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This 3 page paper examines two articles that examine food and culture. Belize and Trinidad are highlighted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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explains that he has done much research in Belize and notes that the people claim that nationalism is fading and they are being taken over by globalization (Wilk, 2002). In
the piece, Wilk (2002) explores "the way that globalization and local identity are closely related processes that depend intimately upon each other" (p.68). In many ways, it appears to be
a contradiction. Is the local culture important or is globalization more important to the growth of the community? To a great extent, the author supports the idea that Belize represents
both an attachment to early, authentic cuisine, and an acceptance of new tastes that permeate the nation. He ends the article by noting how children still offer Creole buns and
panades for money, something that is part of the culture, but also, the culture embraces things outside of its own comfort zone (Wilk, 2002). Miller (2005) also looks at culture
and food, but he does so from a much more politically oriented vantage point. He begins by addressing a culture of fear, and looks at Marxism, and designates Coca-cola as
a meta-commodity (Miller, 2005). Interestingly, later in the piece, Miller (2005) makes the point that sweet drinks are not considered to be luxuries, even in Trinidad. Rather, they are necessities
(Miller, 2005). In both pieces, authors look at the idea of globalization, and how products reach far into other cultures, and change them. In the Wilk (2002) article, it is
noted that globalization has altered Belize a bit, but not so much as to take away its identity. In the Miller (2005) article, it is explained that to a great
extent, American culture has influenced the people of Trinidad, so much do that sweet drinks are expected. In some way, there is a symbolic nature to all of this.
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