Nowadays, instead of locally sourced produce, many supermarkets sell a variety of foods imported from countries all across the world. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

In the present day, transportations are much faster and cheaper than before. Versatile imported

foods

from various nations all over the world are sold and replaced the

foods

which originated by locals in many supermarkets.

This

essay will explain how the positive sides

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outweighs

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the drawbacks.

To begin

with, versatile

foods

which are sold in department stores increase

consumer's

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consumers'

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choices for selecting based on their preferences.

Furthermore

, eating foreign nation

foods

also

assist in cultural exchanges between countries as culture is expressed by their living through

foods

.

For instance

, Winter in Korea is very cold

therefore

, Korean people cook Bimbimbab which is served in a hot bowl to keep warming.

Moreover

, some nations’

foods

also

support food allergic people,

while

the local is unable to perform.

For example

, my friend who is gluten allergic used to buy products from Europe and the United States as local

foods

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no gluten-avoiding products. Despite these advantages,

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on importing

foods

also

have a drawback.

This

is because the domestic income is decreased

due to

the number of local products sold are declined.

As a result

, when the demands are dropped,

then

the supply

are

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reduced as well which affects the

overall

revenues of certain families especially farmers or agricultures who play main roles in producing local goods which leads to the economic and poverty issues of the nation. In conclusion,

food importing

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can be adventurous and beneficial if the number of imported goods is balanced with the number of local

foods

sold in the markets.

Therefore

, I believe that the advantages of

this

phenomenon outweigh its disadvantages.