What is Your Culture?
A group of people, society or nationality has its own beliefs, ways of life, art and other overall defining features. There are many exceptions. This forms the way we think about things. All these distinguishing features collectively become its culture.
Are we what we eat? Does food define who we are? What we think? How we perceive things?
As we look at some food from around the world, let’s take a look at our gut reactions.
Food is served on a dish. If you are carrying food, then it’s in a container. Our ideas are all boxed in.
You have many judgments and prejudices. While some enjoy one type of food, others think they are weird.
Weird Food Combinations are Cultural Foods:
Some combinations are weird because they are not within our norm. Other cultural foods are totally unfamiliar to us. They taste weird to people unfamiliar to them. I did not include insects, bugs exotic animals in this discussion.
Natto: Fermented Soybeans, very sticky, fermented soy beans.
Eaten over cooked rice; sprinkles of soy source and chopped scallions. This is considered to be healthy a staple food in many area of Japan.
It is commercially produced by small size companies and sold in stores. My family eats Natto almost daily.
Fruit-Eel Rolled Sushi: Cooked Teriyaki style eel, banana and avocado wrapped in sweet-vinegar rice and sea weed (nori)
Kimche Fried Rice: Kimche is Korean pickles with Nappa cabbage, chives, carrots, fish sauce, sugar, vinegar, chili pepper and salt.
Very spicy. Fried rice is a common Asian dish. Sautéed vegetables, meat, chicken, shrimp or tofu mixed in with cooked rice. But this combination with Kimche makes it weird.
Caviar Hamburger: American invention…
(Hold ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, onion, lettuce and tomato?)
Does any one eats this much caviar all at once?
Served with wine or beer?
Noodle Pizza:
topping of basil, olives and tomatoes.
Peanut Butter on Sliced Pickles: …
Durian: Fruit native to Thailand
Stinking, terrible smell… the fruit’s good taste compensates for this horrible odor.
Forbidden to carry this fruit on an airplane.
Escargot:
Snails cooked in white wine and garlic…French delicacy!
Haggis: Pudding, made of sheep’s pluck , heart, liver and lungs minced with onion, oatmeal, salt and spices… also comes stuffed in sheep’s stomach lining.
Very popular Scottish favorite.
US Government has an import ban…
Jewish Pancakes: Made with shredded root vegetables.
From Jewish tradition served over Passover.
Paella Arroz Negro: Black Squid Ink over Rice.
Sour Rye Soup: Polish Soup made with fermented rye flour
Served in bread bowl or boiled potatoes as well.
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