Comments on: Down south.

By: josue salazar

josue salazar — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:57:39 +0000

What I find incredibly interesting is how many cultures around the world are influenced by “the american” culture. From the food industry to the service industry, the United States have made a big impact on the world as a whole.

It always interests me how you can feel your culture in another country though.. It’s all so relative. I like asking people what they think of as their home food (and i’ve been lucky enough to be in many countries this past year) and I’ve found that many times the food is all the same and it really didn’t originate where you think it did, and that it’s just as big in other cultures as it may be for your own and that people relate to it just like you do.

Good post and good to hear you tried out las gorditas.

P.S: NYC is still on my list of places to experience, luckily I’m way closer now (in toronto) than I used to be. I’ll also have to look into “No Reservations”. Never seen it still.

By: Bourdain’s Mexico blog post and photo journal, now online by Colin Devroe

Bourdain’s Mexico blog post and photo journal, now online by Colin Devroe — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:05:28 +0000

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By: chris runoff

chris runoff — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:50:16 +0000

Great article Colin. I really like your perspective and there’s not doubt that food is an important gateway to getting to know another culture.

I’ve been fortunate in my life to have traveled to several different places around the world. Mexico, England, France, Germany, Belgium, China, the Philippines…

Of all the foreign countries I’ve been to, I spent the most time in the Philippines.(Nearly two years)So I’m excited to see that episode of No Reservations. I’m interested to see what he’ll be trying and hoping for balut. (I also voted for balut on Eat Weird)

I believe that cultural reciprocity is absolutely real. Whether from first hand introduction or commercial proliferation, I have seen just as much U.S. cultural influence in all the countries I have visited as I see from other cultures in my everyday life here in Arizona.

I believe these cross-cultural connections are a starting point for people from around the world to get to know each other. A common ground to build on and learn about one another. And what better way to learn and grow together than through food.

By: Terang

Terang — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:45:50 +0000

I understand what you talking about and it’s awesome to experience other cultures. Though in US those are already mixed “inland”, but of course you can always feel the differences about daily life and habits. But what is really enriching is visit other countries and feel their living there locally. I’ve visit some places in US, mainly most of all California, Nevada and Florida. But I got the opportunity of live also in Portugal, Spain and France. Besides those I also visit England (only London so far), Ireland (Dublin), Italy (Rome), Monaco, North of Africa, Cape Verde islands, Russia (Moscow) and China. But there’s a lot more of world there to discover and I can’t wait for the next trip. I think knowing other countries, other people (because at the end, it’s all about the people), other cultures, other geographies.. there’s no better way to open our minds. ^__^

By: Eliza

Eliza — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:50:28 +0000

Great post and boy were those Puka dogs good! Can’t wait for the new season of NR!

By: Sameer

Sameer — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:08:52 +0000

It’s a funny thing; leaving the country and experiencing a culture almost entirely through food. After returning from Jordan, I had even more to watch for in No Reservations than before. It reminds me of Jordan more than ever now: to see the connection people have to food in other countries that I feel is mostly lacking in America. Glad to see you haven’t lost touch, though.