Globalization Of Food

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Andrew Stimson Mrs. Suprenant Global Studies March 30th 2011 Food in China People all over the world eat many things. In France snails are considered a delicacy and in the Middle East spicy dishes are not at all uncommon. In Greenland, seal seems to be the preferred meat and then there’s the U.S, pioneers of the fast food industry. With so much in the world to consume it begs the question, why do people eat what they do. Every culture and group of people has different reasons for eating what they do so for now we will focus on China. Compare rural and urban China and you’ll see that there are many differences between the two, including their reasons for consuming what they do. Take two families; the Dongs, a Beijing family who strives to be middle class, and the Cuis, a struggling family living in a small village in the Beijing province. The families in rural and urban China eat what they do because of availability culture and price. One reason that the Chinese people eat what they do is because of their culture. China is a country rich in a culture of its own, from fireworks to temples and even a wall. Some traditional dishes go hand and hand with this culture and its celebrations. Most people are familiar with the Chinese culture as we have made it in America today. Yes they do eat rice, and lots of it! Also pork and chicken were native to China. Soybeans, lemons, and peaches were also known to be consumed. The Chinese culture the way that it is shown in American restaurants isn’t entirely off. In Chinese culture rice has been grown and produced since 5000 B.C. They even make wine out of their rice. “ said Grandfather Cui, who has never eaten anything but food prepared in the Chinese manner by his mother and his wife. No one in the family has ever tasted cheese. Cui Yuqi likes packaged snacks and candy, and although he has never had Western fast food, he

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