Research Paper on:
Global Importance of Food

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actions as either right or wrong, based on the values that they themselves hold. This paper focuses on the food of different cultures and how food eaten by some  cultures might be found surprising by other cultures. FOOD OF DIFFERENT CULTURES For those Middle Eastern groups who have immigrated to America there are cultural differences that we as  Americans must be aware of. When considering those ethnic groups from Arabia, India, and China, they all have kept some of the cultures from their Mother Land, which we  as Americans should respect. For this reason, strict attention should be paid to their preference in diet; many will not conform to the western worlds way of eating,  preferring instead to follow the discourse as allowed by Islamic law. When looking at cultural differences, the diet in India for instance, dictates that some do not use garlic or  onions in their cooking, much less have raw onions in their salad. Every relation to the properties ascribed to various foods are important to these cultures. Certain foods  are hot, others are cold; foods are also categorized according to their supposed internal propensity to excite the passions. Whatever the medicinal properties of onions and garlic, these foods  are believed to be base in some respects; more significantly, both onions and garlic give out strong smells, and it is argued, not unreasonably, that consumption of these items obfuscates  the richer and softer tastes and smells associated with vegetables. Similarly, it is common to find in middle class families in north and central India women who do not  partake of meat, fish, or eggs, though the men in their families do so. The consumption of meat is sometimes associated with masculinity, or with the violent conduct to