He visto muchas diferencias culturales ya que he estado en la República
Dominicana por una semana, pero hay una que encuentro particularmente
interesante. Estoy muy interesada en la nutrición y en estar saludable y por eso me
interesa la manera en que los dominicanos comen su comida.
Normalmente el almuerzo es cuando comen la mayor cantidad de alimentos y es cuando se reúne la familia alrededor de la mesa. Por eso lo llaman “la comida.” En el desayuno y la cena
Dominicana por una semana, pero hay una que encuentro particularmente
interesante. Estoy muy interesada en la nutrición y en estar saludable y por eso me
interesa la manera en que los dominicanos comen su comida.
Normalmente el almuerzo es cuando comen la mayor cantidad de alimentos y es cuando se reúne la familia alrededor de la mesa. Por eso lo llaman “la comida.” En el desayuno y la cena
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| Mi desayuno: Corn Flakes |
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| Mi almuerzo: "tuna balls," arroz con habichuelas, verdes fritos, ensalada, y aguacate |
Sin embargo, otro hecho interesante sobre las diferencias culturales en los hábitos alimenticios es que los estadounidenses nunca tenemos una comida formal, a menos que sea cuando tenemos invitados. Pero en la República Dominicana
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| Mi cena: "grill cheese" y jugo |
la mesa para cuando todos estén listo para sentarse a comer. Todas estas diferencias
culturales me parecen muy interesantes y planeo investigar más para poder
entender qué otros factores influyen en las diferencias cuanto a la alimentación.
Pienso que hubiero solo "Corn Flakes" en este pais para desayuno...
ResponderBorrarYo nunca he comido corn flakes. Normalmente como tostada y café con leche para desayuno.
ResponderBorrar(English Translation)
ResponderBorrarI have seen many cultural differences since I’ve been in the Dominican Republic for the past week, but there is one that I find particularly interesting. I am very interested in nutrition and being healthy, and so I am interested in the way in which Dominicans eat their food.
Normally lunch is when they eat the largest quantity of food and it’s when the family is around the table together. Because of this, they call it “la comida” (the food). For breakfast and dinner they eat less quantity. Also, lunch is the most formal meal of all. When we “eat” at noon, there is normally a large variety of food on the table, such as meat, rice with beans, eggplant,, plantains, bananas, bread or other fried things, and salad. This is a lot compared to what they usually eat for breakfast, which is usually some pieces of fruit, cereal, or toast with coffee. For dinner we normally eat quesadillas, salami with mashed plantains or a small hamburger, that’s to say, something light.
This is one of the cultural differences between the United States and the Dominican Republic because when we eat a lot in the United States, it is during dinnertime. I want to know if that helps them be healthier because it is a fact that one should note at a lot of food before bedtime because the ingested calories are not burned when the body is still. Recently in the United States, there is a large obesity problem and I am curious to know if there is some correlation between how Americans eat our meals and how Dominicans eat theirs. It would be interesting to do an experiment in which the people eat the same foods, only in different quantities in proportion to what their culture usually eats and to see who ends up healthier.
Yet another interesting fact about cultural differences in eating habits is that Americans never have a formal meal, except for when we have guests. But in the Dominican Republic, they use fine china and cutlery for “la comida” (lunch). They also have everything on the table for when everyone is ready to sit down to eat. All of these cultural differences are very interesting to me and I plan to investigate more so that I am able to understand what other factors influence cultural differences.