What does food, language, and culture have in common? Well, a great deal if you ask some people. Take the Nordic peoples for example: English, Germans, and Scandinavians share similar cultures amongst other things. For example, the word: God/Gott, the Nordic/Germanic word for 'Our Creator' sounds serious, fearful, and respectful. At the other side of the equation: Italians, Spanish, and the French use the Latin based/rooted-word for God: Dios, Dio (Spanish/Italian for God), sounds a bit more flowery, a bit more mellow. These observations have been made by many past philosophers/thinkers from different countries and walks of life. So, can culture influence food?...absolutely!

According to Nietzsche, the Nordic people had no patience for either religion or the culinary arts (hence Protestant churches aren't usually as decorated as Catholic churches are, and the Nordic people's cuisines are for the most part bland....), however; Nietzsche praised the French, Italians, and Spanish peoples (Nietszche referred to these peoples as Southerners because of their geographical location in Europe) for being exemplary in the art of cuisine.

African people have also contributed a great deal to cuisine after they were forced (slavery) to fuse with the French People. Creole cooking (as food with French/Spanish and African influence is known) is world famous. New Orleans is a great example of Creole culture; New Orleans is world famous for great food!

Spanish food is also very tasty and flowery as can be seeing from the 'Paella-photo' on this article. Paella is one of Spain's most famous dishes. There are many variations of Paella. Cuban Paella (or Creole Paella as it's known) contains pork, chicken, and fish amongst other ingredients. Creole seasoning (the ingredients used in most of Cuba's cuisine) is a mixture of salt amongst other spices.

The Mexican people have a cuisine of their own. Although Mexican cuisine has been influenced by Spanish food, the Mexican people use hot chili peppers to compliment their world famous cuisine.

Italian food is another great world famous cuisine that merits an article of its own.

So again, if nothing else: you'll notice from this article how culture has influenced cuisines world wide.