Have you heard of Jamie Oliver? He's a very famous young English chef who has proved to be the total anti-symbol for the traditional view of British eating habits. As we've mentioned on earlier posts, the world tends to have a very bad idea of British food and eating habits, associating them with junk and unhealthy food. Well, Jamie Oliver is radically opposite to that idea. He has a TV show on British TV (and also on American TV) where he cooks all sorts of tasty dishes made out of fresh ingredients he grows himself. He masters Italian cuisine and very often includes elements from this country in his dishes.
But he's not just a young talented chef, he's also a great promoter of healthy food and eating habits. Through his campaign "Jamie's School Dinners", he went to several schools in England giving advice for improving the quality of kids' meals, understanding eating habits need to be part of our education since we're little. Another campaign helping young people he made was opening a series of restaurants around the world, called "Fifteen". In each of these restaurants, he trained 15 young people with social problems, teaching them a job and helping them to re-start their lives. For all these merits, Jamie was awarded as a Member of the Order of the British Empire, a very prestigious recognition in the UK.
If you'd like to know more about Jamie Oliver, click on this link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Oliver
Let's do an activity now. Click on this links and you'll watch several recipes cooked by Americans. I'll ask you a question afterwards.
Pasta PuttanescaHealthy lunch recipes
Did this post make you change your mind about British and American cooking style? Why? Feel free to make any comments on our Google Classroom group.
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