POST5
Over the course of the semester, I have looked at three cultures. I chose the Igbo, the Sherpa, and the Rwala Bedouin cultures. As a reminder I chose the broad category of food consumption. The subcategories I chose were gratification and control of hunger OR eating. I have learned a lot about different cultures and their eating habits and traditions. There were a lot of similarities and differences between these cultures and my own. The Igbo culture uses subsistence and horticulture as a means of life. The Sherpa are agriculturalists and the Rwala Bedouins are Pastoralists. These are all very different ways of supporting the lives of their people. The Igbo culture eats mainly grains and bread, the Sherpa culture eats potatoes and vegetables, and the Rwala Bedouin eat mainly yams and bread. Although this seems like a major difference between cultures it actually has huge similarities. All of these cultures rely heavily on potatoes, wheat, rice, and bread. They all have different b...