When you think of different cultures or various places around the world, a wide range of varied foods comes to mind. For this blog posting I decided ask people around the University of Washington and the Seattle area what foods came to mind when they thought of certain places that I mentioned. Some of the most common and interesting results are below:
China: noodles, mushu, dogs, rice, pork, beef, soy sauce, bok choy, shitake mushrooms, MSG, fortune cookies, dumplings, pot-stickers
England: tea, roast beef, scones, crumpets, muffins, biscuits, jam, jelly, marmalade, turnovers, pudding, eggs, mini sandwhiches, toast, things that rot your teeth
Italy: pizza, lasagna, ravioli, gelato, past, wine, coffee, CARBS!
Japan: sushi, rice, seaweed, yakisoba, teriyaki, sake, green tea (ochya), bento, mochi, tofu, ramen, things you eat with chop sticks, soup
Mexico: chicken, burritos, beans, corn, flour, tortilla, enchilada, salsa, cheese, chile peppers, spicy things, carne asada, churros, nachos, guacamole
New York: pizza, hot dogs, greasy, steak, bagels (n' shmear), lox, corned beef, pastrami, pickles, street vendors, corner delis, cheesecake,
"The South": BBQ, fried chicken, anything fried, rolls, butter biscuits, collard greens, crawfish. sweet potatoes, gumbo, cajun, corn on the cob, anything fatty, big portions, spicy, tobasco, hot sauce, peach cobbler
While these answers aren't necessarily accurate and may seem stereotypical, they show both that 1) place is an important and telling factor in what people eat (or at least what people who aren't from that region believe they eat) and 2) this is acknowledged, even if only subconsciously. I hope the results were interesting to you.
--Zak Rosencrantz
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