Nicole Alderman wrote:It might also be an urban vs. rural thing.
But, they need that basic education that they and their parents probably didn't have, of what food is.
THIS!
I didn't even know Turkeys danced and could fly until I moved to West Virginia. At the same time, I couldn't eat turkey for years since so many took up residence in my backyard. But I digress; economic status is definitely a source of food ignorance -but the twist is, from my experience, it hits all socioeconomic status levels in the inner-city. "Location, location, location." The only turkey I saw in Brooklyn was in my uncle's freezer. My uncles were butchers and had vegetable stores in Brooklyn. - But I couldn't tell you how the food got to their stores or our table. For some reason, we (as children) weren't included in "grown folks business."
I remember traveling with my dad to North Carolina to our cousin's modest farm. I remember begging to go to McDonald's because I saw a chicken in the pot that was running around the yard a few hours before. Or being nauseated by seeing things crawl out of the fish's gills after my cousin caught them from the pond. AND my cousin didn't waste one part of the chicken; even the feet ended up in the pot.
So, it's true many NYers, like me, didn't even know what fresh food was and how different (and good) it tastes compared to can or frozen. As I'm writing this, I realize there's money to be made on our ignorance. If we inner-city dwellers don't know the difference - retailers can sell us anything and call it food. And some do!
