Week 10, Post 1: Reading

I believe it is very true that someone can be exposed to a culture just by their food. Food is something everyone can relate to, we all need food to survive, there are just different ways of preparing food. I find food sometimes as being one of the biggest culture differences, therefore, the food is a lead into the culture. Weather its on the streets or in a restaurant, the food from a specific culture is displayed allowing others to see a different side of life, a different way to cook some of the same foods we use, just prepare differently. Rice is a dish that is used all over the world, some put soy sauce with it, while others put spices, or vegetables with it. The food all ties into the culture because it is a main indicator of what the sources are in a particular area. For instance, people that live on the coast will tend to eat more fish because it is a main food source, while people from the flat lands eat vegetables and fruits because the soil is so rich it can help grow crops. I personally have been exposed to many different types of food and cultures, so far my favorite has been Honduras. In Honduras, the organization I stayed with had loads of crops in the front pasture. I loved it because everything we ate was so fresh. Of course we had a lot of beans and rice, but everything else was so fresh. There were cooks there that would cook us breakfast and dinner. Breakfast was always amazing with fresh cut fruit, eggs, toast, cereal, and basically anything you would want for breakfast. Dinner was always a gourmet meal, one time we had tilapia that the cooks went to the market and got for us, it was amazing! All the vegetables mixed in where freshly picked that day from the front pasture. There was always something I could eat, which is great because most of the time I don't like trying new foods. The food was so fresh it made my body feel good by not having all of the preservatives. Second to that, Italy was amazing. They always had fresh pasta which made for an amazing meal. Since it was Italy, all the Italian food was cooked right then and there instead of the food having to be shipped across seas and prepared. I enjoyed it a lot although I only had spaghetti and lasagne. When a person travels, they get to experience a whole new culture alone through food, aside from that there are many other quirks that make each culture unique. The diversity only makes the world more interesting!