Trip To Chin Summary And Analysis

In the Spring of 2015, I went to China to experience a new chapter in my life to explore the world and try new things like culture and food. I went with my old high school as a school trip to travel to Beijing, Shanghai and Xi’an. I was able to go with classmates and my older sister and it was scary for us because it was the first time we went on a trip without our parents. To travel across the world at a young age is extremely nerve wracking but luckily I had my sister. She needed me to come on the trip because she is allergic to all nuts, shellfish and legumes and I knew how to use an epipen so she felt more comfortable if I went with her. I was excited to try new food because I heard Chinese food is a lot different than American Chinese …show more content…
Everyone looked disgusted by the sound of eating chicken feet so no one wanted to do it. We all have never tried it before but the leaders said it is popular to eat it in China. One boy in the group decided to try it and immediately he gave it away. After a while I decided to try it because I thought if it is popular here, it must be good. I did not want to be rude and look disgusted by it so I gave it a try. At first I was nervous to try it but then after eating it I came to conclude that I did not like it. I felt that there was little meat so I did not know how I could have enjoyed it. The flavor was not bad but I did keep thinking in my head that it is feet and I felt disgusted by …show more content…
In class 5 I have learned that Food can be tied with Culture and Identity. I have also learned about cultures language through food, “Farb and Armelagos liken a cuisine to a culture’s language-a system of communication that is inculcated from birth, if not before, and is hard to change of learn one you are grown.” (Belasco, 30). Certain foods can be tied with cuisines because of availability, and what people find to be culturally appropriate. In the United States, people typically disgare chicken feet because people are usually not grown up eating it or have seen people eat it. In the other hand, people in China have grown up eating and seeing people eat chicken feet so for them it is socially acceptable. I asked my friend from China if she has had chicken feet and if it is normal for her to see people eat it. She said she has had it and found it to be delicious and if she sees someone eat it she has the same feeling as if someone had noodles, it is normal. Overall I have learned to become more open minded with food because what can be “weird” for some people to eat, can also be normal for others and to look or act disgusted can be