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　　Delicious Culture

　　Cultural identity is what helps a nation，an area or a social group to distinguish itself from others．Across the globe and throughout human history，the land and climate have made groups of people develop their own food preferences，（25）___have become their traditional cuisines （美食） and their diversified lifestyles．However，this kind of food identity is fading slowly due to changes in the way we live today．

　　（26）___ food is available is no longer decided by geography．As the world shrinks，our area's preferences will surely become more similar to （27）___ of the rest of the world．As international food industry consultant Chris Lukehurst told The Guardian，you'll see Italian teens ignoring their local wine in favor of American-style beer．And while coffee and potato chips were"almost unknown"in China a decade ago，they are now becoming popular here．

　　However，（28）___ （win）as many customers as possible，multinational companies change their products a little for each market．Take fast food （29）___ example．In China，both McDonald's and KFC include much more salad in their meals to help provide the three food groups necessary in every meal：grains，protein and vegetables．They also offer rice porridge，soy milk drinks and youtiao，or fried dough sticks，in breakfast menus to suit local customers．

　　（30）___ only a certain culinary （烹饪的） sign of culture is fading，UNESCO has decided to safeguard the world's food-related cultural heritage （遗产）．In 2008，cuisines from specific cultures （31）___ （include） in its List of Intangible Cultural Heritage （非物质文化遗产）．

　　Now，let's take a food journey across the world to understand （32）___ we often say that you are what you eat，or you are what your ancestors ate．