I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream!
So many different frozen desserts to choose from in the summer. Do you know what they are called?
Ice cream:
Soft serve: like the ice cream from MacDonalds, it is made from the soft serve ice cream machine
Sundae: an ice cream dessert with different toppings; banana split (it is not called banana boat XD) is also a popular dessert in the U.S.
Gelato: Italian ice cream is creamier, smoother and silkier than American ice cream, but both contain cream, milk and sugar. The difference is... let's talk about it in class XD Don't forget to ask me about the best ice cream I ever had in Venice, Italy!
Popsicle:
Watermelon popsicle: freeze the fruit juice or fruit pieces on a stick
Chocolate covered popsicle with vanilla/chocolate filling
These red, white and blue popsicles (aka bomb pops/firecrackers/4th of July pops)
Smoothie:
Fruits pureed with milk, yogurt, or ice cream
Acai bowl: popular food trend made with Brazilian "superfruit" acai berries (I had so much of this in Hawaii. There's also places in Taiwan too, like Vast Cali Eatery, where you can try it!)
Slush/slushy:
A Mixture of sugar and water
Slurpee: slushy from 7-eleven
Shaved ice (popular in Asia, especially Taiwan and Japan)
Taiwanese Baobing: traditional type is shaved ice topped with all sorts of beans (azuki / red beans, mung / green beans, red kidney beans), taro balls, and peanuts
Snowflake ice: tastes creamier than the classic shaved ice due to using frozen milk as the base
Topped with different types of fruits: Mango shaved ice is the most popular type in the summer
Time for some listening practice!
Listen to the BBC Talk on Food and Mood
What is the talk about?
What food makes you happy?
How many bacteria are there in the human body?
Scientists believe your mental state is connected to what? What does it help you reduce?
What type of food are fermented? Do you like fermented food? Why or why not?
What is the best kind of food diet according to Dr. Mosley? Give some examples.
Three words you learned from the talk. Share the sentences with me in class!
Does food affect your mood? Do you like to have fast food, healthy food, or do you have a sweet tooth (love desserts)? Either one, I have just the right lesson for you.
↘ Which type of frozen dessert is your favorite? Comment below! If you know other types that are not mentioned here, please share with me! ↙
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