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Food and Family Culture
1. There are many ways to define words like diversity and multicultural. However, what defines our culture as much as anything is the food we eat. Please explain how food plays an important part in your family’s culture. Provide examples as to how food defines you, your family, and your ethnicity. Be as specific as possible.
Food plays a very significant role in defining our ethnicity and the family culture. More often, we use our traditional foods to retain the cultural identity irrespective of the geographical location (Giorda, 418). Individuals from various cultural backgrounds eat different food, ingredients, cooking procedures and methods of preservation. The type of meals varies on separate occasions and time of the day. In this case, the historical perspective, the origin, and beliefs of the ancestors dictate the patterns of the foods in various cultures. Besides, food acts as a source of security and national pride
For instance, in my family culture, various food items portray different meanings. A box of chocolate appears as a suitable gift. The recipients would portray a different reaction when given a bunch of cabbages or tomatoes as a gift. Similarly, the type of meal defines the nature of the occasion therein. The foods tend to be symbolic of the kind of the event. For instance, in most of the wedding ceremonies, people are served with Pyongyang cold noodles. The noodles are black and made from the buckwheat.

They are usually served in a clear cold broth. Further, the noodles can be served with a fried egg, a few pieces of meat and hot sauce. In this case, the long noodles meal symbolizes a long marriage life between the couple.
Food etiquettes and the choice of utensils are also paramount in the family culture. Usually, the staple food is the short grain sticky rice. Almost every meal is typically served with kimchi, fermented cabbage, pepper and hot sauce. Therefore, in our culture, it is a requirement to eat the rice using a spoon and to eat other foods using the chopsticks.
In conclusion, food is an essential element in defining and preserving our culture. Even when moving to other geographical locations, immigrants carry on their food cultures. However, is some areas, the traditional ingredients required to prepare a particular food may not be available. As a result, it alters the taste of the traditional dish but the people still the cultural foods.

Work Cited
Giorda, Erica. “Eating Culture: An Anthropological Guide To Food.” Food, Culture & Society, vol 19, no. 2, 2016, pp. 418-420. Informa UK Limited, doi:10.1080/15528014.2016.1175174.