The Malaysian Culture In Malaysia

This paper will compare and contrast the different eating habits and examine the cultural dining of West Africa to East Africa. Africans like most of the world outside of American and London aren’t fanatical on fast food even though it is becoming more popular most people eat at home or at relatives or friends home. Even Africans living outside of Africa love to cook rather than dine out in most cases. This report was based on interviews from Africans who grew up in traditional African homes in Africa. All references have been crossed checked and stories verified on how most African dishes are prepared, and their history. More research was done by the books listed, as well as other references such as internet sites. Most of this data has

This information is very important for the health and social care profession, as individual tastes have to be taken into account when planning a person’s diet. More and more people are enjoying a diet with herbs and spices. This is partly due to our multicultural society and also because more people are travelling to other countries and tasting different types of food and drink. A person’s diet also needs to be tailored to their health requirements. For example, diabetics and some older people may need to exclude certain foods; likewise, a person’s religious belief may mean that halal meat is a requirement. Asking people about their food likes and dislikes, and what they can and cannot eat, is all part of considering and respecting their diversity.’

Indigenous Australian and Middle Eastern cultures have many similarities when it comes to the factors that influenced their dietary choices throughout history and today. However with these similarities also came many differences as well. Traditions, religion, certain rituals, beliefs, outside influences and historical events were all huge factors that greatly influenced the dietary choices and the future development of each of these two cultures.

As we live in a multi-cultural society, the food we eat may differ. This will make us experience different taste of food and the way it is prepared form all cultures. Also there are some countries that have very nutritious fruits and vegetables and by tasting different varieties of foods will help to balance out our diet and we may get different nutrients from the food. There are Indian, African, English and Chinese restaurants that we can eat from. Health and social care providers will also get the opportunity to know what kind of food different religions eat and what they don’t. For example, they will know that Muslims don’t eat pork so when they are preparing their meals they won’t add pork or anything that has traces of pork in

People may have different views about foods depending on their cultural background. Providing range of familiar foods can help make individual feel at home, safe and welcomed.

In China, Buddhism is an ancient religion with numerous followers. Vegetarians are generally regarded as Buddhists because people know that Buddhism is a religion that prohibits eating meat. Buddhism originated in ancient India, which found by a prince of realm called Gautama Buddha in three thousand years ago. (Henry, 2012) It spread to China in the Western Han Dynasty. It not only brought a new religion for China, but also had a profound impact on the vegetarian culture at that time. We will describe the relationship between the Buddhism and its vegetarian culture through food varieties of vegetarian diet, dishes, and the benefits to the human body.

important characteristic in the overall makeup of the culture. Status is a key element in the success of a person in the region.

In the Greek Polis, people only drank wine because most of the water was diseased/ standing and they didn’t want to risk getting sick. They also ate great amounts of oil, olives, figs, and fish because they are filled with fats that the Greeks thought were nutritious fats for the brain. Also, lots of the meat they had were also used as sacrifices to please the Gods. A food taboo for Islam in Indonesia is the consumption of pork and meats like beef and chicken. They can’t eat meats like these for they feel as though the animals aren’t slaughtered to Islamic standards. The image above shown above shows the fusion of the Greek and Islamic culture because it shows the wine that the Greeks drink and the lamb that the Islamic people would eat.

One of the most controversial discussions in today's world is concerned with hobby issues. A variety of foods and drinks belong to indiscreet and fundamental parts of every ceremony and party. Without any doubt, all the people all around the world with the different cultures, at least, like and are interested in a certain kind of foods and drinks that most of them are local ones. Since I moved to Canada I have been into and tried fast foods like KFC, white spot and of course McDonalds. They sound pretty good, but homemade Persian foods are something else. In Iran, there aren’t many people eating fast food, although there are few popular fast food places in Tehbhhran, but they are not often very crowded. In Iran, there are 31 provinces and each

Some respondents, felt that they would becoming isolated socially if they refused to eat different foods to their family, as traditional foods are seen as important in certain cultures. Due to the different roles of the male and females in certain cultures, many of the respondents felt that the choice of what food they consumed were totally out of their control as traditionally it would be the female who cooks. (The Open University, 2014,

Arab culture is emphasizing good health, especially through personal hygiene practices and a healthy diet ("The Middle Eastern Community", n. d.). Irish culture also gives importance to balanced diet and emphasizes to avoid unhealthy “fast foods”.

Eating food is essential for all of us, it keep us alive and also gives us enjoyment at the same time. Food can be defined as any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue. (ilearn) In ancient time, when people feel hungry, they eat. However, as human history keep developing and evolving, we have a higher standard on choosing food that we like to eat nowadays. In this paper, we are going to evaluate factors that are influencing our food habits and food culture. Those factors can be divided into two main categories, internal factors (individual preference and values) and external factors (geographical, religion, social, economic and political).

For this paper, a comparison between my culture; the Indian culture; specifically the Hindu culture and the culture of the largest ethnic group in Malaysia; the Malay

The role of gender can be different in accordance with different cultures and traditions. There are millions of culture and tradition in all around the world, and they can have different practices, social aspects, values and the role of gender in society. The role of gender can be evaluated and analyzed among different cultures, for example, the American culture, the Thai culture, and the Omani Culture.

Filem ‘Indie’ adalah filem bebas yang dihasilkan oleh pengarah bebas yang menekan aspek seni dan aspek kehidupan sekeliling. Di sini filem ‘Indie’ di Malaysia juga terdapat nilai keseniannya yang tersendiri sama seperti filem-filem yang dihasilkan oleh pembikin filem yang lain. Terdapat banyak cabaran yang dihadapi oleh pembikin-pembikin filem ‘Indie’ di Malaysia dalam mengharungi kemelut industri filem tempatan. Cabarannya di sini adalah seperti masalah ego pembikin filem ‘Indie’ itu sendiri, tentang menghadapi konflik dengan kerajaan dan permasalahan dengan masyarakat. ‘Indie’ atau dalam perkataan penuhnya ‘Independent’ dan semua sudah sedia maklum bahawa ‘Independent’ bermaksud bebas atau berdiri sendiri menurut