Trying to preserve their defining feature of identity – food – Italians were the victims of myriad prejudices and ostracism. They were willing to compromise everything for food. Considering that they had such a zealous attachment to food, how do you think they felt when they saw their food become part of American cuisine? (Since the food wasn’t prepared from the desired ingredients, like the pizza and pastas). Is inclusion of other’s people food a gesture of acceptance? How do you thing we would treat a group today who have radically different food?

The Italians treated food with reverence. How much can we tell of the society’s values from their treatment of food? ( The amount of food that is wasted in New York can feed an entire community).