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  • Essay / Cultural imperialism in modern food and its effects on...

    “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are”, wrote the famous gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in 1825 His famous words reflect how the foods we eat reflect our culture or a culture we embrace. Food is an important element in defining culture and can be considered the world's oldest vector of culture. . A change in eating habits influences the lifestyle and indigenous culture of a society that is presented as superior. This change is often attributed to the cultural imperialism of the dominant. “The theory of cultural imperialism states that Western nations dominate the world's media, which in turn has a powerful effect on third world cultures by imposing Western views on them and thereby destroying their original cultures. » Cultural imperialism is propaganda aimed at transforming the indigenous culture of third world countries into a Westernized culture. This ideology is widely propagated through cultural industries such as music, cinema and television shows. India being a developing country is often influenced by Western media to follow their own ideas....