Shows how the three families introduced in “Families: alike and different” obtain, prepare and eat their food. The Japanese buy in small shops and use chopsticks to eat fish, lotus root and rice. The Mexicans use a market and their own garden and use fingers to eat chicken stew. The Americans use cutlery to eat chicken, corn and salad from a supermarket.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303233
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food handling
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Culture
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Japan - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Manners and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mexico - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Social life and customs
Crafts & Visual Arts → Culture
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Manners and customs
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food - Microbiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food habits
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food handling
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Lifestyles
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Food - Microbiology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)