Food and Cultures

There are many differences between the food in New Zealand and the food in America for a variety of reasons. The first reason is the cultural differences of the two countries. In New Zealand, for example, their indigenous people survived on mainly seafood while the indigenous people in the Americas staple was grains and other farm able foods. In the Americas, we also have influences from the Mexicans and the South Americans which give us many of our favorite foods like tacos and other spicy foods. We were also influenced by the many different cultures that live in The United States. We get nearly all of our food from that mix of culture. There are also many differences between the ways we cook our food compared to the ways the New Zealanders cook theirs. It seems that in New Zealand, there is a lot of slow cooking meals that are supposed to feed a lot of people for a long time while in America, we cook for one meal on one day. As I said before, the New Zealanders rely on a wide array of seafood's because they live on an island. In America, on the other hand, we eat mostly farmed foods because that's what our country is most suited for. In New Zealand, they emphasise a lot on family and large get together while in America, we barely see our family because we are very spread out over the country.