When thinking back on certain memories about food, many memories trigger my mind. Food is such an important attribute to my life and so, the things that I eat almost all have a certain meaning to how they contribute to my life. For example, I am both Dominican and Puerto Rican, and so the many foods I eat connect to my different backgrounds. I could have a traditional American breakfast like eggs, pancakes, and some bacon, but this is not as common for me because of my Dominican aspects. What I mean by this is that instead, for lunch or “brunch” I would have “mangu con Los tres golpes” which translated as mashed plantains with fried Dominican salami, fried cheese, a sunny side up egg, and some onion on top of all of this. This is a dish that Dominican people make and eat almost anywhere they go, so here in the U.S or in the Dominican Republic. When I eat this it always reminds me of my house back in D.R when I would eat this with my cousins after playing together or after the beach or river.. That hunger after being in the water is the best hunger to enjoy this delicious meal. My Puerto Rican side is similar though because there are many similar dishes to my Dominican side. For instance, a common everyday dish would be rice beans and chicken, but this depends on what kind of beans or what type of meat/chicken I am also eating. A certain food though that I enjoy very much is Lasangua and “pernil asado” which is a slow-roasted pig and this accompanies “Arroz con guandules” which is a type of rice with pigeon peas. When I think of these 3 foods It triggers many events from my past like Christmas, thanksgiving, and any family get-together or parties (mainly baby showers or big birthday parties). Unfortunately due to covid, things are not really the same anymore with the family gatherings, but every time I do get a chance to eat these foods, it will always remind me of the great times I’ve had with my family, especially with my cousins which we all used to sit together and make jokes, etc, while the grown-ups sat at their separate tables.
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I like the fact that you connected your food memory with your different culture. This gives away a quick detail of something that’s part of you. Its good that you compared both of your background cultures and it gives the reader a chance to learn a bit. I can connect to your thoughts that food is an important role that plays in our role. Based on your food memory, due to your detailed writing it lets the reader know that you really enjoy being from two different background. You let the reader know that you feel satisfies that you’re able to taste a more handful types of dishes such as from Puerto Rico and D.R. A suggestion for next time is how do you feel about the U.S food culture, not only on the way the food looks but on its taste or ingredients. Also, is there anything precisely that you miss about the food during COVID. Liked reading it..
Samantha, I love that you compare American breakfast to Dominic breakfast and the way they are different. I like that you also talk about your Putirican Side. Something that I can connect to is the fact that I also had a childhood food that I would enjoy with my cousins after playing or getting home. One suggestion I have is to talk about which side of your backgrounders food you prefer more.