The Amalgamated Cultural Pleasure of Fusion Food
As our world shrinks, interaction between cultures increases, giving us delectable dishes inspired by the cross-pollination of different culinary ideas.
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Thousands of years, ago, the idea of eating raw fish would have been unthinkable and only considered in extreme conditions of life and death. However, sushi and sashimi are now wildly popular across the world, eaten by many living halfway around the world from Japan. With the advancement of transportation and the internet, our world is shrinking, and a most welcome effect of this is that we now know more about other cultures and their practices. One area where this shows is the world of food. People nowadays are more adventurous when it comes to food than they?ve ever been. There are countless social media channels catering to those with an interest in exploring the most exotic foods of various cultures. This same interest is also fuelling chefs to experiment with various ingredients and techniques from around the world, driving the rise in popularity of fusion food.
The modern concept and use of the term ?fusion food? only came about in the 1970s, as explained in an archived article from the New York Times. However, fusion food has been around long before the phrase was coined. The merging of ingredients and culinary techniques likely dates back much, much further to the beginning of trade between different natio...
The post The Amalgamated Cultural Pleasure of Fusion Food appeared first on LUXUO.
Image Credit: CreatureS
Thousands of years, ago, the idea of eating raw fish would have been unthinkable and only considered in extreme conditions of life and death. However, sushi and sashimi are now wildly popular across the world, eaten by many living halfway around the world from Japan. With the advancement of transportation and the internet, our world is shrinking, and a most welcome effect of this is that we now know more about other cultures and their practices. One area where this shows is the world of food. People nowadays are more adventurous when it comes to food than they?ve ever been. There are countless social media channels catering to those with an interest in exploring the most exotic foods of various cultures. This same interest is also fuelling chefs to experiment with various ingredients and techniques from around the world, driving the rise in popularity of fusion food.
The modern concept and use of the term ?fusion food? only came about in the 1970s, as explained in an archived article from the New York Times. However, fusion food has been around long before the phrase was coined. The merging of ingredients and culinary techniques likely dates back much, much further to the beginning of trade between different natio...
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