My name is Khoi Bui and I will reveal my "cultural diet" through my actual diet. Since traditional cuisine is an important aspect of any culture, I will reveal the food that I eat on a daily basis. I live in a Vietnamese family and my grandma cooks for us traditional Asian meals that would mainly consist of some sort of whole grains, vegetables, protein (usually fish or poultry), and some servings of fresh fruits as a dessert.
I would pick any of my grandma's meals over American dishes because they are so much healthier and tastier. The reason I believe traditional Asian meals is healthier is that they are more plant-based with a good amount of vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, and other whole plant food and the protein comes mostly from lean meat sources such as seafood or poultry. Researches have proved that whole plant food could prevent, treat and reverse top America killer diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. This is probably due to the little amount of plant-based food and an overwhelming amount of fatty meat in American meals (a Mcdonalds double cheeseburger is an epitome). Not only traditional Asian dishes have numerous health benefits but they are incredibly delicious as well with each meal has its own unique taste. A famous Vietnamese dish is Pho, a dish consist of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat (either beef or chicken). A proper bowl of Pho would take about 12 hours because the broth requires to be simmered with chicken or beef bones and various herbs. Despite the hard work, the outcome makes it all worth it.
Pho is only one of many famous mouth-watering dishes of Asia and luckily I get to try a lot of them because of my grandma. With the tastiness and health benefits of these nutrients packed meals, home food truly is the best food, or at least in my case.
Hi Khoi, I'm pretty jealous you get to enjoy such great food so often. One of the best parts about other countries and cultures is definitely their food. Unfortunately in my case I don't get to travel that much to other states, let alone another country. I simply try my best to diversify my palette as much as I can here at home. Surprisingly I also don't think I have had Vietnamese food, at least not anything really authentic. Perhaps the next time I go out to eat I'll try a nice Vietnamese restaurant.
ReplyDeleteHello Khoi,I never really tried Vietnamese food but it sounds good and healthy. Something that I wish was more popular here in America since everything is mostly greasy and unhealthy. Afterall, it has been said that we have the highest rate for obesity and i’m sure it's only going to get worse due to having uber eats and doordash delivering food. However,I have only tried pho and it was delicious, especially with the chilli sauce that they proved me to put in it. I would say that's the most popular dish here in the United States. I always see people sharing their pho on social media. I did not realize it took 12 hours just to make it. Anyways, i'm going to have to explore the many more options of Vietnamese food since i'm trying to eat more healthy. I used to have a neighbor who always made Vietnamese food and it always smelled different but good. I really would like to know where a good Vietnamese restaurant is around here in phoenix.
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