Now let’s come close to the analysis of American food traditions. These traditions can be regarded as the ones that are particularly intriguing. Also, many people are known for resisting some of the most persistent of traditions. Many of the people are known to resist the very idea of changing their food patterns. Me also. That is the main reason why food often becomes closely tied to cultural identity. The presence of this identity helps to reveal people the presence of cultural processes including blending, diffusion, or maintenance.

Gumbo can be regarded as an excellent example of cultural blending. I like this dish since it is closely identified with South Louisiana food traditions. The name of the food is derived from the Bantu. This word is traditionally used for okra, nkombo. As for the okra plant, this plant can be regarded a favorite one in Africa.

Southern food has one more name - "soul food." This is a very interesting story and is known by everyone who is African American. According to the general view, African Americans contend that soul is being projected to consist of African-American recipes. Many of these are known to have passed down from generation to generation. It is just the same story as the one with African rituals. The legacy of African culture can be traced is many of the traditional recipes that are being practices by the Native people. Me personally like to eat foods made from rice. It seems that the tradition has not changed since the old times when the exploitation of the new territories begun. Also, Africans and West Indians are known to set foot in the New World, as well as on the territory of the southern United States. These states are known to have a dense population. The other thing is the development of new modern cooking culture. This culture remains true to the African-American tradition. The cooking traditions are widely present in the southern society. The tradition has been existing for years. 

Of particular focus is the seafood gumbo. This food is thickened with okra. The food is more common along the coast. The dish is being done from meal, however, there is much space for the other ingredients. Something like boiled eggs. No matter which type of gumbo I am going to make, the ingredients for the dish are not that difficult to find. Now I will tell you some things in which the right gumbo can be done since cooking gumbo is one of my favorite pastimes. Still, the whole procedure is rather complicated.