Essay On Canadian Culture

As a first generation indo Canadian, I grew up mostly be immersed in the Indian culture. Even though my parents came directly from India, I was fortunate to experience a little bit of the Italian cuisine, unknowingly. As my siblings and I grew we demanded more of a variety of foods during our meals. This made my mother to start to learn how to make pizza and pasta. Throughout the years my mother and I have tried to make pasta in different ways. Adding different vegetables, herbs, and spices to create something unique. I soon realized while being around other ethnicities and people from different background, that pizza was not just a “white” person food, and that it was a very famous dish that the Italians take pride in. I did not realize that there were different kinds of pasta until I fully realized this.

The biggest epiphany I think actually had was when I experienced pizza from Famoso’s right here in Victoria. As I sat down, I realized that the restaurant was trying to replicate how pizza is made in Italy. With a big open wood fire and people preparing the dough right in front of us, it was a different experience from going to the regular Boston Pizza. As the pizza was served I realized many differences from the

It was interesting that Italians have a different identity amongst themselves and they all can differ from the food’s they eat. You can tell that the relationship between themselves and the cuisine is very important, and that it plays a big part of their identity. Even though I knew that most countries food choices differed amongst coast to coast, such as in Canada and India, I did not assume that a country such as Italy would have a “local” identity based on the food they eat. It now occurred to me that food for Italians is not just for physical survival it also a form of art and expression of