A Pancit Lifestyle
Pancit, a common Filipino dish, represents my cultural identity. There are many variations of pancit in the Filipino cuisine. Both of my parents were born in the Philippines so I have been raised around the culture my entire life. For the most part, pancit is made of majority noodles. Just like how my culture is majority Filipino. Usually extra ingredients are added to pancit like sliced meat and chopped vegetables. Those extra ingredients are like the little things that make my cultural identity different. Although my ethnicity is 100% Filipino, there are different elements that make my lifestyle and personality different from the average Filipino person. The essential elements of my culture include values which relate to respect, family, and balance.
One important value of my cultural identity would be respect. For as long as I can remember, my parents have taught my brother and I to be humble and respectful. They told us that you …show more content…
When I was little we would have barbeques at the beach with my mom’s side of the family almost every weekend. Now that a lot of my cousins have grown up, those weekly barbeques are not a common thing anymore. Although I do not see them every weekend, my family and I are still very close. On special occasions like Thanksgiving and Christmas, we have family dinners. I also have relatives that live in other places like California and Nevada. When we go on vacations to those places or places near there, we take time to visit those relatives. Once a week, my mom, dad, brother and I go out to dinner at a restaurant. During the week we are all so busy with work and school that sometimes it is hard to find time to eat dinner as a family. This gives us time to talk and it keeps our family close. I am thankful that I was raised in a family oriented lifestyle because when I grow up and have a family of my own, I want them to be close just like my family and
Pancit, a common Filipino dish, represents my cultural identity. There are many variations of pancit in the Filipino cuisine. Both of my parents were born in the Philippines so I have been raised around the culture my entire life. For the most part, pancit is made of majority noodles. Just like how my culture is majority Filipino. Usually extra ingredients are added to pancit like sliced meat and chopped vegetables. Those extra ingredients are like the little things that make my cultural identity different. Although my ethnicity is 100% Filipino, there are different elements that make my lifestyle and personality different from the average Filipino person. The essential elements of my culture include values which relate to respect, family, and balance.
One important value of my cultural identity would be respect. For as long as I can remember, my parents have taught my brother and I to be humble and respectful. They told us that you …show more content…
When I was little we would have barbeques at the beach with my mom’s side of the family almost every weekend. Now that a lot of my cousins have grown up, those weekly barbeques are not a common thing anymore. Although I do not see them every weekend, my family and I are still very close. On special occasions like Thanksgiving and Christmas, we have family dinners. I also have relatives that live in other places like California and Nevada. When we go on vacations to those places or places near there, we take time to visit those relatives. Once a week, my mom, dad, brother and I go out to dinner at a restaurant. During the week we are all so busy with work and school that sometimes it is hard to find time to eat dinner as a family. This gives us time to talk and it keeps our family close. I am thankful that I was raised in a family oriented lifestyle because when I grow up and have a family of my own, I want them to be close just like my family and