Matthew Barry
2/23/18
Blog post #5
This week I
started reading our next book called Eating the Landscape by, Enrique Salmon.
This book is very relatable to me and many other people because he received
most of his knowledge from family. His family taught him many things about food
and culture. I have learned many different things about my culture and about
food through my family. I am Italian, and two years ago I took a trip to Italy
to meet my relatives that live in Italy. It’s pretty crazy how they think about
food, and how they look at food. I was at their house on Easter and the most
important thing that day was the dinner. They spent hours, and days preparing
the food for Easter. They also had a massive garden outside their house and that
was where all the vegetables came from that were on the table. They also went
out into the forest in the Tuscany hills and brought home a wild boar for
Easter dinner. They were so thankful for the food, and the food brought us all
together. You could also tell that all of the food they were making was passed
down from generation to generation. The young girls were in the kitchen cooking
all of the food while the mom, and grandmother watched over them. It’s crazy
how food brings people together and how recipes are passed down throughout
families.
Hello! While I felt that your response carried great personal connections throughout the whole thing, I felt that adding more about the book and adding a quote or two would enhance what is already there. Great personal connections though!
ReplyDeleteI love the connection you made about food and your heritage. I too come from an Italian family and know how serious they take their food (but who's complaining haha). As Nicole mentioned above, maybe use some quotes from the reading that go along with your connection. Great way of explaining partially on how our culture revolves around food
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