Source: My own kitchen
Relation: Food is a creation of culture and food can be away to connect to a culture.
Description: I am of Korean decent and my roommate is of Chinese decent, and when i look at the food in my kitchen almost all of it is either Korean food, Chinese food, or basic Asian food. We have the basic food for college student: ramen and rice, but our ramen is not the typical 8 cent ramen it is the nice ramen that was made in Korea. I also have the staple item for any Korean meal, kimchi. My roommate has Chinese style cured ham and sausage as well as cans of some thing that i don't know what it is because it is written all in Chinese. We also have all kinds of drinks like Korean fruit punch and goji tea. We have very few food items that are not Asian like: bread, cereal, chicken breast, and fruit.
Commentary: Neither me or my roommate of grew up in our country of origin and yet we both really enjoy our native foods. Even though me and my roommate don't live or grew up in Korea or China we still have a connection to our culture through the food we eat. I know that for me given the choice between American food and Korean food i would take the Korean food every time. Kimchi and Korean barbeque are like my favorite foods.
