Nowadays, globalization is present in each aspect of our life, and cooking is a very good example of this fact. Many years ago, in important cities, we start seeing the creation of restaurants from all around the world: Italian, Chinese, Mexican, Indian, American, etc. This phenomenon is extending to little cities and a larger variety of international food, but the globalization is complete or limited?
On the one hand, we can think that globalization is complete. Each day, in whichever city, we can see samples of international food. Today, which city has not a Mc Donald’s or a Pizzeria? Mc Donald’s is implanted in very poor countries where there is a light infrastructure. Pizza? Who has not eaten a pizza, a hamburger, or pasta in his life?
On the other hand, globalization is restricted, partial. You can find international restaurants in little cities but to cook at home, if you are not leaving in a capital or a big city, it is very difficult to find adequate ingredients. Moreover if you have the opportunity to travel to a specific country and live with natives you will check that dishes, flavours and food is much more extend and different that which one you taste in a restaurant in your own country.
To my mind, it is a very good thing the internationalization of food and I enjoy a lot eating “Sushi”, “Couscous” or “Guacamole” but the danger is that local cooking disappears. In some way or other, we have to overcome our fear of the future when the fusion food will be more radical and extended although I think that only new generation will be able to enjoy dishes like “Sushi & Bravas” or “dog barbecue with bread tomatoes”.
