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Sugar's Cultural Significance

Travel with a sugar-cane treat from Queensland to Brazil. Read the short field notes, study the map, then solve the questions. Sugar is only one part of each tradition; people and their stories matter most.

Field notes: food tells stories

In parts of Queensland, sugar cane is grown in warm regions. Cane is crushed to make sugar. Families may use sugar in recipes shared at birthdays, holidays and other gatherings. In Brazil, a sweet called brigadeiro is often made for birthdays and celebrations. Recipes vary between families. A food can connect people with family memories, local ingredients and cultural traditions. Not everyone in a country eats the same foods, and sugar is not part of every celebration.

SOUTH AMERICA Brazil

AUSTRALIA Queensland

Investigate the connections

Answer using the field notes and map. For questions with more than one possible response, give a sensible answer supported by the notes.

1.Which Queensland product is crushed to make sugar?

Sugar cane
Brigadeiro
Wheat
Cocoa beans

2.Complete the idea: A recipe passed between family members can be a .

3.In the notes, what is brigadeiro, and when might people eat it?

4.Which statement is best supported by the notes?

Every person in Brazil eats brigadeiro every week.
Families can have different versions of a recipe.
Sugar is grown only in Brazil.
All celebrations must include sugar.

5.Name one way a food tradition can connect people to a place or to one another.

6.True or false: The map places Brazil in South America and Queensland in Australia.

TrueFalse

7.How are the Queensland and Brazilian examples similar? Give one difference too.

8.A classmate says, “Everyone in Australia has the same sugar traditions.” Use a detail from the notes to explain why this is not a fair statement.

9.Imagine you are making a respectful question for someone who shares a family celebration recipe. What could you ask to learn about its meaning?

Draw a Queensland sugar-cane field or a celebration sweet from the notes. Add two labels: one naming a place, and one showing how food can connect people or traditions.