Unit VII Material Culture: The Stuff
of Life
Lesson 3 Introducing Louisiana Foodways
Name _______________________________________________ Date _______________
Directions: After observing the preparation of a meal, review your notes, maps, and audio or video recordings to find words that can make sense in the blanks below and give an accurate account of that meal preparation. There are no right answers! Just use words that tell what you observed.
Watching _______________ prepare a real
Louisiana meal was a(n) _______________
experience! When I arrived,
_______________ and _______________ were ready to
begin. I was
so appreciative that _______________ had agreed to let me
observe
_______________ that I brought them _______________ as a token
of my
gratitude.
But, the day before I went, I began thinking about what I would
see there. I already knew
that they _______________ and that their
kitchen was _______________. I also knew
that these people like
_______________, so I figured they would be cooking
_______________.
I began to look around at all of the details. I noticed _______________
and
_______________ right away. That made me think that this home
was a very
_______________ place. Then I saw _______________ ,
which
made me think that they _______________. Some other interesting
things
were _______________, _______________, and _______________.
I sketched a diagram of the _______________, and drew lines to
show how
_______________ moved around the space. Then I set up
the _______________ to
record the conversations, just to be sure
I wouldn't miss anything.
As _______________ began the meal preparation, I noticed s/he
was going to cook in a
_______________. S/he told me that was
the best utensil of all for _______________
because _______________.
Then the ingredients were assembled. The main ones
were _______________,
_______________, and _______________.
Lots of talking went on during the cooking. _______________ did
most of it. S/he talked
mostly about _______________. Meanwhile,
wonderful aromas were _______________
around. They reminded me
of _______________.
I learned that this recipe came from _______________ and it is
usually served
_______________. The ingredients are _______________
to find, and the
_______________ is especially important for this
recipe.
When the interview was over, I got to _______________. I thanked
them and left, feeling
_______________. Now I know _______________
about Louisiana cooking!
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