Have you ever thought what you eat every day can tell people about your home town? Have you ever 1why people from different parts of the world eat 2 kinds of food? Have you ever asked yourself 3certain food plays such an important part in your culture? There is 4of a connection between food and culture than you may think.
On a personal level, it is the food of our 5which we eat while growing up that 6us as who we are. Many of us associate food from our 7with warm feelings and sweet memories. 8a special yet personal value, it relates us to our families.
After we grow up, the food from our families often 9us in times of frustration and stress. During my childhood, I couldn't eat rice when I was sick, because I was too 10. My mother would then bring her homemade soup to my bed. The smell and taste of that soup left a deep impression on me. Now, 11I'm tired or stressed, I think of my mother's 12and 13for it.
In the 14sense, food is a significant component of culture. 15cuisine is passed down from one generation to another. Moreover, it serves as a reflection of 16_identity.
Immigrants bring the food of their countries with them wherever they go. To them, 17_traditional food is a way of preserving their cultures when they move to new places. Continuing to make food from their cultures for family meals is a 18of pride for their ethnicity and a means 19cope with homesickness. Besides, many open their own restaurants and 20 traditional dishes in places far away from their home town.
