Title: "Taste of Madagascar" by Wilbert Jones
Date published: September 1, 2006
Date published: September 1, 2006
Summary:
Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world and it possesses diverse eating habits and culture. Madagascar was colonized by the French, but won their Independence in 1960. Since Madagascar was colonized by the French, their foods are largely influenced by French culture. Many common dishes in Madagascar reflect similar dishes found in France such as the vegetable soup called lasopy being similar to potage crecy, or even the chicken dish of akoho misy sakamalao being similar to poulet saute a la Bordelaise. Although there are many similar things, Madagascar makes dessert very simply unlike French desserts. This island also provides the world with many culinary offers such as producing two-thirds of the world's vanilla, and producing many other types of everyday agricultural foods and jams.
Thoughts:
This article has led me to believe that Madagascar is an agriculturally based culture that is widely influenced by French culture. French culture seems to have given them many popular dishes in their culture, but even though they are influenced, they have many independent aspects including their burnt rice drink. This makes me feel very proud of their culture because even though they were colonized they still kept many of their own things without allowing the new culture to completely assimilate them. While reading the ingredients of their dishes it make me think that many of their dishes are very elaborate due to the many ingredients used.
How this ties to culture:
Food is a big art of a culture because what a group of people eat can have a special meaning, or it is common in just that group of people. What foods are common in a culture can show was is indigenous to that region as well as economics. Food is important to culture in Madagascar because it shows that they grow an abundance of rice considering how rice is one of their staple foods, as well as their many uses for vanilla since they produce a majority of it compared to the world. Rice in included in their national dish of Romanazava and vanilla has many uses such as in desserts, salad dressing, and barbecue dressing.
Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world and it possesses diverse eating habits and culture. Madagascar was colonized by the French, but won their Independence in 1960. Since Madagascar was colonized by the French, their foods are largely influenced by French culture. Many common dishes in Madagascar reflect similar dishes found in France such as the vegetable soup called lasopy being similar to potage crecy, or even the chicken dish of akoho misy sakamalao being similar to poulet saute a la Bordelaise. Although there are many similar things, Madagascar makes dessert very simply unlike French desserts. This island also provides the world with many culinary offers such as producing two-thirds of the world's vanilla, and producing many other types of everyday agricultural foods and jams.
Thoughts:
This article has led me to believe that Madagascar is an agriculturally based culture that is widely influenced by French culture. French culture seems to have given them many popular dishes in their culture, but even though they are influenced, they have many independent aspects including their burnt rice drink. This makes me feel very proud of their culture because even though they were colonized they still kept many of their own things without allowing the new culture to completely assimilate them. While reading the ingredients of their dishes it make me think that many of their dishes are very elaborate due to the many ingredients used.
How this ties to culture:
Food is a big art of a culture because what a group of people eat can have a special meaning, or it is common in just that group of people. What foods are common in a culture can show was is indigenous to that region as well as economics. Food is important to culture in Madagascar because it shows that they grow an abundance of rice considering how rice is one of their staple foods, as well as their many uses for vanilla since they produce a majority of it compared to the world. Rice in included in their national dish of Romanazava and vanilla has many uses such as in desserts, salad dressing, and barbecue dressing.