Facts & Opinions from Dinner Around the World

Dinner Around
The
World

Facts and Opinions ​

Date: August 28th
Session 3
Purpose: To distinguish facts from opinions
Title: Dinner Around The World

Add your own fact and opinion at the end.

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Multiple Choice

1. Is it a fact or an opinion?:

Rice is a staple food in many Asian cuisines due to the warm, wet climate that is perfect for growing it. For example, in India, you might find rice, stewed meat or vegetables, and a bread called naan on the table (page 5).

• FACT

• OPINION

Multiple Choice

2. Is it a fact or an opinion?:

In Asian Cuisine, rice is the perfect food because it is cheap and versatile.(Page 5)

• FACT

• OPINION

Multiple Choice

3. Is it a fact or an opinion?:

The Japanese are masters at making simple foods taste amazing by using fresh ingredients." (Page 7)

• FACT

• OPINION

Multiple Choice

4. Is it a fact or an opinion?:

Japan emphasizes using foods when they are at their freshest and most flavorful, known as "shun," which builds excitement for new seasons (page 7)

• FACT

• OPINION

Multiple Choice

5. Is it a fact or an opinion?:

Pickling is a common method in Eastern and Northern Europe to preserve fruits and vegetables for the long winter. In Poland, for instance, dinner might include pickled cabbage and smoked sausage (page 9).

• FACT

• OPINION

Multiple Choice

6. Is it a fact or an opinion?:

"Polish food is hearty and delicious, perfect for cold winters." (Page 9)

• FACT

• OPINION

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7. Is it a fact or an opinion?:

In Fiji, underground ovens called lovos are a traditional cooking method. These ovens use heated stones to cook meats and vegetables wrapped in palm or banana leaves (page 8).

• FACT

• OPINION

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8. Is it a fact or an opinion?:

"Lovos are the best way to cook food because the flavors are so rich and deep." (Page 8)

• FACT

• OPINION

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9. Is it a fact or an opinion?:

The cuisine of South Africa is known as "rainbow cuisine" because of its diversity. Influences include ingredients traditionally used by Indigenous peoples, and colonizers from France and the Netherlands (page 12).

• FACT

• OPINION

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10. Is it a fact or an opinion?:

"South Africa's 'rainbow cuisine' is the most diverse and flavorful in the world." (Page 12)

• FACT

• OPINION

• Rice is a staple food in many Asian cuisines due to the warm, wet climate that is perfect for growing it.

• Japan emphasizes using foods when they are at their freshest and most flavorful, known as "shun"

• Pickling is a common method in Eastern and Northern Europe to preserve fruits and vegetables for the long winter.

Facts

• In Fiji, underground ovens called lovos are a traditional cooking method. These ovens use heated stones to cook meats and vegetables.

• The cuisine of South Africa is known as "rainbow cuisine" because of its diversity.

Facts

• "Rice is the perfect food because it is cheap and versatile." (Page 5)

• "The Japanese are masters at making simple foods taste amazing by using fresh ingredients." (Page 7)

• "Polish food is hearty and delicious, perfect for cold winters." (Page 9)

• "Lovos are the best way to cook food because the flavors are so rich and deep." (Page 8)

• "South Africa's 'rainbow cuisine' is the most diverse and flavorful in the world." (Page 12)

Opinions