The lecture on “Food, Identity and Authenticity in Latin America” brought forth information in great detail, that I personally was not that informed about. Gomez-Rejon was able to identify the foods that were native to Mexico; as well as, foods that we traditionally claim as Mexican, but in reality they were imported. The vast majority of foods that I have loved and associated with Mexican cuisine where all brought over from trade when the Spanish came to concur Latin America. The Spanish not only brought fruits, vegetables, and animals from around the world, but also their religion and hierarchy to bring order to the natives living there. Many of the conquistadores came and destroyed the gods and with it the culture that was present thought
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What strongly hit me on this presentation would be the way the Spanish came and destroyed the religion that the natives had. They came to North America and immediately came to the conclusion that their religion was superior to the natives. The food itself is another thing that caught my attention. All the things I love to eat, eather came from another country, or where imitation of something else such as ‘pan dulce.’ Corn, a food a tribute to Mexican cuisine, turns out that it's looked down upon by the Spanish, even to this day corn is looked down upon. The food present was classified in a hierarchy that labeled anything with corn as a low quality product. Which to me is a shame since I have a love for Mexican corn that is sold by vendors. The ones who were at the top of the pyramid ate things like bread made out of white flour and unhealthy foods, yet the lower class was ate bread made out of corn. While not directly related to our topics in class, I can still make a connection to this lecture and our class topics. I can see the way food was used to control to people and to put them in their place in the chain of class. Companies, are similar, in the way that they also use food commercials in order to manipulate people. All in all, I enjoyed the presentation that that me more about my culture and the food that I love so
What strongly hit me on this presentation would be the way the Spanish came and destroyed the religion that the natives had. They came to North America and immediately came to the conclusion that their religion was superior to the natives. The food itself is another thing that caught my attention. All the things I love to eat, eather came from another country, or where imitation of something else such as ‘pan dulce.’ Corn, a food a tribute to Mexican cuisine, turns out that it's looked down upon by the Spanish, even to this day corn is looked down upon. The food present was classified in a hierarchy that labeled anything with corn as a low quality product. Which to me is a shame since I have a love for Mexican corn that is sold by vendors. The ones who were at the top of the pyramid ate things like bread made out of white flour and unhealthy foods, yet the lower class was ate bread made out of corn. While not directly related to our topics in class, I can still make a connection to this lecture and our class topics. I can see the way food was used to control to people and to put them in their place in the chain of class. Companies, are similar, in the way that they also use food commercials in order to manipulate people. All in all, I enjoyed the presentation that that me more about my culture and the food that I love so