Pre-lesson		Lesson 2 Tasty History

Watch a video clip about various recipes and their origins. Then answer the questions.

What does ‘Pad’ mean in Thai?

2. Where was Caesar’s restaurant?

3. Where are macarons originally from?

4. What do you find most interesting?

Dictation

1	Have you ever wondered where your favorite foods came from or how they were created? Here are _______________ interesting stories behind several famous foods.
2	This is pad thai, Thailand's most popular _______________ dish. It is a plate of rice noodle stir-fried with preserved radish, bean sprouts, peanuts, and egg.
3	'Pad' means _______________ in Thai and 'thai' is, as you know, the name of the country.
4	The Thai government took several measures to establish its national identity in the 1930s and 1940s. As one of those actions, a public _______________ was held to find a new national noodle dish.
5	The winning entry was named ‘pad thai’ and its _______________ was spread widely. This is how pad thai has the name of the country in its name.
6	Many people assume that Caesar salad was named for Julius Caesar, a Roman politician. However, the salad is believed to have been invented by Caesar Cardini, a chef from _______________, in Tijuana, Mexico and named after him.
7	One day in 1924, when a large group of _______________ arrived in Caesar’s restaurant, he did not have enough ingredients to make food. So he tossed together a few items he had on hand: romaine, garlic, croutons, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, eggs, and Worcestershire sauce.
8	The patrons were _______________ with the new creation and its recipe was quickly spread since then.
9	Look at these brightly colored macarons! These colorful and pillowy macarons have become a _______________ pastry around the globe.
10	Even though the macaron is accepted as an iconic French treat, its origin is Italy. Catherine de Medici reportedly brought the macaron to France from Italy in _______________ at the time of her marriage to Henry Ⅱ.
11	The original macarons were served without any fillings, but they became cookie _______________ with fillings since the early 20th century.
12	Macarons are made primarily of almond flour, sugar, and egg whites but there are so many _______________ in shapes, sizes, colors, flavors, and filling choices today.
13	Try to look for more food stories. You will certainly enjoy your food more if you know the _______________ behind them.