Nowadays, with the development of transportation， Consumers have access to various
food
. They,
therefore
, are more likely to enjoy
food
from other areas than those from the local area. As far as I am concerned, the benefits brought by
this
trend are far more than its drawbacks.
Apparently, I have to admit that
this
phenomenon has a negative impact on the inheriting of local culture, because in a sense
food
always represents the cultural feature of a specific area. An extravagant concentration of
food
from other regions will lead to a phenomenon that people will pay attention to the culture of other places, and it will reduce the attraction to local culture.
However
, I still believe that eating more
food
from other regions has more advantages than disadvantages.
The
first
striking benefit is that eating
food
from other areas is advantageous to a healthier diet. A variety of
food
choices provide people with a variety of nutritional sources.
This
is particularly important for those living in areas with a limited range of local
food
.
For example
, people who live in an arid place definitely lack vitamins and other minor elements, which are conducive to the residents' physical health. Fruits from other countries will supply the vitamins to them so that they could be far away from diseases caused by the insufficiency of vitamins, and other nutritious
food
like meat and seafood can accommodate the need of local residents by supplying a diverse range of protein, fibre, and so on.
Another advantage that cannot be neglected is that eating
food
from other ranges is instrumental in helping the masses purchase
food
at a lower
price
. Because the entry of foreign
food
will enrich the market and attract more potential consumers.
This
will result in fiercer competition, and
then
markets will lower the
price
to attract consumers and increase sales to make profits at the same costs, and the
price
will gradually reduce.
For instance
, due to the increase in the export of rice from the United States these decades, the expense of rice in Beijing has decreased by nearly 20. Meanwhile, the expenditure on a variety of exotic tropic fruits causes the diversity of the family's choices of fruits because of the lower
price
.
To conclude, eating foodstuff from other places is expected to grow rapidly and continuously, as it represents a multiple
food
choice lifestyle trend in the future.
Although
there are some problems, they can be tackled with some measures adopted.
Therefore
, the benefits brought by
this
trend are far more than its drawbacks.