Message from gmora

[Anonymous]

A couple weeks ago I caught a glimpse of Andrew Zimmern visiting a ramen factory. After hearing about the history of ramen and its significance, its safe to assume that the fascination and love of ramen continues. According to the article, Sun Factory in New Jersey, provides high quality ramen to top restaurants in both the U.S and Europe. Here is an article addressing this particular espisode of Bizarre Foods America. (http://www.northjersey.com/food-and-dining-news/bizarre-new-jersey-from-exotic-to-just-weird-1.588587)

I would use this info in the context of globalization. We see the first evidence of globalization when corn, potatoes and sugarcane spread across the world. Within our modern time frame we have various food products, like ramen, that have mass appeal. Students can map the spread of food items, consider the scope and reach, and also consider their impacts.
edited by gmora on 8/1/2016