Have you ever wondered what the food you eat everyday can tell you about where you come from? Have you ever wondered why people from different parts of the world eat different types of food? There is more connection between food and culture than you may think. On an individual level, we grow up eating the food of our cultures. It becomes a part of who each of us are. On a larger scale, food is an important part of culture. Traditional cuisine is passed down from one generation to the next. It also operates as an expression of cultural identity. Immigrants bring the food of their countries with them where cooking traditional food is a way of preserving their culture when they move to new places.
With the influx of immigrants, cultural diversity in the city of Rotterdam has increased since the 1980s. More and more places where you could try foreign culture began to appear. This is Rotterdam, the city of diversity, the city of immigrants, who add both cultural richness and social encounter to this town. But as time goes by, exclusivity in the city Centre also progresses. Hot spots in Rotterdam are becoming more and more exclusive, which results in a slow displacement of cultural diversity.