Outline of Food and Culture

Topic: Chinese traditional food
Reason to choose Chinese food other than others: We have one group member(thats's me)that come from China and know about the Chinese food. Also Chinese food is famous for its huge variaty and history.
Intro: Chinese food has a very broad culture. It usually just not only for eating but also the symbols of chinese custom.
Detail 1: Chinese food play a crucial role in gathering and celebrating.
Detail 2: Meanings of different Chinese food.(birthday noodle-- people make good wishes and hope the life of the birthday person will be smooth and long just like the birthday noodle. Moon cake-- Eat on the Moon light festival. in acient chinese use moon cakes to deliever the seceret information during a war, but nowadays they send their miss and wishes to the person they care and miss,living far away from them.)
Detail 3: Chinese food is influences by other culture and modified to cater to people from different country.
Detail 4: Food taboos in different Chinese ethinical groups. (Because China is composed by 56 differet ethinical groups and lots of them have their own religion. Different religion has different food taboos in their beliefs.
Conclusion: During the 5000 chinese history, Chinese food shows the changing of the country, the prosperous of the country, and the wisdom of Chinese people.