With there being so many different cultures to discover across the world, I often find myself contemplating (考虑) how I will ever begin to explore the traditions of such a large number of 【小题1】 (country). Finally, I have found an answer 【小题2】 this question, and that answer is food.

Food is 【小题3】 important aspect of any culture, and often 【小题4】 (become) the basis for cultural stereotypes (文化定势). England, for example, is renowned for its Sunday roasts, while snails and frog’s legs 60. 【小题5】 (associate) with France. Stereotypes aside, 【小题6】 (try) different cuisines can be a great way of exploring foreign culture in the comfort of your own home, providing a taste of culture while also avoiding the high costs of travel.

There is an abundance of cheap and simple recipes online these days, so you don’t need to be an expert chef if you want 【小题7】 (cook) some foreign food. Indeed, online websites provide a great opportunity for young people 【小题8】 want to learn to cook. This way, you can avoid the habit of ordering takeaways on a daily basis when you leave home. In 【小题9】 (add), most recipe websites now have different pages for different types of cuisine, so it is 【小题10】 (easy) than ever to discover popular foreign food.

The Laba Festival stands for the beginning of conventional celebrations of the Chinese New Year. 【小题1】 (celebrate) on the eighth day of the last lunar month. La in Chinese means the 12th lunar month and Ba means the eighth day of the month.

There are 【小题2】 (differ) tales about the origin of this festival and we can not tell which one is true. However, we agree this festival started as a sacrificial offering to ancestors. It was also a day 【小题3】 the ancient Chinese prayed that there would be a 【小题4】 (good) harvest than ever.

Laba porridge is a kind of 【小题5】 (tradition) food for the festival and it 【小题6】 (make) of eight ingredients, including sweet rice, red beans, peas, sorghum, etc. 【小题7】 this special day, people are eager 【小题8】 (eat) the porridge believing it will bring peace and good health in the coming year.

Another custom is to soak Laba garlic. The practice is very simple. Put the garlic into 【小题9】 jar, pour vinegar into it and then seal it. We’ll find it will turn green, 【小题10】(watch) the color of the garlic carefully. By the time of the Spring Festival, we can taste it when eating dumplings.

Frost’s Descent (霜降), the 18th solar term of the year, begins this year on Oct 24 and ends on Nov 7.

Frost’s Descent is the last solar term of autumn, during 【小题1】 time the weather becomes much 【小题2】 (cold) than before and frost begins to appear. As Frost’s Descent comes, the world 【小题3】 (fill) with the atmosphere of late autumn.【小题4】 (eat) persimmons (柿子) during Frost’s Descent can help people resist the cold and protect 【小题5】 bones.

In south Fujian province, it’s 【小题6】 custom to eat duck on the first day of Frost’s Descent. There is a saying in Fujian which goes, “【小题7】 nourishing (滋补) all year is not as good as nourishing the human body on the first day of Frost’s Descent.” Eating duck is a way for people there 【小题8】 (gain) weight.

People in areas such as Daxin county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region celebrate the 【小题9】 (one) day of Frost’s Descent. In the Frost’s Descent Festival, the Zhuang people offer sacrifices, dance and sing folk songs. 【小题10】 a history of more than 360 years, the festival is to honor Cen Yuyin, a heroine in battles against foreign aggression.