Tenth graders explore the regional split in Chinese food — the wheat-based North (dumplings, noodles, Peking duck) and the rice-based South (rice, dim sum, seafood) — and sort classic dishes by region.
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Chinese food differs by region — the North eats wheat (noodles, dumplings), the South eats rice. Can you sort the dishes?
Project this and sort each dish into 北方 (běifāng - the North) or 南方 (nánfāng - the South).
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Chinese food differs by region — the North eats wheat, the South rice. Which is which?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).
Explore Chinese food culture.
Explore regional cuisine.
Connect food to geography.
Compare regional foods.
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Have students name one northern and one southern Chinese dish (like 饺子 and 点心). A printable cuisine sheet is in the World Languages library.
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