Cultural Foods

I want to focus today on some cultural foods. Some cultures eat foods that others would never think to eat. Like in the black culture you will find that they enjoy chitlins, hog maws, (stomach)
pig feet, or pig ears. I say they because I don't care for these foods myself, anyhow this is because in colonial times, hogs were slaughtered in December and these parts were giving to the slaves. Until emancipation, African-American food choices were restricted by the dictates of their owners, because of the West African tradition of cooking all edible parts of plants and animals, these foods helped the slaves survive in the United States. I have tried all of these things at one time or another and didn't care for any of them. I take that back I have never tried chitlins, the smell alone was enough for me to pass on them. If you didn't know chitlins are the large intestines of a pig. So I am sure you can imagine why they smell so bad.

Mexican Americans eat something similar called menudo but these intestines come from a cow. They also eat cow tongue. It is suppose to be pretty good, but I have never had it myself, don't plan on it either. Mexican cuisine is known for its intense and varied flavors, colorful decoration, and variety of spices. Mexican culture and food is one of the richest in the world, both with respect to diverse and appealing tastes and textures; and in terms of proteins, vitamins, and minerals. Though not a verified claim, some people consider Mexican cuisine to be the second most varied and vast in the world (after Chinese cuisine).
Most of today's Mexican food is based on pre-Hispanic traditions, including the Aztecs and Maya, combined with culinary trends introduced by Spanish colonists.
Mexican food varies by region, because of local climate and geography and ethnic differences among the indigenous inhabitants and because these different populations were influenced by the Spaniards in varying degrees.
A distinction must be made between truly authentic Mexican food, and "Tex Mex" (Texan-Mexican) cuisines. Mexican cuisine combines with the cuisine of the southwest United States (which itself has a number of Mexican influences) to form Cal-Mex and Tex-Mex cuisine. Another style of cuisine that is commonly mistaken for Mexican food is New Mexican

I could go on and on about the different food eaten by people from other cultures, because there are so many different cultures in the world and so much history behind each. I love that we live in such a diversed world and have access to so much cuisine. I said "I love steak and could eat it everyday if I could",but even steak and potatoes gets old after time