Exploring Bangladeshi Cuisine: A Glimpse of Flavors and Traditions
Dive into the rich and varied world of Bangladeshi cuisine, highlighted by aromatic spices, staple dishes like Panta Bhat and Hilsa, and a strong cultural heritage. Discover the culinary artistry and traditional platters that define the gastronomic experience of Bangladesh.
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Introduction Class: VIII Subject: English 1st Paper Unit: One (A glimpse of our culture) Lesson: Five Lesson Title: Bangladeshi cuisine Class Duration: 40 minutes Date: 00/00/2020 Md. Mizanur Rahman B.A.(Hons.), M.A. in English, B.Ed. Assistant Teacher Police Lines School and College, Pabna. E-mail: mizanplsc@gmail.com Cell Phone :01737979719
Look at the pictures 1. What do you see in the pictures? 2. Which foods are seen in the pictures ? Do you prepare/ eat them at home? 3. Of the four foods, which one is your favourite? Why?
Todays Lesson Bangladeshi Cuisine
Learning Outcomes By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to: read and understand text silently. define Bangladeshi cuisine. describe the popular dishes of Bangladeshi people. write about the Pitha Utsob of their school.
Key words presentation Words Cuisine (n) Meanings Manner of cooking Syn. culinary art Bangladeshi cuisine is rich and varied with the use of many spices. Platter (n) Syn. laver A large serving plate Panta ilish is a traditional platter of Panta bhat.
The thick brown syrup that is separated from sugar. Molasses (n) Molasses is also used to make sweets. Things used in cooking to make it tasty Spice (n) Bangladeshi cuisine is rich with varied spices.
Silent reading Bangladeshi cuisine is rich and varied with the use of many spices. We have delicious and appetizing food, snacks and sweets. Boiled rice is our staple food. It is served with a variety o vegetables, curry, lentil soups, fish and meat. Fish is the main source of protein. Fishes are now cultivated in ponds. Also, we have fresh-water fishes in the lakes and rivers. More than 40 types of fishes are common . Some of them are carp, rui, katla, magur (catfish), chingri (prawn or shrimp, Shutki or dried fishes are popular. Hilsa is very popular among the people of Bangladesh. Panta ilish is a traditional platter of Panta bhat. It si steamed rice soaked in water and served with a fried hilsha slice, often together with dried fish, pickles, lentil soup, green chilies and onion. It is a popular dish on the Pohela Boishakh.
The people of Bangladesh are very fond of sweets. Almost all Bangladeshi women prepare some traditional sweets. Pitha, a type of sweets made from rice flowur, sugar syrup, molasses and sometimes milk, is a traditional food loved by the entire population. During winter , Pitha Utsab, meaning pitha festival, is organized by different groups of people. Sweets are distributed among close relatives when there is good news like births, weddings, promotions etc. Sweets of Bangladesh are mostly milk-based. The common ones are roshagolla, sandesh, rasamalai, gulap jamun, kalo jamun and chom-chom. There are hundreds of different varieties of swet preparations. Sweets are, therefroe, an important part of the day to- day life of Bangladeshi people.
Individual Work What s the staple food of Bangladesh? Write down some popular names of sweets and fishes of Bangladesh.
Pair Work Read the text in again and answer the following questions. 1. What has made Bangladeshi food so special? Many spices have made Bangladeshi food so special 2. Where do we get the fishes from? Ans. We get fishes from pons, lakes and rivers. 3. A part from fish, what other foods do we eat with rice? Ans. A part from fish, we eat many foods with rice. They are vegetables , meat, lentil soup, green chilies, onion, etc. 4. Why are sweets an important part of our life? Ans. Sweets are distributed among close relatives when there is good news like births, weddings and promotions etc. So, they are important part of our life.
Choose the correct answer to each questions from the alternatives given and write the corresponding number of the answers in your answer script: Group Work a. Bangladeshi cuisine is rich with the use of ----------------- i. Chilies ii. Onion b. The word appetizing refers to -----------------. i. Costly ii. Palatable c. In the passage, the word close means---------------- i. Break ii. Join d. Fish contains a lot of --------------------. i. Carbohydrate ii. Vitamins e. ------------is our traditional food. i. Rice ii. Fish f. Which one is not fresh water fish? i. Crap ii. Rui g. The word cuisine in the text means----------- i. A style of cooking iii. Cooking spicy dishes iii. Mint iv. Various spices iii. Tasteless iv. Repulsive iii. Intimate iv. Attach iii. Protein iv. Minerals iii. Pitha iv. All of these. iii. Prawn iv. Hilsha ii. A special kind of food iv. A combination of different dishes.
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with appropriate words to make a meaningful one. Sweets are (a) among close relatives when there is good news (b) births, weddings, promotions etc. Sweets of Bangladesh are mostly milk (c) . The common ones are roshgulla, sandesh, rasamalai, gulap jamun, kalo jamun and chom-chom. There are hundreds of (d) varieties of sweet preparations. Sweets are therefore an important (e) of the day to-day life of Bangladeshi people. distributed like based different part
Home Work Write a short paragraph on the Pitha Utsab in your school.
Thanks to all. See you again in the next class.
