Same Food, Different Name — A Cross-Cultural Go, Grow & Glow Food Bridge Guide -V1

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🌍 Same Food, Different Name — A Cross-Cultural Food Bridge Guide

Foods are the same all over the world — but they go by many different names.

A child who grew up eating kamote in the Philippines might not know it’s the same food as sweet potato. In Trinidad & Tobago, callaloo is made from dasheen bush — the leafy tops of the taro plant. In Jamaica, the same word refers to a completely different plant — amaranth. Same word, different islands, different plants. This guide helps you navigate exactly these kinds of cultural food name differences.”

This guide bridges that gap.

📦 What’s Inside

✅ Cross-Cultural Food Bridge Tables — GO, GROW & GLOW foods mapped across 5 regions (Philippines · English Caribbean / T&T · French Caribbean · Spanish Caribbean · United States) ✅ 45+ foods with local names in every region ✅ 28 Unique Cultural Foods — foods with no direct equivalent elsewhere, documented and classified (bake, pelau, roti, pikliz, ube jam, soursop, shado beni and more) ✅ Where to Find These Foods in the US — store-by-store guide (Asian, Caribbean, Latin, health food and regular supermarkets) ✅ 8 Classroom Discussion Questions — with ELL, special education and differentiated learning in mind ✅ Printable Quick Reference Card — 12 key food name equivalents, ready to laminate and display

🎯 Who Is This For?

• ✅ K–5 classroom teachers — US, Caribbean, Philippines and beyond
• ✅ Home educators and parents
• ✅ ELL / ESL teachers supporting multilingual learners
• ✅ Special education teachers
• ✅ School nurses and cafeteria staff
• ✅ Anyone with a passion for food, culture and world cuisines

📄 File Details

• Format: PDF (instant download)
• Pages: approx. 12–14 pages
• Print-ready — works at A4, US Letter or any standard paper size
• Full colour — designed for screen reading or printing

🔗 Want More?

This guide is part of the Go, Grow & Glow Foods ecosystem on Studee Monkey. Also available:

• 📊 Go, Grow & Glow Digital Chart — $10.99 (includes FREE Learning Hub access)
• 🎨 Free Colouring Pack — PreK–Grade 1 (free download)

📧 Questions? Contact us at info@studeemonkey.com