墙而入一享“满坛香”。
“佛跳墙”即因此而得名。
苏式红烧肉红烧肉起码有上百年的历史，也起码有上百种烧法，硬的，软的，不软不硬的；甜的，咸的，淡的，甚至连辣的都有。
最最好吃，最最好看，最最滋补却最最不会发胖的，恐怕是苏式红烧肉了。
苏式红烧肉，当然源自苏州；苏州人烧菜，“做人家”佐料，著色并不厉害，但“浓油赤酱”四个字，是一定要用来形容苏式红烧肉的。
肥而不腻、酥而不碎、甜而不粘、浓而不咸，这就是苏式红烧肉的特色。
浙式西湖莼菜汤莼菜是杭州西湖著名的特产。
用莼菜作料制成的“西湖莼菜汤”，原名“鸡火莼菜汤”，莼菜翠绿，鸡白腿红，色彩鲜艳，滑嫩清香，汤纯味美，是杭州传统名菜。
在烹调时，用西湖莼菜、火腿丝、鸡脯丝烹制而成。
此汤，莼菜翠绿，火腿绯红，鸡脯雪白，色泽鲜艳，滑嫩清香，营养丰富。
湘式五元神仙鸡“五元神仙鸡”又名“五元金鸡”。
此莱历史悠久，它的制法是：“洗净，人钵，和酱油，隔汤干炖。
”全鸡加荔枝，桂元、红枣、莲子、枸杞子为原料。
荔枝等5 种中药都是最佳上等补品，可助人增强元气，所以定名为“五元神仙鸡”。
微式清蒸鹰鱼鱼不外乎一个“鲜”字，而清蒸则是最能体验鱼“鲜”的烹调方法。
清蒸鱼的烹制也是一门学问，从选鱼到配料，从摆盘到入锅，从火候到虚蒸，每一个步骤都有讲究。
当然口味可以根据自己的喜好进行调配，但火候和虚蒸可是清蒸鱼“鲜”的基本保证，来不得半点马虎。
篇三：中国茶文化英语演讲稿chinese tea culture中国的茶文化ladies and gentlemen: tea not only has a good flavor but also benefit to our body, so it is loved bymany people home and abroad. different kinds of tea have different function whichmakes a contribution to our health. for example, the national drink of china-greentea, can dispel the effects of alcohol, refresh yourself and whiten your skin. thesecond largest kind of tea-black tea, can warm your stomach, be good for your heartand make your bones stronger. dark tea can refresh you in the morning, reduce yourblood press and help lose weight. oolong tea is good for your body building and dieting.in all, tea have great medicinal value, anti-cancer, lowering blood pressure, improving eyesight and restraining disease, reducing stress and so on.茶不仅具有良好的风味,也有利于我们的身体,因此,在国内外被很多人喜爱。
不同的茶有不同的功能,为我们的健康做贡献。
例如,绿茶，可以解酒,清热,调节自己和美白皮肤。
第二大种类黑茶,能温暖你的胃,可以有利于你的心,使你的骨骼更强壮。
黑茶可以使你在早上更有活力,降低血压和减肥。
乌龙茶茶对你的身体成长和节食有好处。
总之,茶有很大的药用价值、抗癌、降低血压,改善视力和抑制疾病,减少压力等等。
tea culture and its development reflect not only diet culture, but also chinesespiritual features.tea culture plays an indispensable role in promoting theinternational cultural exchange between china and other countries, enriching chinese cultural life andpromoting chinese spiritual civilization construction. 茶文化及其发展不仅反映了饮食文化,而且代表中国的精神。