Dr.Diaz: My Traditional Foods/Modern American Foods

Every corner you look there's a Doubles stand.  

My ancestors are from a tiny island could Trinidad & Tobago, known as West India. A lot of my family members still live there today. My mom tells me that every meal was cook. They would never go out and buy food, only once in a blue moon(once a year). My mom tells me that there life is always in the kitchen. They well make breakfast, lunch, and dinner everyday. It sounds really crazy but for breakfast they well eat lunch. The number one food in Trinidad is Doubles. Doubles are two light dough-like bread and is filled with curry channa (Chickpeas) and optional with pepper. Did I mention that Doubles were invented but Trinidadians, its been there number

This Marconi pie goes with
every dish. 

one food for thousands and thousands of years back. Another type of food that's traditional is Marconi Pie. Now you might think macaroni is an American food. Its typically not. This macaroni pie has a twist. Its more dense and crispy. Its put in the oven to have an even more crispier taste(Trini- style). The last type of traditional food is Roti(an Indian bread). Roti is a must for any dish you cook. And it goes good with anything. Roti is simply made from flour and water and its cooked on a towa. (Similar to a skillet).


Roti sort of looks like Mexican tortillas
but its not. 

The foods that I listed above I still eat today. But I also eat a ton load of different cultures food like Mexican, Italian, Hispanic and American foods. In my opinion I think that modern Americans don't have a strong food traditions. I say that because a lot of animals, fruits and vegetables we eat has a ton load or chemicals in it. To relate to this, the past valentines, one of my moms friend gave her a carton of strawberries. The Strawberries were really big like big. I was like 'There's no way a strawberry could be this big'. Going back to the day before I remember all the chemicals that must be in this strawberry. But I ate it anyway. I cant passed that up its a strawberry! Anyway going back on track, these chemicals are or could be extremely dangerous to your body. And could lead up to unhealthy functions in your body.

Unlike others people might think that the Modern American its really good but its not bad. To some people these American foods are very addictive which could cause diabetes. But people don't really think about what they eat. To be honest most people don't read the back of a food box to see the facts on the type food.