Food and its Connection with Sociocultural Background

Food and its Connection with Sociocultural Background
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Food and its Connection with Sociocultural Background
It is said that "food is the heart of all cultures." Therefore, with the growth of different cultures, man utilized different ingredients to develop different recipes. Besides the growing awareness about nutrition, with a huger array of food types around the globe, it began to appear as a theological, social, and, sometimes, political consideration. Hence, a globally known food like a hamburger is a matter beyond satisfying the appetite. It is one of the most loved fast food in America, Canada, and many other western countries and eastern countries with a change in ingredients. It has much controversy regarding its nutritional aspects and its deep connection with social, cultural, economic, and theological values.
Hamburger is iconic food in many countries like the US and Canada. Every day Americans eat millions of this food. There is no city in western countries where hamburger lovers are not living. Despite the health issues associated with this food, every age group is a fan of this item. It is a sliced bun or bread stuffed with minced beef, cheese, onions, tomatoes, and, sometimes, tomato ketchup and mayonnaise. It has many stories about its origin. A few researchers agree that it was originated by Louis Lassen in 1900, who was an American. After that, four generations from the same lineage have been serving minced meat in bread slices at New Heaven, which was the original form of this food (Ozersky, 2008). Another research shows that it belongs to Germany, where it was named after a German City, Hamburg, the city of burger lovers. As people in Hamburg loved minced meet, they brought the trend from their country to the US through migration (Barksdale, 2014). The arguments around the history of this iconic meal go beyond these two stories. However, these are the more popular and cited tales to confirm its invention. Nonetheless, various researchers agree on various other origins through various means.
Hamburger is a deeply culturally constructed food. It originated from a culture of eating minced meat; it significantly impacted American culture and economy. Studies show that food and anthropology have an unbreakable link; every food has to do with cultural, economic, social, ecological, religious, and sometimes political context and its nutritional values (Mintz, 1979; Wiley, 2015). This is what this iconic food has developed after becoming popular in all western countries, with a few modifications, in Asian and African countries. However, its nutritional values bear multiple arguments regarding its side effects on human health. Particularly, the teenage class is more prone to these health problems as they habit eating it daily.
Hamburger, carrying different stories about its history, is connectable to both Germany and the U.S – the two countries where meat is a favorite food. Although the U.S and Canada have multiple races, the more significant percentage of people is racially, culturally, and theologically love beef, particularly in minced form. Therefore, the item has been gaining popular...