Culture: Food

In case you were not aware, food is a very important part of our daily lives. In some cultures (and religions), though, it has to do with more than filling the empty void in your stomach. Some religions have very strict diets, such as Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism.

Another very important factor is that America adopted many of its own eating habits from other cultural groups. Some of these include: pizza and pasta, from Italy; burritos, tacos, and enchiladas from Mexico; egg rolls from China, and teriyaki and sushi from Japan.

I know it basically sounds like this list goes on forever, and maybe it does, but American have a few of their own traditional dishes. These include: corn on the cob, grits, and cornbread; turkey (popularly known to be eaten at the First Thanksgiving and was the first American bird), pumpkin pie, and cranberry sauce, and also the hamburger.