Understanding Food and Culture: Children Eat Anything

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Autoethnographic Food Journal and Reading Reflections
In this book, Understanding Food and Culture, the author broadly explains the different perceptions of cuisines ranging from one country to another. Additionally, he digs deep into different cultural beliefs concerning foods determining some foods as a taboo, yet a delicacy to others. The author attempts to elaborate on how the describer makes rules in establishing food-ways as well as the acceptable ways of breaking the rules. This process is significant since cooks can substitute ingredients and use shortcuts in preparing a meal and yet have the same dish intended.
On a regular visit to Canada, I dashed into a hotel and requested for beef wellington as outlined in the menu. From the appearance, this must be one of the most challenging dishes to prepare. The golden-brown puff pastry is set around the beef, and a few mushrooms served with soup. The food was indeed delicious. From this article, I figured out that any Mexican who might be in that hotel found the food disgusting du...