Delicious Culture
Cultural identity is what helps a nation,an area or a social group to distinguish itself from others.Across the globe and throughout human history,the land and climate have made groups of people develop their own food preferences,(25)___have become their traditional cuisines (美食) and their diversified lifestyles.However,this kind of food identity is fading slowly due to changes in the way we live today.
(26)___ food is available is no longer decided by geography.As the world shrinks,our area's preferences will surely become more similar to (27)___ of the rest of the world.As international food industry consultant Chris Lukehurst told The Guardian,you'll see Italian teens ignoring their local wine in favor of American-style beer.And while coffee and potato chips were"almost unknown"in China a decade ago,they are now becoming popular here.
However,(28)___ (win)as many customers as possible,multinational companies change their products a little for each market.Take fast food (29)___ example.In China,both McDonald's and KFC include much more salad in their meals to help provide the three food groups necessary in every meal:grains,protein and vegetables.They also offer rice porridge,soy milk drinks and youtiao,or fried dough sticks,in breakfast menus to suit local customers.
(30)___ only a certain culinary (烹饪的) sign of culture is fading,UNESCO has decided to safeguard the world's food-related cultural heritage (遗产).In 2008,cuisines from specific cultures (31)___ (include) in its List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (非物质文化遗产).
Now,let's take a food journey across the world to understand (32)___ we often say that you are what you eat,or you are what your ancestors ate.
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