In my country, I think that the only influence of other cultures on the food is the one that comes from mass media, overall television and cinema. This way, in our eating habits we have taken products that habitually appear in North American films, like pizzas and hamburgers, which are delicious.
In addition, it’s necessary to add that the people who work have less time to eat, so they consume more pizzas and hamburgers (and ready-made meals), which are easier to cook.
On the other hand, the influence of the immigrants on the food in my country is small. In any case, it depends on the origin place. Thus, for example, the immigrants coming from South Africa have influenced us very little; I have still not seen any restaurant in my city that cooks typical plates of Africa. I have not seen either cooks who use typical products of Africa in the kitchen.
Once I read in a book that an English traveller in Egypt asked to an Egyptian why the Egyptian food is so bad. The Egyptian responded to him that he had to eat typical dishes of Egypt, not to eat dishes of English kitchen. In conclusion, we have to adapt to the place where we are.
