Anthony Bourdain's Interview On Being Wrong

In-Class Essay #1 Anthony Bourdain states in his interview on Being Wrong, “Food is everything we are. It’s an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, and your grandma. It’s inseparable from those from the get-go.” Food, in general, can bring people together, whether it is for social purposes, to celebrate or for religious reasons. A plate of food can help fuel our bodies with energy, enhance our moods, help us build relationships with others, open and expand our viewpoints on different cultures, and so much more. Overall food has a vast and strong impact in our everyday life, making us feel certain emotions that influence our mental and physical health. The

In Crunch written by John Seabrook, he says, ”to appreciate what SweeTango represents, as a product and as a cultural construct, it helps to understand something about its antecedents” (2). Upon sharing my chosen food with the class, I have noticed some people’s mouths drop drooling and giving me approval while others gave me a blank stare of confusion. The reason behind how the dish got its name, roasted suckling pig, is because as a piglet they were still being nurtured by its mother’s milk before they were slaughtered from two to six weeks of age. Young piglets are preferable to roast due to their tenderness and size. Once cooked, their soft and pale pink skin turns crispy golden brown, holding in the juicy tender meat. Heck it’s so good sometimes we buy smaller portions for regular dinner. Although some may look at it and quickly think “heartattack!”, pork is a high source for

Not only do we indulge in this mouthwatering goodness for spiritual purposes we also celebrate special occasions such as weddings, big birthdays, Chinese New Years and other holidays with roasted pig. I couldn’t agree more when Wendall Berry said in The Pleasure of Eating,“ a memory involves itself with the food and is one of the pleasures of eating” (27). The food, taste, people, conversations are all together embedded in my head that comes back to me every time I reunite with a dish. We get flash backs to certain events in our lives as soon as we reunite with a familiar food. Aside from my mother and brothers, I don't see my family much but when we gather for dinner, it is a pleasant treat. We reconnect and catch up on what we have missed. It saddens me how less and less we see each other. As we grow up everyone becomes increasingly caught up with his or her busy schedule but that’s one of the things that makes it so memorable.
Pig roasting isn’t only popular in the Chinese culture; it has become a symbol of celebration all over the world. Places like Hawaii, Philippines, Cuba and many other places also have a pig roast for social gatherings. Whether it’s for a special event or an offering, pig roasting has brought people together to enjoy life and to be grateful for all the blessings that it comes