Food to me is more than just something to give me energy so I can go about my day. It is something I really enjoy and at times I admit I use it as a way to comfort myself when I have a bad day or cook when Im stressed and need a break. One thing that is weird is as a kid I was kind of picky about certain foods, but as I grow up and open my mind to new foods I find that foods I didnt like as a kid i love now, for example I didnt like asparagus or spicy foods and after opening my mind to them I now love them both. I find it very important to try new foods. Traveling to different places has taught me to not be so close minded for example I tried rabbit when I was in Spain which was something I was very stand offish about because when I think of rabbit I think of it as a pet, but after eating it I found it to be pretty good and something I would have again. But if I was to just stay close minded and never try any of the foods I tried I wouldnt be able to experience all the great tastes the world has to offer. Also while traveling I learned that food is more than just something you eat, in other cultures it is a way to show you respect someone. In Spain I was given a full plate of food by a woman who had spent all day cooking and preparing it and I was told by my friend that if I didnt eat the entire plate of food she gave me it would be disrespectful so even though i didn't like all the food that was in the dish and was extremely full I ate it all to show her respect. Also different parts of the world have different customs that they do around dinner time for example, when I was in France a lot of people would take walks after their meals as a social thing and to digest their food. It seems all parts of the world have customary things that they do around food. This summer im going to travel to Italy and I cant wait to try some of their food and experience their customs they have dealing with food.
Academic Journal citation:
Locher, Julie L., "Comfort foods: An Exploratoty Journey Into The Social and Emotional Significance of Food." Food and Foodways: History and Culture of Human Nourishment. Vol. 13 Issue 4, P 273-297 Oct-Dec 2005. Ebsco. Western Libraries, Bellingham. 11 May 2008. www.webebsco.com
2 comments:
i am a bit of a picky eater as well; I like to travel and sample the local cuisine, but I study aboyt food. There are some tings I would like to try WITH SOMEONE OF INTEREST. it might help you of you looked ant the "Kitchen" Blog, and read the articles. You might have a now appreciate and respect to old foods.
--Elizabeth
The whole thing of being picky about food just comes with experience I believe, but one part of your blog I will admit I laughed out loud when I read it. The part about where you said you thought of a rabbit as a pet and didn't like the thought until you ate it and thought it tasted good. Its funny how that works that since it tasted good it was ok to eat it even if it is all cute and fuzzy.
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