It's taste week.
Like every year around mid-October, it's taste week in France.
But what is taste week, actually?
Taste Day was created on October 15, 1990, by a food critic (Jean-Luc Petit-Renaud) in collaboration with… the sugar industry!! Weird, right?! It would have made more sense if it was with the Ministry of Health, or of Agriculture!
But everything has an explanation: it must be said that the sugar industry has been pretty rough lately, we are being told that sugar is bad for your health. It is true that our liver already produces sugar, so it is not recommended to consume too much! In fact, the problem is there!
There is too much sugar in especially lower-ends products! Fashion is "light", we live in a world "low in sugar". Manufacturers have therefore sought to restore the image of sugar!
They asked Chefs to intervene in schools to educate students about the taste, quality, and origin of products. Since then, Taste Day has turned into Taste Week.
Young consumers will have the opportunity to discover French regional products, seasonal products, and tips for eating them well while varying the pleasures. The goal is to teach them to consume in a balanced and as natural way as possible!
This learning is very fun, and the children love it! All over France, activities will take place during this week of sharing and experiences: Discovery of "food" professions such as that of cheese maker in example, visits to vegetable gardens, making simple and tasty recipes, or even jam competitions ...
Everything is done to understand the taste and become aware of the importance of what you eat!
This great initiative will certainly create vocations!
This year the theme is initiation to travel! This promises great taste discoveries for our little darlings! By the way, did you know that taste week has been in Japan since 2013?
My way of involving you in this taste week is by giving you a list of idioms related to fruits and vegetables! Since we must eat five fruits and vegetables a day, here are ten, but you will find a much more complete list in the vocabulary section 😉
Fruits :
- Avoir la banane : have a big smile / be happy
- Avoir le melon : Become pretentious
- Avoir la pêche : Be fit / Dynamic
- Tomber dans les pommes : Pass out
- Mi-figue, mi-raisin: Half in jest, half in earnest
Vegetables:
- Être une asperge: long and thin
- Les carottes sont cuites : your goose is cooked
- Un bout de chou : little one / sweetie
- Ne pas avoir un radis : have no money
- Mettre du beurre dans les épinards : live high on the hog
