Focus Question Questions
STAGE 2 FOOD AND HOSPITALITY INVESTIGATION
HYPOTHESIS: how have other cultures affected what we eat when we eat out?
Contents
Introduction- page 2
Scope of the study-page 2
Focus Question 1
Focus Question 2
Focus Question 3
Introduction
What we eat nowadays is heavily affected by social context and what we eat by ourselves and when were with others, usually when we eat with others we head out to the town to find a restaurant or bar. But if we were to compare what it would be like going out and eating today with what it was like 15-30 years ago it would be very different. This change has been affected by other cultures cuisine, a lot of our take on Asian food has come in but it’s not traditional Asian food, we have adapted it …show more content…
In the 1900s Australia’s prosperity had risen and was described as the ‘riding on the sheep’s back’, Australia’s economy was driven by farm exports as Australia had a strong rural tradition, even with increasing number of people choosing to live in cities meat still dominated the dinner plates of Australia, that has changed with the idea of a balanced diet have vegetables, grain food and legumes taking a larger part of the dinner plate. Asian food was introduced to Australia in the gold rush of 1800s when Chinese prospectors wanted taste from their home, for many Chinese people opening a restaurant became more financially-attractive option then searching for gold. However, the real cultural food revolution came after World War II when Australia started to accumulate more of a European culture. The 1980s brought many Asian migrants, virtually every town and suburb in Australia has a Chinese and or Thai restaurant. The increasing number of women joining the work force during the 1960s and 1970s had a big effect of the family dinner table, the hours to shop and prepare meals from scratch were no longer available, and convenience foods became a easier choice, everything from frozen meals and vegetables became kitchen staples. 1980 the economic prosperity hit, which meant more of us, could eat out on a regular basis. The ‘convenience’ trend took off in the food marketing area with us eating out more and more each
HYPOTHESIS: how have other cultures affected what we eat when we eat out?
Contents
Introduction- page 2
Scope of the study-page 2
Focus Question 1
Focus Question 2
Focus Question 3
Introduction
What we eat nowadays is heavily affected by social context and what we eat by ourselves and when were with others, usually when we eat with others we head out to the town to find a restaurant or bar. But if we were to compare what it would be like going out and eating today with what it was like 15-30 years ago it would be very different. This change has been affected by other cultures cuisine, a lot of our take on Asian food has come in but it’s not traditional Asian food, we have adapted it …show more content…
In the 1900s Australia’s prosperity had risen and was described as the ‘riding on the sheep’s back’, Australia’s economy was driven by farm exports as Australia had a strong rural tradition, even with increasing number of people choosing to live in cities meat still dominated the dinner plates of Australia, that has changed with the idea of a balanced diet have vegetables, grain food and legumes taking a larger part of the dinner plate. Asian food was introduced to Australia in the gold rush of 1800s when Chinese prospectors wanted taste from their home, for many Chinese people opening a restaurant became more financially-attractive option then searching for gold. However, the real cultural food revolution came after World War II when Australia started to accumulate more of a European culture. The 1980s brought many Asian migrants, virtually every town and suburb in Australia has a Chinese and or Thai restaurant. The increasing number of women joining the work force during the 1960s and 1970s had a big effect of the family dinner table, the hours to shop and prepare meals from scratch were no longer available, and convenience foods became a easier choice, everything from frozen meals and vegetables became kitchen staples. 1980 the economic prosperity hit, which meant more of us, could eat out on a regular basis. The ‘convenience’ trend took off in the food marketing area with us eating out more and more each