HOW TO EAT IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

Every country in all over the world has different ways about how to eat. The reason is because each country has their own culture. Also, it is influenced by the habitual or the tradition of each country that still life since long ago. Beside it, it is also because what people eat in different countries are different. In addition, the time when people eat in different countries are not same. Therefore, in this essay I will prove that every country has different ways to eat.

In Indonesia, becoming it’s habit that people eat three times a day. They eat in the morning, afternoon and evening. On the contrary, In the united State, people usually eat four times such as; breakfast, lunch, supper and dinner. Indonesian people always eat rice three times a day and it is become the main food but in the united state does not like that. Adding menu beside the main menu (rice), Indonesian people also eat vegetable, meat, fish, salty fish, tofu, and tempe. Tofu, tempe and vegetable are also the foods that always eaten by Indonesian people to be friend of rice when we eat. However, the united state’s people more often eat bread as the main menu and they add the other foods like cheese, butter etc. The way to eat between both countries is also different.

Most people Indonesia, when they eat food such as in the morning, afternoon, evening, they do not use knife to cut the fish of meat that have already cooked. In the United States, using knife in eating food is has already been their tradition to cut fish and meat that have already cooked, even when they eat bread, they also use it to put on the cheese or butter and it happens till since long ago on their culture. In addition, in some provinces in Indonesia, such as in central and West Java, people eat use their hand directly without spoon and fork. They say that it will be more delicious and my self also do that because I am from Central Java. I do that when I eat foods without soup or water of vegetable. In cooking food, Each country also has difference. The United State’s people take a long time to prepare their dinner but Indonesian’s people take a long time to prepare their lunch.

Each state has its unique geographical features and agricultural products relating to the food. These influence both the ingredients that go into a recipe and the way food is prepared. This unique addition to your U.S. Geography program will allow you to experience a different meal from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Learn about the dairy and beef industries in Wisconsin, then use this resource to help you cook a dinner of garlic cheese rolls and ribs and sauerkraut. Study about the rise of farming in California during the Great Depression, then enjoy a dinner of fresh fruits and vegetables. How to eat in the U.S.A. includes a full meal of recipes from each state. In some cases, there is a salad, main dish and dessert. In other cases, main dish, vegetable and bread. Some states include bonus recipes for breakfast foods and snacks. Recipes are easy to follow and, though they aren’t written at a child’s level, you should feel free to include your children in the preparation of these dishes. This provides life skills and is a source of bonding and pride for your children.

In Mexico, Many Mexicans eat frijoles (beans) that are boiled, mashed, and then fried and refried in lard. Poorer Mexicans may eat frijoles every day, often using a folded tortilla to spoon up the beans. Rice is also boiled and then fried. Other popular foods include atole (a thick, soupy corn-meal dish) and tamales (corn meal steamed in corn husks or banana leaves, and usually mixed with pork or chicken). Most Mexicans like their foods highly seasoned with hot chili pepper or other strong peppers. Turkey is a popular holiday dish. It is often served with mole, a sauce made of chocolate, chili, sesame seed, and spices. The poorer families of Mexico eat little meat because they cannot afford it. They may vary their basic diet of corn and beans with fruit, honey, onions, tomatoes, squash, or sweet potatoes. Favorite fruits include avocados, bananas, mangoes, oranges, and papayas. The fruit and leaves of the prickly pear, a type of cactus, are boiled, fried, or stewed. Wealthier Mexicans have a more balanced diet. So, it is no doubt that communities in Mexico have their own culture in their food to eat that differs from other country.

Every country has its own culture about anything including about how to eat I can conclude that each country has different ways in eating, also have the differences about their food and the time they eat because they have their own tradition or culture that influence them to do it. My suggestion, although each people in every country has their own habit in eating that id different from us, we must respect and appreciate them in order that we understand to each other and can live with them peacefully.

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