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\u201cTell me what you eat, and I\u2019ll tell you who you are.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin<\/p>\n

Like a waving flag and the rhythms of language, food is one of the key aspects to understanding culture. When looking to understand a people and their history, one can scour libraries and study books. Yet there exists a story not found in old tomes, but instead on the dinner table. Through ingredients, tastes, smells and color, we are told tales of struggle, love, of pride and passion.
\nIt is through the dinner plate that we can deepen our understanding of different cultures.<\/p>\n

Read more: Seven festive foods to try at Europe\u2019s Christmas markets<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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FOOD IS SOCIAL<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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To appreciate food\u2019s role in understanding culture, we must go back to food\u2019s essential utility in societies around the world. Beyond sustenance and beyond basic nutrition, food is social. In every civilization around the world, humans use food as a tool to bond, socialize and connect.<\/p>\n

From our primordial ancestors eating communal meals around the hearth as their social focal point, to modern celebrations such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and birthdays, food binds us together and serves as the backdrop for our relationships.<\/p>\n

We eat family meals, a moment in the day for us to come together and share stories, struggles and successes. We help our friends get over breakups by coming over with ice cream, gift chocolates to lovers, and celebrate weddings with grand banquets. Some of our religions\u2019 most important ceremonies and practices center around the indulgence, or abnegation, of certain foods.<\/p>\n

We build deep, meaningful connections with each other, food serving as the gel. It\u2019s the way we\u2019ve evolved, making social eating deeply important for our psychological health. A study <\/a>by Oxford University asserts that \u2018communal eating increases social bonding and feelings of wellbeing\u2019.<\/p>\n

Yet, in today\u2019s western world we have somewhat lost this awareness of food\u2019s symbolism.<\/p>\n

Due to the increasing demands on our attention, time and schedules, we often eat meals by ourselves. We\u2019re on the go, getting takeaways and quick snacks. Sometimes we\u2019re not aware of the food itself, our attention elsewhere, perhaps on a box set. The same Oxford study notes:<\/p>\n

\u2018A third of weekday evening meals are eaten in isolation, and the average adult eats 10 meals out of 21 alone every week. Busy lives and hectic work schedules are the main causes of this solitary dining trend.\u2019<\/p>\n

Perhaps this is indicative of a wider trend: of our society slowly becoming more isolated and less social in general.<\/p>\n

Read more: Soul food: Meet Flor, the dine at home host who cooks from the heart<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UNDERSTANDING CULTURE THROUGH FOOD<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As humans used food to socialize, unique cultures formed, around which food served as the bedrock. When looking at a country, a region, or a people, food is a physical expression of its cultural fabric.<\/p>\n

The base ingredients represent the topography, such as an East Asian soybean, a Mediterranean olive or American maize. The dishes they make up tell tales of class, attitudes and history, such as the journey of lobster<\/a> from a poor man\u2019s meal, washing up in abundance on the USA\u2019s East Coast, to haute cuisine symbolic of luxury.<\/p>\n

The idiosyncratic ways in which we eat help us in understanding cultural stories too. In India, it is common<\/a> to eat certain dishes like a roti with your hands (but never with the left<\/a>), while such a practice is unheard of in the West. In Japan, where waste is shameful<\/a>, it is respectful to finish the food on your plate. However, in nearby China, finishing your plate is rude, implying to your host that they did not feed you enough.<\/p>\n

Food, and the way we eat it, has become synonymous with our respective cultures. A dish as iconic as pizza is just as ardent a representative of Italy as any Olympic athlete competing on the world stage. In the same vein, as humans migrate and travel, cultures blend, giving birth to new, magical dishes.<\/p>\n

Swiss chocolate, Chicago-style pizzas, and even classic dishes like fish & chips<\/a>. Did you know the British staple actually came from elsewhere? During the Sephardi expulsion from Iberia, Portuguese Jews came to the UK to seek refuge, bringing with them their recipe of battered white fish, which preserved the fish to last during Shabbat, their day of rest where no cooking is allowed.<\/p>\n

We can look at new cuisines created from the blending of cultures, telling stories of cultural amalgamation. Nikkei<\/a> is a cuisine born from Japanese migration to Peru, where cooks use Peruvian ingredients prepared with Japanese methods. In this cuisine, we not only experience delicious, new flavors and textures. We gain an insight into the cultural history of Japanese migration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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FOOD\u2019S ROLE IN CULTURAL IDENTITIES<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As foods represent our cultures, they come to become core parts of our identities. Recipes are passed down through generations, the tastes, smells and sights of meals connect us with our ancestral heritage. As humans travel, emigrate and live far from their homeland, this sentiment becomes particularly pertinent.<\/p>\n

An Indian grandmother in England may teach her British-born grandson how to make traditional recipes, connecting him to his heritage. A young Japanese student in the USA may make ramen to feel home comforts. A new migrant family from Jamaica can get together with other Jamaicans at their local Caribbean diner, serving as a community hub and helping them find their place in a new society.<\/p>\n

Food, thus, becomes a core part of who we are. It\u2019s how we identify where we\u2019re from; the history of our cultures. If food is a symbol of cultural expression, then it reflects all aspects of human nature When understanding culture through cuisine, we can see how it has also been used to stifle and oppress. European colonizers often imposed<\/a> their cuisine and methods on the colonized, erasing their cultural history.<\/p>\n

Read more: Easter cooking traditions around the world<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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FOOD TOURISM \u2013 A NEW WAY TO TRAVEL<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As you can better understand culture through travel, food tourism<\/a> is becoming more popular by the day. Just as you would browse the relics of history in a museum, you can gain similar insights by taking a culinary journey instead. Perhaps you take a custom food and wine <\/a>tour, or just have an authentic dining experience<\/a> on any of our trips.\u00a0With your tasting of Past\u00e9is de Bel\u00e9m<\/a> on our Portugal<\/a> tours, you get a window into Portuguese 19th century monastic culture. In Greece<\/a>, your Olympia cooking demonstration<\/a> teaches you about local ingredients and regional dishes. On our Asia holiday packages<\/a>, you may take a cooking class and enter the home of a local who teaches you about centuries-old traditions.<\/p>\n

From preparation techniques, ingredients, and eating etiquette, open your heart to a more well-rounded, more visceral understanding of different cultures through food.<\/p>\n

Read more: 7 Farm-to-table dining experiences you can enjoy with Insight<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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