Unit 5: Selection Vocabulary 2

Further uptown at Utsav on 6th Avenue the cheerful but utilitarian atmosphere of gaudy lights and bright colors have been exchanged for pale peach walls and plush carpeting.

Chicken tikka masala, they sneered, was not a shining example of British multiculturalism but a demonstration of the British facility for reducing foreign foods to their most unappetizing and inedible forms.

When the chef whipped together a can of Campbell’s tomato soup, some cream, and a few spices to provide a gravy for the offending chicken, he produced a mongrel dish of which, to their shame, Britons now eat at least 18 tons a week.

Chicken tikka masala’s most heinous crime, according to its critics, is not so much that it tastes horrid but that it is not authentic.

He was observant of the minutiae of everyday life and noticed that in each locality the people relied on a different grain (rice, wheat, millet, sorghum) as the mainstay of their diet.

This was enough to disgust our amiable guest, who refused to continue her dinner.

Apropos of this, I must relate a very curious thing that befell us, when, in the spring of 1878, our legation first settled in Paris.

Apropos of this, I must relate a very curious thing that befell us, when, in the spring of 1878, our legation first settled in Paris.

I could call in witness of what I assert all Europeans who have lived in China.

The answer to this question would at once show him that it is absurd to attribute to us the consumption of disgusting dishes, and that this is the work of mere imagination, vivid perhaps, but completely in the wrong.

America’s love affair with fast-food chains is on the wane, with “fast casual” brands that offer convenient options which focus on natural, fresh ingredients gaining favor.

Food and the way we eat has become a potential source of social friction as people follow their own ideologies about what to eat and how foods connect with people’s ailments.

A previous Pew Research Center report showed that public attitudes on a wide range of science issues were widely divergent from those of members of the American Association of Advancement of Science (AAAS).

People who care a great deal about the issue of GM foods are particularly likely to say Americans’ eating habits have deteriorated over the past two decades: 67% hold this view, compared with 53% among those not at all or not too concerned about the GM foods issue.

Vegetarianism has been around for centuries and interest in following this diet—most commonly defined as omitting meat and fish—has waxed and waned over time.

People who have food allergies are more likely to be vegan or vegetarian, suggesting that some food restrictions stem from adverse reactions to certain foods.

Businesses have changed what foods they offer and how foods are packaged to accommodate Americans’ diverse dietary needs and preferences over the past decade or more.

People who regularly follow news about food and health issues are particularly likely to see news stories with contradictory findings. Some 50% of Americans who follow news about the health effects of foods on a daily basis say they see conflicting news reports about food all the time.