Europe

Food. Everyone likes it. Today we have food everywhere. For example in supermarkets, restaurants or snack booths. But has that always been the case? In the following text I show you the development of the eating culture and typical eating habits of Europe.

First of all I want to tell you something about the eating culture of the middle ages. In the middle ages people were selfprovider. They ate what their surroundings give them. The people grew their own food. One of the main foods were peas and the horse's bean. Another staple food was grain. They cooked porridge and baked bread with it. The people ate less vegetables because they can't grew  it easily. Typical animals they kept and ate were cattle, pig, sheep, goat, horse and poultry. Also they hunted wild animals and caught fishes.

Today we have higher expectations of our food. It should be delicious and healthy and still look appetizing and fill you up. We eat more meat, less potatoes but noodles. Also we eat more fruits and vegetables then before because we can transport it around the world easier.

Now let's talk about the eating habits in Europe today. Generally we can distinguish between north and south Europe. In the northern countries, food is usually hearty while in the southern countries the food is usually sweet. You can already see it at the breakfast. In the North people eat ham, cheese, eggs, bread or in some countries like England also sausages. In the South people eat at breakfast sweet pastries with a sweet spread like croissants with jam. Throughout European people drink much coffee.

In the afternoon, the English “tea time” prevailed. In German it means “Kaffeekränzchen”. In many European countries you eat  cake, cookies or some sweets at this time. Also people drink coffee or a cup of tea.

The dinner have a high status in Europe. Most comes then the whole family together. In northern countries it begins approximately from 6 pm and in southern countries from 8 pm. If the day has started so sweetly in southern countries, it ends very hearty. Mostly you eat with family, friends and acquaintances together.

I hope you enjoyed my short text about the eating culture in Europe and you are smarter than before!


Sources:

  • https://de.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Essen_und_Trinken_in_Europa
  • https://www.real.de/besser-leben/ernaehrung-gesundheit/gesunde-ernaehrung/geschichte-der-ernaehrung-essen-frueher-und-heute/
  • https://www.apotheken-umschau.de/Ernaehrung/Essgewohnheiten-heute-und-vor-50-Jahren-163617.html
  • https://www.swr.de/mittelalter-im-suedwesten/ernaehrung-im-mittelalter/-/id=12829500/did=13217078/nid=12829500/5ea8n4/index.html

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Misleading labels should be banned

Opinion blog post Imagine yourself walking in the supermarket or grocery store. You’ll see aisle after aisle of packaged food with various labels. You can almost feel them shouting nonsense at you. You get attracted to them by the words “all natural” or “low in fat” etc. , but what most people forget is that more than 50% of those labels are misleading. In 2003, there was a study by the Costumers Association. They found some foods branded as “light”, had up to seven times more fat then those who branded as “low fat”. Nearly 59% of consumers have a hard time reading nutrition labels. Surely I personally think that it is completely unacceptable that this sort of things happen because they mislead costumers and that is unfair. In the first place, the rules about labeling need to change. It is not strict enough, the current rules are that you need to mention the ingredients but not the exact quantities. That means that there is room for interpretation. In that way, brands can
Read more

Opinion blog post: superfoods

The start of a healthier lifestyle? Superfoods! We all know that there are a lot of foods that aren’t all that healthy for us. With that,  I mean a lot more than just fast food and prepared meals you can buy in the supermarket. If you don’t eat healthily, you can develop a higher risk at getting chronic health conditions. I know it is easy to just buy a prepared meal after a long day at work, but cooking fresh vegetables at home really can make a difference. If you aren’t up for that, superfoods –if you ask me- might be the key to a healthier lifestyle. Ansley Hill states they these superfoods, such as kale, berries, nuts and seeds, olive oil and even eggs, are rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Superfoods, according to “The health benefits of superfoods”, are considered nutrient powerhouses that provide a lot of antioxidants and certain chemicals that are naturally in plants. Therefore most superfoods are plants or plant based, but like eggs, some dairy and fish also m
Read more

Eating culture of North America

Image
Food is a very important topic in our life. But how was the food at times of North American Indian? And how did it develop? Now I will give a brief insight into the change in food culture in North America from Indian times to today. At times of Indians they chased her food. The main food were meat of animals from the forest and fish for example deer and seals. The meat was cooked, grilled, smoked or eaten raw. Also much food was plants and berries because they were very easy to collect. Because there was no medication like today, crops and medicinal plants were also used very often. By the way the Indians of North America were the first people who grow potatoes, tomatoes, corn, beans and pumpkins. It can be concluded that these ingredients were also very important staple foods. Also an important food was wild rice which they also grew themselves. So the Indians mainly ate vegetables, plants and meat and have actually lived very healthy and they produced of course no
Read more