Food Culture In Kate Murphy's End Of Ethnic By John Birdstall

Food culture all around the world changes and adapts in accordance to how humans evolve their tastes. In “End of Ethnic” by John Birdstall, he informs us of his point of view on what ethnic food is, and what we as Americans think of it. In addition, Kate Murphy’s “First Camera than Fork” talks about the positive and negative aspects of the “Foodie” world on the internet. Modern American food is an open book, full of different ethnic creations, and eye candy. This definition is proven through both Birdstall’s examples that define ethnic food as well as Murphy’s examples revealing how the food culture turns all their meals into a photographic diary. American food culture is a contest with the purpose of determining who can have the best meal. This contest is apparent when we share our meals through social media, and treat culinary art as a profession to create beautiful plates. As a culture, we are very accepting of forgone foods, and prefer meals we don 't normally see in our household over something we are accustomed to eating. From personal experience, when I would go out and eat with friends, we would always go

Murphy has taught us the good and bad side of the ‘Foodie” culture of social media. A good side of her argument explains how it really is a scrapbook of your life, since you reflect what you eat. The other side reveals that to others who are not a part of the culture, such as myself, perceive it as a waste of time and energy, since food is intended to be consumed and enjoyed in that sense, and not just for the visual appeal. This also brings up the issue of determining what makes a food ethnic, since regardless of how hard a person tries, if a certain dish is something a person is not use to eating, it will be foreign to them. Both authors have good arguments toward what they intend to share about American food culture, but there is always an obstacle blocking their