Food: Eating and drinking:
In the digital exhibition The Adaptive Cultural Practices Brazil-Australia you will find comparative modules with curiosities and information about the cultural aspects of the indigenous peoples of these two countries. For example: are the eating habits of the indigenous population of Brazil similar to those of the indigenous population of Australia? Test your knowledge! To know more: www.pucrs.br/mct/brazil-australia/
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1 - Choose the correct statement about indigenous eating habits:
The Warrau eat lying down in the hammock and all family members eat together.
The Tupinambás have their meals in front of the house, always during the day.
The head of the Tupinamba family divides the food, which he takes from a clay pot placed on the fire, into equal portions, and often ends up with nothing.
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2 - Check the correct statement about the food preparation carried out by the indigenous people:
There is a strict division of labor between the two sexes. Men friy while the women cook the food.
The Brazilian indigenous population does not have a “typical” diet and can eat whatever they want.
There is no division of labor in food preparation, and men and women can pitch in as they wish.
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3 - About the stewed meat tradition, we can say:
Meat stew, together with cassava bread (beiju) invariably constitute the main meal of the indigenous people.
It's just one of the accompaniments to one of the meals.
It is not consumed in indigenous meals.
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4 - It is the only vegetable food indispensable to some Brazilian indigenous groups:
Cassava
Turnip
Carrot
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5 - “A large circular ceramic dish, frying pan or iron plate is now placed on the fire. On the grid, a thin layer of xxxxxxxx is spread. A woman, fan in hand, is sitting by the fire, watching. With her fan, she smooths the top surface of the xxxxxxxxxx.
Cassava flour and bread.
Cassava bread and stew.
Cassava stew and bread.
