Muslim Food Culture

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They say ‘you are what you eat’. The traditional thing is eat together with your family, however society has changed. I’m a Pakistani Muslim teenager who lives with a very colossal family. As we are a very colossal family, my dad has to go out to work to fulfil our needs. My dad works late and so he doesn’t always join us for dinner time. This tradition has been broken, and it is the case in many households. Nevertheless every week, on Sunday’s my family and I go out to eat pizza, this is a ritual we have been following, so we can spend quality time together. I eat different varieties of food, but there are some foods I cannot eat. This is due to my religion and my god doesn’t sanction me to eat it. As a Muslim I do not eat pork as it is forbidden in the holy Quran.
My hypothesis is that I am formed by many different factors. Fasting is a daily activity for me during Ramadan. It is a significant part of my Muslim observance. Fasting requires a lot of patience; it makes me feel what the poor people experience without food in their lives. Fasting is like a cultural practice I do every ...

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