Prompt: Today, we explored how food connects to identity, culture, and belonging across the TED Talk, Fish Cheeks, and the Mississippi Delta film. How does food help individuals understand who they are, especially when they feel caught between cultures or judged by others? In your response, be sure to include at least one example from at least (TED Talk, Fish Cheeks, or the Mississippi Delta film) to support your thinking.

 Prompt Response: Food provides an anchor to individuals who feel caught between cultures because it connects directly to their childhood eating habits. Smell is the strongest gateway to memory of the five senses, so food can bring back those memories and feelings of childhood easily with the right meal. Therefore it allows people who feel lost to have a sense of home with food. In the Mississippi Delta film they blended fried rice with bacon. They took aspects of their ancestors' homeland and blended it with American culture to create this new feeling of home and belonging. 

Summary: In class we answered various questions on writable about three different articles/videos about culture and food. 

Reflection: Food is one of the easiest ways to feel better about oneself. It provides a gateway into childhood while also giving you the dopamine hit of eating. I believe food is a universal connector and as long as you have a meal that reminds you of home, you will never be lost.