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Why is Food So Important?

Ew, You're Eating What??

  • Not just for nutritional value!
  • Food can be used to convey culture through rites of passage, ceremonies, and holidays.
  • Associated with memories, traditions, and experiences.
  • Used to enrich cultural experiences and bring people closer together.
  • Many cultures around the world have delicacies that we would consider inedible!
  • Casu Marzu (Sardinia)
  • Salo (Ukraine)
  • Balut (Phillipines)

"American" Culture

The End!

  • Sweets, desserts, and candies, oh my!
  • Holidays are associated with desserts.
  • Why is sugar so important to Americans?

Enjoy your chocolates, and Happy Holidays!

Cross-Cultural Food Experiences

  • We like foods that are familiar to us.
  • Chocolates vs. Carrots?
  • Japanese Tea Ceremony
  • Bento Boxes?

Bread!

  • Bread is a staple of many cultures around the world.
  • Most cultures have their own type of bread that is popular.
  • Guess the Bread :D

Food and Culture

Dara Newhart

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