Americanization of Food: Food is traditionally considered simply a means of subsistence, but it has grown to become full of cultural, psychological, religious, and emotional significance. Therefore, food is currently used as a means of defining shared identities and symbolizes religious and group customs. In the early 17th and 18th centuries, this simple means of subsistence was seen as class-creating but developed into a symbol of national identity in the 19th century. In the United States, food has been influenced by various cultures such as Native American, Latin American, and Asian cultures. Therefore, Americans have consistently Americanized foods from different cultures to become American foods. The process by which Americans Americanized foods from different cultures and the reasons for this Americanization are an important topic of discussion. General Information: As mentioned previously, food was traditionally considered simply a means of subsistence, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries. The early history of food involved its use to define shared identities and reflected religious and collective customs. Additionally, food had psychological, cultural, religious, and emotional significance. During this period, a unique court culinary tradition and sophisticated table manners emerged to distinguish the social elite from ordinary people. However, during the 19th century, the history of food changed slightly as it became a defining symbol of national identity. This period was characterized by the association of several dishes with particular countries and cultures (Mintz, par 1). For example, the American hamburger and Italian tomato-based spaghetti are cultural foods that were middle of paper...sweet things. As a result, they adapt foods from other cultures and add sugar and salt or even fry them to make them sweeter or sweeter. This process sometimes involves eliminating certain ingredients that are not considered sweet or necessary in a specific cuisine. The other aspect of the Americanization of foods from different cultures is the reduction in the spiciness of certain foods. For example, Thai foods typically contain a significant amount of heat and spice, due to Thai culinary culture which largely incorporates vegetables. In this case, Americans tone down the spiciness by changing a major ingredient in ethnic cuisine in order to prepare Americanized Thai cuisine. Therefore, Americans primarily Americanized foods from different cultures by salting, adding sugar, or frying them and reducing changes in the main ingredients of native cuisine..