Enrique Salmon's Quote Analysis

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This quote parallels with the celebrations my family has. Food, especially good food, has a tendency of bringing people together. Enrique Salmon’s quote characterizes what family celebrations are meant to be. There should be fun, laughter, stories, recipes exchanges, and delicious food. Food allows people to open up and full bellies prevent any ill attitudes. Celebrations, whether they are cookouts, weddings, or birthdays, should always be a joyous occasion with delicious food to accompany it. Food often starts conservation, sometimes about recipes variations, or how the recipe came to be. The conservation leads to remembering stories, obnoxious laughter (which is my personal favorite type of laughter) and just an overall good time. Food isn’t

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