So What Is For Dinner?

            The dinner party is a time to enjoy and relax with family and friends. However, the food that is served at the dinner table must satisfy the guests (Belasco, 2008). The guests that are coming to the dinner party are vegetarians, dairy farmers, nutritionists, my mother and me. Every individual have different opinions about how they want their food to be served and whether the food follows their values. The foods that will be served at the dinner party are Zucchini herb casserole, Creamy Three Cheese Vegetable Lasagna, Spinach Salad with Avocado, Fresh Mozzarella, and Strawberry Dressing, Tropical Fruit Salad, and Chili Panner with rice.  The foods will involve three major cooking concepts as illustrated by a culinary triangle. The preparation of the meals will involve boiling, roasting and steaming. These foods will be served in the party because it represents their values, identity and the tastes of all the groups attending the dinner party.

The meal is both convenient and responsible because it involves a consideration of pleasure, individual preference as well as creativity.  The menu that I will offer for the dinner party is considerable to identity that involves such factors like family, tastes, individual memories and ethnic background. The menus are convenient because it encompasses variables like availability of the ingredients, price, and preparation ease. In addition, the preparation of these meals does not require much energy, labor as well time and skills. This, therefore, shows that the meals are both responsible and convenient. Responsibility is demonstrated by the fact that the meals considerers both individuals and social values. Responsibility implies the act of understanding individual positions in the food chain which is well demonstrated by the menus (Belasco, 2008). My selection of the food is based on the diversity of the groups as each of them must be incorporated.

            Food diversity not differentiates and depicts a culture but can additionally reflect the personality of an individual’s personality, social and lifestyle status. Cultural and social understanding of the groups is also required because it helps in eradicating chances of being bias (Belasco, 2008). The selected menu is attention calling to all the groups and this will ensure that there is no individual that feels discriminated. This is mainly because as the host I want to ensure that the dinner party is a happy one by valuing everyone’s eating interests.

            Handling diverse groups during dinner is not an easy task as it requires much energy as well as creativity.  Every group has its own opinions and tastes and therefore developing a suitable menu is not an easy task. In addition, suitable meals not only comprises of responsibility and convenience but also hygiene (Belasco, 2008). All the meals must be suitable in regard to health. This is mainly because the world today is characterized by obesity and long-term ailments due to lack of proper eating.

            Conclusion

            In hosting a diverse group suitable food for everyone and good company is adequate enough to bring out the best in every group.  This is because it does not even hurt to develop a menu that suits every person that is suitable for all the needs of the guests. Selecting various foods for every group is important as the different foods are associated with distinct tastes. In addition, the different foods provide different varieties of nutrients which may interest the groups.  Selecting food varieties will assist in making the meals desirable and interesting in order to impress all the involved groups.

 

 

            Reference

Belasco, W. J. (2008). Food: The key concepts. Oxford: Berg.