Read the text and do the tasks. Shiokara, Japan Most Japanese food is simple: it sounds delicious, and it is delicious. But how about raw squid mixed…

Read the text and do the tasks.

Shiokara, Japan

Most Japanese food is simple: it sounds delicious, and it is delicious. But how about raw squid mixed with salty, fermented squid belly? This is shiokara, a Japanese staple, and one I used to hate. However, I'm slowly coming around. Once you get used to it and you have it with good conversation, this food takes on a whole new beauty.

Jellyfish, China

This dish can appear challenging to those of us who only associate jellyfish with the scary nature of some species of them. There's also a rubbery texture to jellyfish that some find a little challenging. However, the Chinese know what they're doing with these things. They mix jellyfish into salads, pair it with chicken, stir it through sesame oil...it's all tasty, and it's all low-fat.

Green ants, Australia

You can keep your witchetty foods, as far as I'm concerned: too soft, too many guts. If I'm going for bush food, it's definitely green ants, little insects that are pulled from trees, lightly crushed between your hands, and then eaten. They're lemony, peppery, and delicious. Local producers are even putting them on top of goat's cheeses now, with lemon myrtle, for extra energy. Seriously good.

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct information from the text.

a. Squid is commonly eaten in..........

b. Some species of jellyfish are..........in nature.

c. Jellyfish can be eaten with..........

d. The Australians eat ants found in..........

e. Cheese is mixed on green ants for..........

B. Answer these questions.

a. What is the writer's opinion about the Japanese food?

b. Which of the food items did the writer use to hate?

c. Why do some people find jellyfish challenging? Give a reason.

d. According to the text, which of the food items has low-fat?

e. Do vegetarians eat the foods mentioned in the text? Why?