“Food is very important, it’s what we do in terms of gatherings, it’s always the most important thing. It’s important to us because that’s how we come together as a group; around the table” (Misty).
This closing thought from the video we watched today on hominy and fry bread stood out to me. This is a sentiment that I echo and hold particularly close to home. Food has always brought my entire family together. It has been this symbol of unity in my house for as long as I can remember.
Similarly, food seems to be the ‘most important thing’ for us, too, in that it serves as the item that binds us all together. We don’t spend as much time with one another if food is not involved in the equation, which is an interesting thought to me. We don’t sit around the table if we’re not eating, therefore we’re away from each other quite a bit.
Governor Cuomo also mentioned this notion a week or two ago during his coronavirus response for the city. I don’t remember how it came up, but he said that his grandfather would always say that his ‘vacation’ was when he was eating at the table with his family. When he was working, this was what he looked forward to when he went home. Having dinner with my family is equally as important to me as it acts a temporary distraction from all the other anxieties of life.
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