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Food Identity | Michael Zhang | TEDxYouth@SRDS


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[Music] so in the 21st century we are all global

so in the 21st century we are all global

so in the 21st century we are all global citizens but what is the best way to

citizens but what is the best way to

citizens but what is the best way to understand a culture well instead of

understand a culture well instead of

understand a culture well instead of spending an hour reading Wikipedia and

spending an hour reading Wikipedia and

spending an hour reading Wikipedia and Treena about some random timeline I

Treena about some random timeline I

Treena about some random timeline I would like to propose a better way to

would like to propose a better way to

would like to propose a better way to understand a culture and I think I

understand a culture and I think I

understand a culture and I think I probably got them from the title of my

probably got them from the title of my

probably got them from the title of my slide and that is to understand a

slide and that is to understand a

slide and that is to understand a culture through its food the first step

culture through its food the first step

culture through its food the first step to understand a culture is to taste it

to understand a culture is to taste it

to understand a culture is to taste it well what better way you could

well what better way you could

well what better way you could understand a culture than just eating

understand a culture than just eating

understand a culture than just eating what do you have to lose but keeping my

what do you have to lose but keeping my

what do you have to lose but keeping my weight is now factored into the

weight is now factored into the

weight is now factored into the calculation yet we eat different food

calculation yet we eat different food

calculation yet we eat different food and what we defines who you are and

and what we defines who you are and

and what we defines who you are and where we come from our tongue have

where we come from our tongue have

where we come from our tongue have different areas for taste such as very

different areas for taste such as very

different areas for taste such as very sweet sour and salty and these are known

sweet sour and salty and these are known

sweet sour and salty and these are known as our palate we taste different food

as our palate we taste different food

as our palate we taste different food and this how rotten our palate and

and this how rotten our palate and

and this how rotten our palate and expand our food boundaries and this

expand our food boundaries and this

expand our food boundaries and this helped us paint a better image of the

helped us paint a better image of the

helped us paint a better image of the interconnected world but now I have an

interconnected world but now I have an

interconnected world but now I have an accosting for you guys how many of you

accosting for you guys how many of you

accosting for you guys how many of you have breakfast today ok that’s not a lot

have breakfast today ok that’s not a lot

have breakfast today ok that’s not a lot of people

of people

of people [Music]

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[Music] but what do you normally see on a

but what do you normally see on a

but what do you normally see on a breakfast table like bacon egg cereal

breakfast table like bacon egg cereal

breakfast table like bacon egg cereal maybe kind of cake pizza call Peter

maybe kind of cake pizza call Peter

maybe kind of cake pizza call Peter microwave pizza maybe but have you ever

microwave pizza maybe but have you ever

microwave pizza maybe but have you ever wondered why people in Japan is so

wondered why people in Japan is so

wondered why people in Japan is so fascinated by sushi or what people in

fascinated by sushi or what people in

fascinated by sushi or what people in India is having for breakfast or what is

India is having for breakfast or what is

India is having for breakfast or what is the correct way to pronounce bucket

the correct way to pronounce bucket

the correct way to pronounce bucket I think that’s market right so take me

I think that’s market right so take me

I think that’s market right so take me for example I am an international

for example I am an international

for example I am an international student so I have a different experience

student so I have a different experience

student so I have a different experience in my food identity i’m fran chen hi

in my food identity i’m fran chen hi

in my food identity i’m fran chen hi which is located in the southern part of

which is located in the southern part of

which is located in the southern part of China according to my parents there are

China according to my parents there are

China according to my parents there are four major characters in a traditional

four major characters in a traditional

four major characters in a traditional Chinese breakfast and they are Tojo

Chinese breakfast and they are Tojo

Chinese breakfast and they are Tojo yo tell topping and Safaricom so let’s

yo tell topping and Safaricom so let’s

yo tell topping and Safaricom so let’s take a look at number one

take a look at number one

take a look at number one so China is essentially Chinese for soy

so China is essentially Chinese for soy

so China is essentially Chinese for soy milk it comes in two different flavors

milk it comes in two different flavors

milk it comes in two different flavors sweet and salty but wait a sec I give a

sweet and salty but wait a sec I give a

sweet and salty but wait a sec I give a swimmer part but salty cereal but

swimmer part but salty cereal but

swimmer part but salty cereal but surprisingly yes both versions of sweet

surprisingly yes both versions of sweet

surprisingly yes both versions of sweet and salty soy milk have tired heart fans

and salty soy milk have tired heart fans

and salty soy milk have tired heart fans you can start a word by saying once read

you can start a word by saying once read

you can start a word by saying once read again no no and after the dream people

again no no and after the dream people

again no no and after the dream people usually move on to number two which is

usually move on to number two which is

usually move on to number two which is yo tell it is one of the strangest

yo tell it is one of the strangest

yo tell it is one of the strangest things you possibly make with a piece of

things you possibly make with a piece of

things you possibly make with a piece of dough you stretch it into long pieces

dough you stretch it into long pieces

dough you stretch it into long pieces and twist them together and fry it for a

and twist them together and fry it for a

and twist them together and fry it for a few minutes there are multiple ways to

few minutes there are multiple ways to

few minutes there are multiple ways to enjoy you tell but one classic way is to

enjoy you tell but one classic way is to

enjoy you tell but one classic way is to dip it in soy sauce to add some flavor

dip it in soy sauce to add some flavor

dip it in soy sauce to add some flavor and then we move on to number three

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