The act of reproducing existing cultural forms—such as cultural values, customs, norms, etc.—by transmitting culture from generation to generation, thereby sustaining the continuity of cultural experience through time and even in new cultural surroundings (i.e., immigrants reproducing their culture in their new country).
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Food, Identity, and Teaching With Media: Cross-Cultural Cuisine From General Tso's Chicken to Gua Bao
Ying-Ying Chien (National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan) and Alexa Welch (National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7226-9.ch003
Abstract
While immigrating to the United States of America, ethnically Chinese immigrants faced many challenges. However, many found the best way to America's heart is through her stomach, creating American-style Chinese food. Learning about such cross-cultural cuisine exposes CSL students to their own culture and the colorful tapestry of Chinese food culture. This chapter will delve into the origins and development of Chop Suey (雜碎), General Tso's Chicken (左宗棠鷄), and Gua Bao (刈包), along with food's relation to cultural identity in The Search for General Tso (2015) and Fresh Off the Boat (2014-present). By exploring the cross-cultural link between Taiwanese, Chinese, and American dish variations, CSL teachers could gain insight on teaching with media and designing food culture lesson plans for American CSL classrooms.