we usually understand when someone speaks or writes to us and many gestures and facial expressions have meaning too
but have you ever considered what and how we eat as form of communication?
food serves this purpose in two fundamental ways. people share share food at mealtimes. sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can promote unity and trust. food can also have a specific meaning and play a prominent role in a family or culture's celebrations or traditions. the food we eat-and when and how we eat them-are often unique to a particular culture or may even differ between rural and urban areas within one countey