There was a social media frenzy at Vivid over the Lightbulb Bubble Tea served at the
Blacklight desert lab in Darling Square. People were frantic trying to get into
Blacklight to be served the novelty glow in the dark bubble tea which was served in
a quirky lightbulb glass.
The Lightbulb Bubble Tea was one of the hot commodities at the Vivid light festival
as people wanted them purely to post pictures of them on their social media
accounts.
• investigate factors that influence food habits, for example:
– tradition and culture
– religion
– economic situation
– influence of media and social media
Read the articles on Bubble tea, compare information
with classmates and answer the case study questions.
If you need help with origins use:
http://www.bubbleteasupply.com/bubble-tea-history
a. Have you ever had bubble tea?
Yes
No
Describe
Provide
Characteristics
b. Describe what Bubble Tea is: and features Knight, C. (2019). Top Tips For Visiting and Photographing Vivid Sydney 2019.
Retrieved 29 July 2019, from https://christineknight.me/2019/05/vivid-sydney-2019/
Bubble tea is a Taiwanese drink made of tea, boba, and milk. There are a variety of toppings you
can add other than boba (tapioca pearls).
c. Where and when did bubble tea originate?
Bubble tea originated from Taiwan in the 1980's. In 1983, Liu Han-Chieh introduced boba pearls
which became the new trend to add pearls to your favorite drink, often cold drinks.
d. What tradition influenced the origin of bubble tea?
Taiwanese tradition influenced the origin of bubble tea.
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Recall
Present
e. Recall how culture has influenced the consumption of bubble tea. remembered
ideas, facts or
experiences
A small stall that stood in front of an elementary school sold tea. After a long and
hot day of school, the children that attended the school would go to the stall. Later on,
new flavors were introduced to add to the tea which attracted even more kids.
f. Based on the articles you have read on bubble tea, evaluate whether you think bubble
tea is a health risk. Justify your response by using examples from the articles or your own
research. Evaluate
Make a
judgement
I think bubble tea is not a health risk because it is made of some healthy factors.
criteria;
determine the
value of
Justify
Support and
argument or
conclusion
g. Discuss how media and social media influence people’s food habits. Discuss
Identify
issues and
Trends going through social media influences the choices that people make, including provide
points for
what to eat and drink. and/or
against
h. Identify another food craze that you have experienced.
The Grimace Shake. Identify
Recognise
and
name
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i. Investigate factors that can influence an individual’s food habits. E.g. religion, economic
situation, culture, tradition. Provide a summary of these habits including examples from
your own experience. Identify how social media can contribute to your own eating habits.
Investigate
Some factors that influence an individuals food habits include their religion, budget, Plan,
culture, tradition and your own opinion. For example, in Islam, Muslim people are not inquire into
and draw
allowed to eat pork due to being a Muslim and it is considered a sin to purposely conclusions
eat pork. For budget, you would need to buy and eat food that you can afford, about
which sometimes is not the best food options available to you. For culture and
tradition, what you eat would be based on what your family believes in or if you're a Identify
Recognise
vegan or vegetarian which would lessen the types of food you can eat. From my and name
own experience, I am a Muslim and am not allowed to eat pork, I don't have any
dietary requirements or conditions so I can eat any food I like (again, except for
pork). I do have my own preferences for food such as, I hate meat soup but love my
mum's kofte and traditional Turkish foods (as I am Turkish). Some examples of Turkish
food is kofte, merceme corba etc.
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