How Would You Define Authenticity

How would you define authenticity? There are many different ways to define authenticity. According to Merriam-Webster, authenticity is defined as “worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact.” According to Dictionary.com, authenticity is defined as “having an origin supported by unquestionable evidence; authenticated; verified.” Both of these definitions implies that authenticity is not false or copied; rather it is genuine and objective.
While Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com have their own definition of authenticity, everyone has his or her own foundation of authenticity, interpretation, and usage of the word.
For example, I define authenticity as having an origin or a beginning but also being able to adapt and evolve. To some, authenticity in objects or food should not change because many believe that authenticity originates from past generations. However, the world is constantly developing and evolution has taken its course, therefore, I believe that authenticity can be anything that you believe is real and genuine, as long as it is composed of my own beliefs and standards. Society may think of my standards as outrageous, but authenticity has too many definitions to differentiate between one another and there is no evidence that would prove that one is more genuine than the other. …show more content…
Extra ingredients may have been added, measurements may have been different, and thus, resulting in a different recipe. There are certain recipes that were invented within our household that are authentic to my family and to me. One dish that my family always made was pork, shrimp, and chive dumplings. The recipe consisted of a combination of various meats such as pork and chicken, some vegetables like cabbage and chives, salt, pepper, oil, wine, some seasoning and soy sauce marinated into a flour dumpling