Food Perspectives in Today’s World

In previous decades, people deemed foods as only to fulfill the basics necessity of living. Nevertheless, those perceptions gradually change in these days, where people start looking foods as the broader realm of the gastronomic products. Throughout the years, foods had evolved as the medium to gain profit. As illustrated by current food industry whereby chefs, manufacturers and retailers keep on producing new products that are more convenient and efficient which parallel with the demand of customers that looked into more prompt and easy food consumption. It also can be seen through today’s multibillion income of fast-food chain companies that rising all over the world, whereby this type of quick service restaurants promise an effective and efficient services with affordable prices and delicious product that suit all types of patrons. On the other hand, for certain group of human that belongs to the rich and famous looked foods as the status of living. It is shown that wealth people tend to dine in the luxury and lavish fine dining restaurant, while discussing the matters pertaining to their business in order to preserve their status in the business reign. Nonetheless, there are also some customers that enthusiast and curious to indulge with foods that are bizarre and extraordinary, the best example is shown in Denmark, where there is a restaurant named ‘NOMA RESTAURANT’ situated in Copenhagen and they are providing molecular gastronomic product. The Head Chef of the restaurant, Chef Rene Redzepi had created the dishes that are unique and beyond the norm of others cuisines, and the restaurant was nominated as number one in the world top 50 restaurant in 2012. Noma restaurant’s innovations and inventions in cooking sphere have created a maelstrom in the culinary world. To conclude, even though nowadays foods are more convenient and unique but we must preserve the knowledge of practices and traditions of our ancestors so that the treasures will not be diminished