2-22-2010 The Omnivore's Dilemma

To sum up the Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollen discusses the problems that we face today when it comes to food, which include the influence of our past and history has on our food. Certain tribe custom and values has long been the core work of our diet today. We ingest the food that has been passed down from experiences and then pass down what we learn to the next generation. That was the old way. Today, especially in America, the values of choosing food no longer are from passed down knowledge and recipes; it is from scientific studies, marketing and other variables that we trust. My mom, growing up from traditional Vietnamese culture influences her decision in my family food choice; she always encourages healthy balanced meals and junk food would only be consumed sparingly. Living in the US for ten years, I’ve found myself slowly conforming to the American culture of food consumption; trusting restaurateurs and its scientific research to produce my food safely. Our meat consumption is based on ethical values that are sum by denying the fact that the meat eat was killed for that purpose. There isn’t really a “humane” way to kill an animal, because no matter what. It’d be dead. The Omnivore’s Dilemma had done an admirable job of mapping our eating habits from the start to our current condition. With food in mind, we continue to eat both plants and meat graciously.