Colors of the wind

What.

In the food sector, I see a new trend coming up: mixing cultures. You will often see elements of a culture back in another culture. Many cultures are cooperating together to make something new. Nowadays you will find companies where people with different cultural backgrounds work. The reason for this mixing of cultures is that one culture can use other talents and skills of other cultures, which are missing in their own. Mankind needs to shape a unit and they want acceptance from all cultures. We want respect and no longer discrimination. That's why you see a mixing of cultures. If you look at the food sector, you will see that cultures are making a product with ingredients from them both. They are working together and they have peace. Maybe this is the start of a peaceful world, maybe we can accept each other for once.

I will show you three examples from the food sector, which show the mixing of cultures.

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Where.

Several different cultures are producing a product together. So is born a new concept named the Takumi Taco Food truck. It's designed by Marc Spitzer and Derek Kaye in New York city. This food truck prepares a combination of Japanese and Mexican food. The concept is originated by the love of two fantastic kitchens. In addition, the Takumi Taco is also representative for affordable but good food and it shows the trends of the Japanese kitchen. (Spitzer, 2016) Nowadays these cultures are going to blend because people are curious about other cultures. Especially because people with different cultural backgrounds work together and they need to understand each other. (Boonstra, 2016)

In addition to the Takumi Taco, there is also a well-known Dutch product that is mixed with a product from another culture. Namely the Sucukandel. This is a unification of a well- known Turkish sausage with our Frikandel. This cultural mix has been devised by Turgay Albayrak in his shop in Apeldoorn. He wanted to distinguish himself with his döner shop and that was the beginning of the Sucukandel. The snack is already sold at various snack bars, but it started in Rotterdam. The reactions about the Sucukandel are very enthusiastic among Turkish both Dutch people. (Visser, 2017)

Last, there is also a new product on the market originated by a collaboration between Happyhappyjoyjoy and Febo: The Febao. It's a Steamed bao with a fried burger of duck with hot sauce, sweet-sour cucumber, and wasabi mayonnaise. Julius Jaspers, owner of happyhappyjoyjoy came up with the idea. His idea was to give the Febo snack wall an Asian twist. This shows that companies are working together to make a new cultural product. (Smit, 2017)

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Why.

In the DESTEP factor technology, companies are also collaborating. There are many new inventions for the food sector and these are taking place in other countries. In Brazil, 84% of the farmers live together on a small business. They have 25% of the total amount of farmland, which is very little.

But professor Irene Cardosso wants more support for little farmers. She is doing this with help from Agro- Culture. Agro- Culture ensures good soil health as an efficient way to safe food security and food sovereignty. It also ensures resilience the climate change. Irene Cardosso was on the Food Anders Conference in Wageningen, where she participates in an intention for Agro- Ecology and the national plan for the biological farm. (Geurts, 2016)

The European Innovation Partnership (EIP) stimulates sustainable and productive agriculture. Using innovations, they want a competitive and sustainable food sector in Europe. So all the countries of Europe have to collaborate to achieve this goal. And they also want to Strengthen innovation in rural areas. They do that by joining The Joint Programming Initiative and Food Security and Climate Change.

Food security and food sovereignty are important subjects in the food sector. Therefore, the whole range has to collaborate and give each other important information about quality and availability. The agro and food sector also works at technology for alternatives for fossil energy. (Dekker, 2013)

When.

When I look at the future, I see a better world where lots of cultures are working together to make more products together. Not only in the food sector, but also in other sectors. I hope people will respect and learn from each other, and that they make some beautiful things together. Maybe there arise special cultural mixes of food. I hope there comes a peaceful world, where every culture understands each other and can live together.

Bibliografie

Boonstra, J. (2016, November 30). Managementboek. Opgeroepen op Mei 5, 2017, van www.managementboek.nl: https://www.managementboek.nl/boekblog/column/5682/jaap_boonstra_-_nieuwsgierigheid_als_drijfveer_voor_innovatieBoothby,%20A.%20(2016,%20November%2029).%20Zeewier%20dat%20naar%20bacon%20smaakt?

Dekker, H. K. (2013, November). RVO. Opgeroepen op Mei 5, 2017, van www.rvo.nl: https://www.rvo.nl/sites/default/files/2013/11/Nederlandse-oplossingen-voor-wereldwijde-uitdagingen-Topsectoren-en-Horizon-2020.pdf

Geurts, G. (2016, Februari 02). Bio journaal. Opgeroepen op Mei 5, 2017, van www.biojournaal.nl: http://www.biojournaal.nl/artikel/21656/Agro-cultuur-is-niet-alleen-technologie

Smit, N. (2017, Februari 24). Linda Nieuws. Opgeroepen op Mei 5, 2017, van www.lindanieuws.nl: http://www.lindanieuws.nl/lifestyle/febo-en-happyhappyjoyjoy-komen-met-de-fabao-uit-de-muur/

Spitzer, D. K. (2016, - -). Takumi Taco. Opgeroepen op Mei 5, 2017, van www.takumitaco.com: http://takumitaco.com

Visser, J. (2017, Februari 2). De Stentor. Opgeroepen op Mei 5, 2017, van www.destentor.nl: http://www.destentor.nl/apeldoorn/frikandel-en-turkse-worst-komen-samen-in-apeldoornse-sucukandel~a87a15b2

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